April 30, 2007 5:19 AM
Making U.S. Public Documents Easily Accessible
Google and Four U.S. States are set to make public documents more easily accessible to the public by putting more information on their website while utilizing Google’s powerful search algorithms. The states of Arizona, Utah, California and Virginia are the first four states that will “googlelized” their public documents in a bid to make the public more empowered through better access to information and Government services.
Google’s Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt said via the Google Press Center:
“Connecting citizens with their government by offering the public better access to public sector information and services is consistent with our broader vision – to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,”California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in response to this plan said:
“California state government provides tremendous resources online for the public to learn about our great state. Our partnership with Google will empower Californians to know more about our government and provide better access to services and helpful information”
Likewise, the websites of Utah and Virginia are also employing Google Custom Search Engine for their respective sites to make it easier for Utah and Virginia citizens search for helpful information on their respective websites.
Google expanding its clout further and Government websites opening up their domain to everyone. Hopefully, these Government websites are ready for cyber crooks and hackers ready to exploit these freely accessible vital official information and documents.
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so glad Google is doing this. the public needs that information, but there's no public money for it. Have you ever tried to get information from public records? It is currently a huge mess. You leave the public library with one tiny piece of information, dust all over your clothes, and a bad cough.
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