"New technology is changing the power dynamics of politics, shifting power to the edges and opening up closed systems in almost all aspects of the political process." – Ellen Miller
Ellen S. Miller, Co-Founder and Executive Director for the Sunlight Foundation, speaks about the Washington-based, non-partisan non-profit organization dedicated to using the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency.
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