New Article: PDF in Government
Shamelessly self-promotional as always, I would like to direct the attention of regular readers of this Blog (both of you) to my latest feature article for AcrobatUsers.com on PDF in Government.
There are, of course, “stand-out” stories, selected for inspirational value. As you may know, however, most of government remains mired in a sea of unstructured content, paper forms, inaccessible documents and other document worflows and applications simply not “fit for purpose”. Voting systems, anyone? If you worry about what’s happening to the taxpayer’s dollar, it’s a real shame to realize how slow governments overall are in adapting to these technologies.
With 4 selected friends, a modest budget and a few smart county clerks to help out, I could design and build a letter-perfect standardized voting system using off-the-shelf PDF and server technology, regular paper, printers and scanners, all in about 6-9 months. It could handle several “standard” types of elections and provide paper-trails, transparent calculations, instant precinct-level reporting, etc, etc., more or less whatever you want. Do they call me, or someone like me? They call Diebold.
Anyhow… maybe you were thinking: “Hey, whenever you are done, I’d like to read that article, thanks”. Here it is.
