Voting for a senator is an easy thing, but when you wonder what your elected representatives or when you want to connect with them; it’s very hard. Web 2.0 has a solution for this problem: YouTube. As the 111th congress is opening, many members of the U.S. congress are starting their YouTube channels. They will be posting videos direct from their offices.

In conjunction with both the House and Senate, YouTube has launched two new platforms for you to access your Representatives’ YouTube channels easily: The Senate Hub (youtube.com/senatehub) and The House Hub (youtube.com/househub).

In my opinion, Goverment 2.0 means, offering platforms for more accesible, transparent, participatory  government. Better online access to government data is the basic principle of Government 2.0 . As the president Obama says on his website, technology is a must tool to create a transparent and a connected democracy,

- Open Up Goverment to its Citizens
- Bring Goverment into the 21st Century

The economic crisis and the ongoing two wars have reset the PR of the previous Administration. I hope Obama and his team will use Goverment 2.0 as an effective tool to connect citizens with each other and with the government to engage them more fully and directly in solving the problems that face us.

The new platforms like these YouTube channels have the potential to be the best examples of using technology to destroy one-way communication and enhance democracy.We will be looking forward to seeing more Government 2.0 services