The Need for Digital Government

The podcast discusses the importance of having a government that can effectively work in the digital age. It highlights the current shortcomings in government agencies, such as reliance on outdated technologies like fax machines and inefficient processes like slow email communication. The election of Barack Obama sparked a desire among technologists and policy experts to change this reality. The podcast emphasizes the need for a whole new way of thinking about regulation and suggests reimagining the teaching of regulation for lawyers. The episode explores the book 'Recoding America' by Jennifer Polka, which delves deeper into the challenges and opportunities in making government more digitally sophisticated.