The next age of government

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_cameron.html

The leader of Britain's Conservative Party says we're entering a new era -- where governments themselves have less power (and less money) and people empowered by technology have more. Tapping into new ideas on behavioral economics, he explores how these trends could be turned into smarter policy.

I know that we, in the class, have not focused on the effect of technology of government, however, this TED talk seemed to be a fairly good presentation on how information technology advances can aid the interaction of the people and their government.
David Cameron's main point is on making government actions transparent, allowing the people to be more empowered in this "post-bureaucratic" age.

While this is what should happen, it will take another generation or three before such practices reach their full useful potential.