Barack Obama is being hailed as the most tech savvy president we've ever elected. So perhaps it's not surprising that he has a plan to appoint the first national chief technology officer ever. The article at the link below is co-written by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia. First, read the article:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/07/wales.obama.cto/index.html
Then, respond to one or more of the following questions:
Do you think it's a good idea for the U.S. to have a CTO (Chief Technology Officer)? Why/why not?
Based on Jimmy Wales ideas, what the goal(s) of the CTO be? How would these goals benefit Americans and American society?
Do you think it's possible for the CTO position to be "non-political" as Jimmy Wales suggests? Why/why not?
