Interesting article by Gerry McGovern. What caught my eye was this:

Some believe that the government should remove itself entirely from the website management process, and instead provide structured data to private businesses who would then create easy-to-use websites.

Making structured data available not to just private businesses but any and all citizens is, IMHO, a GREAT idea.

Governments getting entirely out of the business of website management...that's another story. Not all data, for example tax information, should be managed by the private industry.

What is the role of government on the Web? (Part 1 of 3).