From the BBC website:
The Tories have asked a democracy campaigner to help them try to make government more open and efficient.
The party has recruited Tom Steinberg, whose TheyWorkForYou website tracks the activities and voting records of MPs, to be its new internet adviser.
Mr Steinberg said public services and citizens' relationship with the state could be enhanced by the internet.
Shadow Cabinet Office minister Frances Maude said technology must be used more efficiently during a time of austerity.
Civic action
Mr Steinberg founded the MySociety group of websites aimed at making government and Parliament more transparent.
Mr Maude told the Conservative conference in Manchester that Mr Steinberg had shown how government could work with communities to "stimulate real social innovation and civic action".
He stressed the appointment was part of the Tories' attempts to use technology more effectively and efficiently after what he said was the chronic waste under Labour.
Mr Steinberg, who once worked in the prime minister's policy unit, told the Guardian he was "looking forward" to the role.
"A smarter use of IT by government can do more that just deliver services more quickly and efficiently, it can also open up the institutions of state and make our lives as citizens more effective and rewarding," he said.
Guess one of the things he might advise is not to block council employees from social network sites?
Actually, this seems like a smart move and a good example of the best person for the job.