Barack Obama plans on unveiling today his technology plan, which would, among other things, establish a "Chief Technology Officer" to "ensure government officials holds open meetings, broadcast live webcasts of those meetings, and use blogging software, wikis and open comments to communicate policies with Americans, according to the plan."

Other proposals in his plan include supporting network neutrality, opening the wireless spectrum for competition, and revamping H1-B immigration laws to bring people in to fill tech jobs that haven't been filled by American workers.

I've written previously about Obama's commitment to open-source government (a.k.a. "Government 2.0" and "Google Government"). If he's still looking for a way to distinguish himself from other candidates, particularly Hillary, I think he should push this issue more.

He's proposing some very innovative concepts and is showing distinct leadership. And it's not just that he's more tech savvy than his older colleagues. Some of the policy proposals are based on the fundamental concept of an open and transparent government—not something the Clintons are known for.