"Online Team" for the OGD Workshop
This is a place for the selected Members of the "Online Team" to share and discuss information during (and probably after) the OGD Workshop on Feb. 17th.
I'm Stephen Buckley and I'm the Online Team Leader. As of today, there are ten members of that Team. And even though each Member knows that he/she is on the Team, they don't know who the other Team Members are. (Note: The Team might "live" past the Workshop, and expand its membership. We'll see how things go.)
So this is a good place to introduce ourselves, and share those "cool ideas" that we already have for making government more "open", i.e., more transparent, participatory, and collaborative. Along the way, we'll probably come up with new ideas, too.
Since the Online Team will not be attending the Feb. 17th Workshop "in-person", we will be using a moderated phone-conference at the same time that we are looking at the information and links that the Team Members have provided here. In other words, we are all going to be clicking and reading the same webpages at the same time, as we talk on the phone (one person speaking at a time).
Some of the Most/Frequent Important Links that we will use:
1. Open Government Memorandum (1/21/09)
2. Open Government Directive (12/8/09)
3. Open Government Dialogue - Phase 1 - Brainstorming (Spring 2009)
4. NAPA's Summary Analysis of the Open Government Brainstorm (6/1/09)
5. White House Blog: An Open Door to Open Government (2/8/10)
6. OpenGovTracker (including links to Agencies' "Citizen Ideas" sites)
7. OpenGovPlaybook (wiki of OpenGov resources)
Send me a message if you have any questions. I will send you the phone-conference number by separately by email. We will be on the phone 9-11 am and 1-2 pm on Wednesday, February 17th.
Tags: ogd, ogd workshop, open government, opengov
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Permalink Reply by Stephen Buckley on
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Okay, I'll go first.
My name is Stephen Buckley. I worked in the Washington, D.C. for 25 years (1997-2002), most of that time as a federal employee at five different agencies (e.g., DOD/Navy, DOT/FAA, DOE/Env.Mgmt.), as well as a few "beltway bandits". My experience involved federal agency compliance with legal requirements for public participation and other management directives.
I've been online for over 20 years and, in the pre-Web years of 1993-95, I set up and moderated an email-group on "Reinveinting Government" (REGO-L) that grew to over 1,000 subscribers. In 1997, I set up and moderated the very first web-forum for the public to comment on a federal proposal. (See the "way-back machine" here.)
In 2002, I moved back with my family to the town on Cape Cod where I grew up, and have been involved in local government (long-range planning committee and a couple tries at elective office; so I'm cured of that). I have a blog at UStransparency.com and an Internet radio show at OpenGovRadio.com.
Many people weren't around in the 1990s (working in government, at least), so they don't understand the parallels of "Reinventing Government" with the current "Open Government". Basically, they both involve the idea of gaining a better understanding of what the citizenry wants their government to do. That's why I consider "OpenGov" to be "REGO-The Sequel". And I want the sequel to avoid the mistakes of that previous attempt at culture change.
Like you, I have some ideas that I want the Team to consider. I first proposed them last summer, during the White House's Open Government Dialogue but, even though a few got favorable reviews (and votes), I saw no trace of them in the subsequent Open Government Directive. So maybe those ideas are worth another look.
And, now ...
Tell us something about yourself, e.g., how you got interested in "OpenGov", including any ideas that you have (or someone else's idea that you like). Please include the web-addresses, so that we can all find and click on it easily. -
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Permalink Reply by Barry Everett on -
I am Barry Everett, sometimes Farnham on the planet OpenGov, and currently on detail (in place remotely) to the EPA's Office of Web Communications, from my permanent duty station in Dallas (or nearby). I started with EPA in 1988 as a mainframe programmer, moving into Unix Admin, GIS System Admin, eventually into Web Infrastructure and currently into Knowledge and Social Networking, New Media, Web 2.0 and 3D, and the Open Government Initiative.
I started the Knowledge Networking group on various networks, including Second Life, LinkedIn, Association of Virtual Worlds, and started Dogs in Government and OpenGov21 here on GovLoop. Online Collaboration is going to have to provide a major component of OpenGov resources. There is simply too much work to be done without contributions from all. Talk to you tomorrow. ;-) -
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Permalink Reply by Matt Zuby on -
Hello Team,
My name is Matt Zuby. I am a research analyst at ForeSee Results. I work primarily with Federal clients, in measuring the Satisfaction for their websites. I am personally interested in the tenets of the Open Government Directive; transparency, participation, and collaboration. I am based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. You can follow me on Twitter @zalicious
Just yesterday, ForeSee Results released the first ever Transparency Index (I have attached this document), which shows the relationship between Satisfaction and Transparency. This Index compliments the E-Government Satisfaction Index that ForeSee has published for many years. This first report includes data from 14 clients, and we are looking for that number to increase dramatically as word spreads. There is a webinar scheduled tomorrow to review and discuss the findings. If you like, you can register here
https://foreseeresultsevents.webex.com/foreseeresultsevents/onstage...
In the workshop, I will be joined by Howard Merkel and Farris Khan. Howard is the account manager for Federal clients and has been involved in the creation of the Transparency Index at ForeSee Results. Farris Khan is Product Director and was a proponent of measuring Transparency at ForeSee. - Attachments:
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Permalink Reply by Matt Zuby on
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I have also uploaded our Q4 E-gov release as well as the Transparency Index Pilot Study.
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Hey Team,
I took one of my Ideas (that I mentioned in the link in my remarks, above) and posted it to OpenGSA.Ideascale.com. Here's the link:
"Internal Transparency: Make it SAFE for Govt. Employees to Speak"
http://opengsa.ideascale.com/a/dtd/26150-6960
Wait until we visit before you vote on it. -
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Permalink Reply by Megan on -
I am Megan Eskey, and the links below will give you the stats:
Web Manager, NASA Ames Research Center
Steering Committee, Federal Intranet Content Managers
Twitter: @meganesque
Facebook Profile
LinkedIn Profile
If you like what you hear at our online OpenGov workshop, join me at Open Gov West, our model works best with two opensocial portals - Deadline for Submission 2/20/10: http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/speakers-join-me-at-open-gov -
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Permalink Reply by Justin Mosebach on -
Hi all,
I'm Justin Mosebach and I work for CDS Solutions Group (in Lancaster, PA) specifically with our solutions called MakeAMotion and VideoMinutes. These solutions are specifically for video capturing and streaming meeting videos. You can see the obvious connection between open government, transparency, and gov tech with what we offer.
Several local governments use our services:
- Lancaster County (PA) (video sample)
- Chester County (PA) (video sample)
- Borough of Pompton Lakes (NJ) (video sample)
You can find us (me) on Twitter (@VideoMinutes) and obviously here on GovLoop.
Obviously it is important to make sure that citizens have simple access to the information that they need to interact with government. But it's more than that. It's about two way communication. We need more than just bandages, we need long-term solutions that make sense to the average Joe.
Long-term, video of every public Fed meeting is important. But that is a long-term goal. Someone else posted this idea on the GSA's website: http://opengsa.ideascale.com/a/dtd/22173-6960. While webcasting all meetings might be a stretch (at least for now) ... the concept is not a terrible idea.
What if there was a portal that let every Fed Agency post their press conference videos at the same place? -
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Urell on -
Current Title: Owner - Current Agency or Organization - Bluffton Communications LLC
Previous Roles and Organizations:
Webmaster - Greater Bluffton Pathways
Webmaster - Friends of the Rivers
Local Government - Director of Information Services
MCSE
Organizer of local transparency seminars
Educational Background:
SUNY New Paltz - Secondary Education
Personal Profiles and Websites
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1086761483
www.blufftoncom.com
www.blufftonian.com
http://twitter.com/jeffurell
http://twitter.com/blufftoniancom -
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Krzmarzick on -
Hi Everyone - Andy Krzmarzick here, your friendly steward of GovLoop awesomeness (aka GovLoop's Community Manager). Before moving to GovLoop full-time this past October, I spent five years at the Graduate School (USDA) as a proposal writer and as a SME/Trainer where I designed and delivered courses/presentations on generational diversity, telework, social media and government 2.0. I've also spent much of the past 10 years engaged in proposal writing and resource development for non-profits.
I feel like I get to stand at the hub of open government at GovLoop where so many blogs, discussions and groups are serving to advance the initiative. And in many ways, GovLoop fulfills the third requirement of the open government directive by being a transparent public forum where people in and around government are connecting and collaborating to improve services for citizens.
I look forward to getting to know each of you better today!
P.S. In addition to interacting with you here, I look forward to connecting at Twitter - @krazykriz, LinkedIn and my blog (http://www.genshift.com). -
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Krzmarzick on
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Hi Barry! Maybe you can type comments here...so that we can get your insight.
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Krzmarzick on
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Barry and Megan - As you are talking about creating a new platform for government collaboration, I'd be curious to learn about the degree to which GovLoop fulfills your needs. In other words, do you have a requirements list for the platform and could GovLoop's features and functionalities be measured against those requirements to see how it stacks up?
Of course, technology is really the easy part...the psychology or sociology behind these networks - amassing a large group of people in one place - is harder. All of us who've contributed to GovLoop's growth (you included! ;-) have generated some significant momentum over the past two years, so wondering about your thoughts on using GovLoop as the platform vs. creating something else so that we can build on that progress. -
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Permalink Reply by Megan on
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Yes I am proposing new open platform at each of the Agencies with Agency-specific content, tools, apps, etc.
In my view, GovLoop will always be the "one stop shop" for everyone, but we still need to move our own Agencies forward. Ning is an OpenSocial partner, so GovLoop would join the Federal Community Cloud with ease, and will likely be a step or two ahead in terms of features and functionality.
As Barry points out, we are constrained by high standards of information and data integrity, security, etc. so GovLoop provides a means/mechanism for more informal collaboration and networking. -
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