As you know, GovLoop teamed up with O’Reilly Media/UBM TechWeb to host a “Top Gov 2.0 Project” contest last week. You submitted a bunch of projects and cast hundreds of votes…but one project emerged victorious as the top vote-getter: Here’s how they were described in the contest: “CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagementRead… Read more »
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The organizers of the Open Government Directive Workshop, being held today at the USDA, asked me to help with a companion online Twitter chat during the workshop. Please come join in the conversation using #opengovworkshop. Beth Novak kicked off the event just a few minutes ago and we’ll take the best on the conversation andRead… Read more »
A pretty interesting explanation … http://www.wimp.com/budgetcuts/
Next week is Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) and GovLoop is teaming up with the Partnership for Public Service to promote PSRW by running a special series called “Meet the Government Mascot.” Each day we’ve been introducing you to a new mascot, then we’ll run a contest on May 6-8 where you can vote forRead… Read more »
Happy Wednesday! The Pew Internet and American Life Project have published a fantastic study of how Americans use the Internet to learn about all levels of government. Let’s dive right into the highlights: • 82 percent of all Web users in the survey (representing 61 percent of all American adults) looked for information or completedRead… Read more »
Numerous blogs out there sport #Gov20 or #OpenData buzzword these days igniting interesting conversations around what they believe Government 2.0 platform is probably gonna be like tomorrow. Some assume it to be a Facebook clone, some say it should be Twitter et al and some go even as far as challenging the norms of opennessRead… Read more »
Hi everyone, My name is Alan Huynh and I’m currently researching the factors that best determine the success rate of a local government utilizing social media. The survey can be taken at http://bit.ly/socmediasurvey and would love for everyone to take it. I look forward to sharing my data once I get done with my researchRead… Read more »
None of the Securities and Exchange Commission employees caught using government computers to view pornographic images has been fired, according to the agency. The SEC inspector general investigated 28 employees and five contractors for accessing inappropriate images and Web sites, according to a report released late last week. Of the employees, eight resigned and sixRead… Read more »
Gov 2.0, social media, social innovation, citizen engagement. All demand creativity and perseverance. We all have our creative slumps. I try and get over mine by going for a walk up Mount Rogers (Canberra). Due for one this weekend. What do you do to recover the creative spark? Steve OZloop