Government is truly entering a “new world” – one where citizen engagement matters. That is what transparency is really about. And that is why distributed transparency is important – it leads to effective engagement that truly builds citizen trust. So how do we achieve distributed or network transparency? In other words how do we dimensionalizeRead… Read more »
(Republishing it since it disappears for some and not others.) Apologies for errors in advance: @you2gov: @wefollow #OpenGov #Gov20 #Politics @justgrimes: Good questions about archives, records management, digital preservation. Historical transparency is important #opengov http://bit.ly/AOFX9 @justgrimes: Archives & transparency; exactly what I’m writing about right now the importance and imperative of government web2.0 record keepingRead… Read more »
Originally posted at the GenerationShift blog. As I mentioned in this post, I am producing a blog series regarding the measurement of Web 1.0 in preparation for an upcoming presentation with Ari Herzog on Thursday, March 26. I originally blogged about the Brookings Study here on GovLoop on January 25. Consider this post a “PartRead… Read more »
I just got done reading the book The Stafish and the Spider for one of my grad school classes on technology and knowledge management and a few thoughts came to mind… I intially really appreicated the vivid examples that the authors discussed in providing context for what a “starfish” vs. a “spider” looks like. ForRead… Read more »
Apologies in advance for missed tweets. @askthepresident our site is is live! http://tinyurl.com/askpres #bipart #gov20 #askpres @sairy Check out @AskThePresident #opengov #gov20 @sairy Ask the President is up – http://tinyurl.com/ctcdh7 #opengov #gov20 #p2 @debategraph @AskThePresident launching today http://bit.ly/pbLWR #gov20 #bipart #sgp #rebelleft #tcot #p2 #fem2 #woc #lgbtq @arimelber: WE LAUNCHED @AskThePresident project today! Article: http://is.gd/o1tARead… Read more »
Republished from eGovAU. This post from Oliver Bell’s OSRIN blog, eGovernment Interoperability Frameworks, time for a rethink?, served to crystalise thoughts that have been bouncing around in my head for awhile. Oliver contends that most of the technical standards for interoperability via the internet have been resolved, with commercial and citizen usage of the internetRead… Read more »
I’ve found two states, Colorado and Nebraska, that are tweeting their spending of stimulus money. @CO_recovery @recoverynegov Examples from Nebraska feed: First Recovery Funds Awarded for State Road Improvements: Gov. Dave Heineman today an.. http://tinyurl.com/c954751:49 PM Mar 17th from twitterfeed Food Stamp Benefits to Increase in April: Food stamp benefits will increase starting .. http://tinyurl.com/c73pm55:50Read… Read more »
I am a crackberry user (sorry, is that so 2005 to say now?) I look at my phone quite frequently. And what I’ve been noticing for the past 6 months is the frequency of WSJ updates I get that are not so insignificant. “White House to Provide up to $5 Billion in Financing to Auto-PartsRead… Read more »
Everyone has seen the change, and have debated whether it’s really a rip-off of Twitter’s microblog format. Those of us who have been through the microblogging wars see some other similarities, with the conversational commentary seeming to run more like Pownce and Plurk than the Twitter format of @s and RTs. Regardless, the livestream seemsRead… Read more »
Some tweets relevant to #opengov, #gov20, #govloop @govloop: Have you joined GovLoop March Madness Tourney? password: govloop Watch Duke choke. http://bit.ly/1adChl #gov20 #opengov @GovTwit: Lots of State/Local folks added 2 Gov Twitter Directory this wk: http://tinyurl.com/5vudby #gov20 RT @Nextgov Why I love Bob Brewin: News Flash: Acquisition Workers Needed In Government http://bit.ly/2bSN7 #gov20 @Gov20CampFederal WebRead… Read more »