After sitting through yesterday’s session, I decided not to return for today’s. Gov 2.0, eh, with lots of transparency and participation? Speaker after speaker preaching at us, with no opportunity for anyone other than the speakers to participate? Sounds like Gov 1.0 to me.
When a gunman entered Discovery Channel headquarters with a list of demands, our attention shifted from a strengthening Hurricane Earl to the safety of those people inside the building. How many are still inside? Where are they? Are they safe? While we may be better prepared for building-wide crises after 9/11 and tragedies like VirginiaRead… Read more »
Here’s some pics from Day 1 at the Gov 2.0 Summit Find more photos like this on GovLoop – Social Network for Government
From Addis Ababa to DC: Luke Fretwell: Fresh wrap – sf.govfresh Gov 2.0 Radio: e-Governments of the World, Unite! Scott Thill: William Gibson Talks Zero History, Paranoia and the Awesome Power of Twitter Gregory Care: Accessibility and the Law – How Good UX Can Keep You Out of Court Alexis Tsotsis: With Great Power ComesRead… Read more »
Notes From NAGWTHE BEST conference of the year is just around the corner: the NAGW National Conference. Held at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis, webmasters will gather from September 22 through September 24. I’ve been at every conference since that first one in Kansas City nine years ago and they just keep getting betterRead… Read more »
If the right 20% effort gets you 80% of the result, what does 80% effort get you? If it’s a piece of metal twisted back and forth, you can get two pieces, disassembled. If you are navigating a big enough ship into a wharf, you can get a mobile wharf…just before beachfront parking. I amRead… Read more »
1. What is Challenge.gov and what was the impetus for the project?Challenge.gov is a platform which allows federal agencies to post challenges, and at the same time, allows the public to find challenges. The impetus: In a March 8, 2010 memorandum, OMB Deputy Director for Management Jeffrey Zients provided legal guidance on the use ofRead… Read more »
Tim O’Reilly brought two folks to the Gov 2.0 Summit stage this morning: Randi Levin, CTO for the city of Los Angeles, CA and Dave Girouard of Google. L.A. is halfway through a migration for their city-wide email system, moving from Novell Groupwise to Google Apps and Randi estimates an eventual savings of $5M overRead… Read more »
As promised, Department of State is hosting a conference on Civil Society 2.0 in November… see announcement below and save the date! –an earthquake in Haiti –African fishermen needing cash for their catch –disrupted elections in Iran –overseas families in need of support In all these difficult circumstances, technology has made a dramatic difference inRead… Read more »
Whoe schedule of 10-minute speakers. No one has yet showed us anything real that is actually happening in Gov 2.0/Open Gov. Seems to me we are building it, but no one’s coming other than the interest groups themselves–where’re Citizens?