Weekly newsletter on research and best practices that will help us create a more open government

Research Reports 1. Government Online (04/27/2010) – New report from Pew Internet and American Life Project explores how Americans use government websites and online resources: did you know one third of online adults use social media to get government information? http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Government-Online.aspx 2. Collaboration and Emerging Technologies in Government (04/26/2010) Newsletter from GSA’s Office of CitizenRead… Read more »

Think before you link. A look at social media and infosec

Once upon a time, a state agency wanted a more nimble way to communicate with the citizens of its fair land. The agency believed that directly engaging in dialog and discourse would help them meet citizens’ needs. A blog, they thought, would facilitate that goal. But the Knights of the kingdom were cautious. They understoodRead… Read more »

What Drives You?

[Note: cross-posted from cpsrenewal.ca] [Photo: my father Rick and my son Kohl, taken back in June 2008] At the last #w2p mixer (an unofficial social event in Ottawa for Government of Canada Web 2.0 Practitioners) a colleague asked me “What drives you?”. I replied that I cared in the movement in a general sense; thatRead… Read more »

Federal Eye: Gates’ ‘don’t ask’ letter angers gay rights groups

Gay rights groups and supportive Democratic lawmakers spent the weekend striking back at Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen and their request that Congress not vote to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy until after the Pentagon finishes a review of a potential repeal.Read… Read more »

GovLoop Poll: What do you think are the most important issues for our government to solve?

Online Surveys & Market Research

Registration Open for: LEX 2010 Summer School: Managing Legal Resources in the Semantic Web

Registration is now open for the LEX 2010 Summer School: Managing Legal Resources in the Semantic Web (formerly the Legislative XML Summer School), to be held 6-11 September 2010, at the University of Bologna’s campus in Ravenna, Italy. The summer school lasts 6 days and “is organized in two courses:” “A Basic Course providing anRead… Read more »

Poll Results for Week Ending 05/02/10: How Can We Make GovLoop More Awesome?

Every Ending=New Beginning

In the mid-90’s, I recall a conversation with German Space Agency liaison, Gerhart Brauer — both a colleague and good friend to me. I struggled with a painful chapter in my life, and Gerhart offered this one simple phrase that made all the difference at the time. And even today. Every ending is a newRead… Read more »

It’s a culture sort of thing

March 2010 Martin Stewart-Weeks gave a presentation to the New Media Group, Victorian Government entitled Getting Under the Skin of Government 2.0 – Issues, Insights and Implications Martin’s presentation, similar to the Australia’s Gov 2.0 Taskforce Report and the reports on innovation in the Australian Public Service and the work of the Reform Group highlightedRead… Read more »

OpenGov can it overcome the “Conformists”

From my blog Aug’ 18th 2007 http://ingine.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/systemic-faults-why-enterprise-architecture-endeavors-fail-discussion-around-culture/ To Open governance – what does it mean? – (Not) To be conformist, foster individualism, collaboration & creative worker, what does bureaucracy mean? Does it impede Open Governance?!! The Lucifer Effect May be ‘One Who Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ is a better title – Anyway this revolvesRead… Read more »