My keynote from GOVIS 2009 – User Centred Government: More than meets the eye. Public engagement. Public empowerment. View more presentations from Stephen Collins. The GOVIS tag line is “Connect. Share. Learn.” So my first question is where is the conference wifi network for all of us to connect? It’s a must have for everyRead… Read more »
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Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss? – Gatekeepers in Gov 2.0
For as long as elected officials have had one set of ears to listen to thousands if not millions of constituents and interests, there have been gatekeepers – the legislative staffs and lobbyists. One of the goals we can gather from Government 2.0, e-Democracy – or ‘just the way things are these days’ as IRead… Read more »
The Enterprise 2.0 Life-Cycle
This post originally appeared on Andrea Baker – Enterprise 2.0 Evangelist on 4/7/09, it has been reposted here for mass dissemination Over the past few years I have been collecting knowledge and growing best practices for my business area of Enterprise 2.0. I recently changed my position at Navstar to focus on this exclusively andRead… Read more »
Getting started with Twitter in Australian government
Republished from eGovAU. Twitter has emerged as a significant channel for breaking news, announcement and discussions on political, social, environmental and commercial topics. Over the last three years the service has grown to over 25 million users globally, including many senior business, political and entertainment figures. In fact it’s been the fastest growing online channel,Read… Read more »
“Sweet GovTweets” Tues. 31st March, 2009 edition
Apologies for errors in advance: @nishachittal: Well this is interesting: a livestream from the White House? Brings whole new meaning to transparency: http://bit.ly/2jj2ul #opengov #gov20 @cjoh 33 entries into Apps for America. Awesome. http://www.sunlightlabs.com/appsforamerica/ #opengov #gov20 #p2 @mikemathieu: Wondering why the ROI of lobbying is so high. Should Congress get incentive pay? What would theRead… Read more »
“Sweet GovTweets” – Wednesday 25th March, 2009 edition
Apologies for errors in advance: Social Media & Govt’s conference #ALI @johnstauffer: Great post from @kellyobrien about the vibe in room this versus last during the Social Media & Govt’s confr #ali http://tinyurl.com/czzdcd @mbado: Use enterprise 2.0 to connect people, information and ideas– breaking down those “cylinders of excellence” #ali @kellyobrien: #ali BAH’s Christy Cunningham:Read… Read more »
“Sweet GovTweets” – Tuesday 24th March 2009 edition
Apologies in advance for errors: @GetFISARight: net +55 votes for our #askpres question at http://tinyurl.com/d9d3lb … please vote for civil liberties! #bipart #gov20 @adrielhampton: This was absolutely the highlight of my day – visualizing #gov20: http://tinyurl.com/dans6m @ p2pt0: why talk about skittles when there are some great #askpres questions at http://is.gd/ojox #p2 #rebelleft #gov20 #topprogRead… Read more »
Project of the Week – National Ocean Service Podcasts Diving Deeper and Making Waves
This week, GovLooper’s Kate Nielsen and Troy Kitch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) National Ocean Service help us learn about the latest NOAA-NOS news and a wide variety of ocean topics with their new dual podcasts, Making Waves and Diving Deeper. These two mark the National Ocean Services’ first entrance into theRead… Read more »
The quest for citizenship in America
From Bunker Hill to Basra: Quest For Black Citizenship In The Americas Thank you for that kind introduction. I’m honored beyond words that you have invited me here today to help commemorate Black History Month. I’m also honored that a kid from a small farm in East Texas has been given the opportunity to doRead… Read more »
Reinventing Public Service
I’ve previously made my case for the value of the word “bureaucrat” but it’s a tough battle. To appease the 50th complaint, I changed the profile question to “Who is your favorite public servant?” Which bring me to public service. A lot of talk has occurred recently on reenergizing public service. When I was inRead… Read more »