Amver Presentation at Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase
In September Amver presented at the Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase in Washington, DC. If you weren’t able to attend the event we have posted the presentation below. Did you attend the Expo? What were your thoughts?
Posts Tagged: Gov
2 ideas worth thinking about
There’s a lot being written about Gov 2.0 these days. Much of it is repetitive or otherwise easily ignored. SOme of it purports to have the easy answers. SOme of the best just raises the interesting questions. There were a couple of interesting questions raised in the “What Gov 2.0 is making me think” postRead… Read more »
Amver Is Speaking At The Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase
Benjamin Strong, Director of Amver Maritime Relations, will be speaking at the Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase in Washington, DC on September 8, 2009. The topic, Government as a protector, includes examples of how Amver shares vessel data with international rescue coordination centers to help in search and rescue cases. If you have an interest inRead… Read more »
Integrating an online community engagement strategy
Republished from eGov AU. When I wrote my first online community engagement strategy for Telstra’s Wireplay service in 1997, one of the factors I considered was how to ‘complete the loop’ – integrate inbound and outbound online channels to reach, engage and promote interaction across the widest possible audience. In those days we used massRead… Read more »
The most difficult leap for Government is not from 1.0 to 2.0, but from consultation to collaboration
Republished from eGov AU. With all the hubbub about Gov 2.0 at present it’s often forgotten that a lot of what is being attempted is simply taking what is already done in other mediums and doing it online. For example, online engagement and consultation is an evolutionary rather than revolutionary step. Where governments used toRead… Read more »
Federal Agreements with Social Media Providers Released
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request in April by the Electronic Information Privacy Center (EPIC), the GSA has released the “Web 2.0 agreements” that were generated by the agency on behalf of the federal government with many social media providers in March of 2009. [Read More on Socialfeds]
28 reasons why organisations avoid social media – (try it as bingo)
Jeff Bullas has written a fantastic post, 28 Reasons Why The CEO Is Afraid Of Social Media, which lists many of the reasons given by organisations when resisting getting involved with online social media. While he’s followed up with another great post addressing many of these concerns, 9 Ways To Convince The CEO To UseRead… Read more »
What Does Government 2.0 Mean To You? (Tell us! Call for video response is open!)
Republished from O’Reilly Radar Blog Post by Tim O’Reilly Original post can be found here As many of you know, I’ve built a new conference, Gov 2.0 Summit, around the idea of the government as platform: how can government design programs to be generative, to use Zittrain’s phrase? How do we get beyond the ideaRead… Read more »
Early Registration ends at Midnight for Gov 2.0 Events
Hi all, Just a heads up that early registration rates end at Midnight tonight (PST) for Gov 2.0 Summit and Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase. You can bypass the request an invitation process and head straight to the registration page. Plus, use code gvt09pcm and save an extra 20%. It’s going to be an amazing twoRead… Read more »
Public eComment: Fostering Productive Citizen Engagement and Participation over the Web
Government webinar featuring the City of Arcata. With the fast pace of technology, it’s possible to improve public access and engage citizens more effectively. The City of Arcata has adeptly accomplished this. Arcata recently launched the Granicus eComment system to make decision-making more collaborative. By integrating a transactional Web-form into their Granicus multimedia toolset, theRead… Read more »