Category: Government 2.0
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Open Gov Summit planning session @granicus
Open Gov Summit planning session @granicus, originally uploaded by adrielhampton.
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On Wikileaks: Gov 2.0, The Press and Free Society
There are people who do Gov 2.0 work who do not believe in calling “Government 2.0” a movement. In the non-movement sense, Gov 2.0 is practically defined as anything that someone wants to call “Gov 2.0” – often an emerging technology looking to capitalize on the movement. There’s something to capitalize on because Government 2.0
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Get Official Texts on Local Emergencies via Twitter
It’s widely acknowledged by emergency preparedness officials that text alerts are an important part of their arsenal. As Twitter gains increasing adoption among both engaged citizens and government agencies, there is a simple outreach mechanism for ensuring that alerts are received broadly: SMS signups for Twitter alerts from official emergency accounts. While warning claxons, radio
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My CityCampSF: Lessons and Next Steps
I am involved with the Gov 2.0 movement because I believe it will bring important change to calcified and inefficient governmental structures. CityCampSF, an unconference held yesterday in San Francisco, will be a success if real actions stem from the event discussions and connections. I got two action items from the event that I intend
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‘Today’ and Tomorrows that Might Be
I’m speaking at Beyond 2010 Edmonton next week, and, stepping out from my usual social media, open data and Gov 2.0 fare, my presentation ties personal childhood passions and forever dreams into a talk called “Sci-fi, Digital Society and the Future of Governance.” Here’s a look at several of the books that figure into this
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Luke Closs: The Innovation Pipeline for Gov
Luke Closs is a Vancouver-based web developer and co-creator of VanTrash, a civic app that notifies residents of local trash pickup schedules and won the “People’s Choice Award” in British Columbia’s “Apps for Climate Action” contest. Luke was recently interviewed on Gov 2.0 Radio, and in this guest post he discusses the benefits of co-creation
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Social Media: Putting a Human Face on Government
At a couple of recent presentations on social media for local government, I asked the audiences of IT professionals which tools they were already using. At least 90 percent indicated they were using Twitter or Facebook, usually both. The battle for social media adoption has been won. However, adoption is just the first step, and
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