Tag Archives: Government
Transparency Camp 2010: Government, Transparency, Open Data and Coffee
Some unconferences are codathons. Others focus on citizen engagement and Congress. This weekend’s Transparency Camp in Washington, D.C. brought together technologists, journalists, developers, advocates for open data, open government and open data for discussions, case studies, workshops and even, as … Continue reading
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Transparency Camp 2010: 3 Words from the D.C. unconference
You can access and embed this Wordle for 3 Words from Transparency Camp 2010 at Wordle.net. Learn more about Transparency Camp at TransparencyCamp.org. There is a Transparency Camp livestream. Here’s a second Wordle for Transparency Camp 2010 that removes the … Continue reading
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SupremeCourt.gov relaunched: Fresh design, old PDFs, broken links, still no video. [#Gov20]
There’s a new .gov on the block: after years of a decidedly dated website, the Supreme Court has a new look — and address — at SupremeCourt.gov. The Supreme Court announced the new site without a great deal of fanfare, … Continue reading
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Executive Summary of FCC National Broadband Plan released [#BBplan]
This morning, the Federal Communications Commission provided an executive summary (PDF) of its National Broadband Plan. I’ve embedded it below. The FCC mobile broadband testing apps is likely to factor into gathering data for those speed assurances. The New York … Continue reading
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National Broadband Plan takes shape with Digital Literacy Corps, USF update
“Despite widespread deployment, nearly a third of Americans have not embraced broadband,” said FCC Commissioner Baker this morning at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Baker spoke at the Digital Inclusion Summit, an event co-hosted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) … Continue reading
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Voices from the #Gov20LA Unconference: On Innovation and #Gov20
Earlier this month, I stopped in Los Angeles to see what was happening at Goverment 2.0 LA, a hybrid of the unconference/camp and conference model organized by Alan W. Silberberg and Lovisa Williams. I’ve already shared some thoughts on what … Continue reading
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On Language: Government 2.0, jargon and technology [#gov20LA]
Does the public need to know what Government 2.0 is? One might ask Tim O’Reilly, who has written eloquently about the topic and emceed the Gov2.0 Summit last year. One might also ask Mark Drapeau, who asked the question above … Continue reading
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A history lesson in disruptive innovation applied to modern government [#gov20LA]
When people talk about “government 2.o,” it’s often couched in terms of a new, shiny idea. Using a version number imbues the category with heady techno-futurism and taints discussions with the hype that surrounds social media and “Web 2.0″ technologies. … Continue reading
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If technological change is exponential, how can government adapt? [#gov20LA]
Can the agile development cycle be applied to government? Cory Ondrejka, c0-founder of Second Life, offered up a provocative paean for more flexible adaption to new online platforms for citizen engagement and empowerment. “Who will know first if the rules … Continue reading
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Kicking off Government 2.0 Camp LA: 3 words [#gov20LA]
Another weekend, another unconference. I’ll be at the Government 2.0 Camp in LA this Saturday and Sunday. As is the tradition at most unconferences, attendees went around the room and introduced themselves with a name, affiliation and “three words” to … Continue reading
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