Open Government Discussions: Transparency Principles (Noveck) – Background – Discussion Transparency Governance (Noveck) – Background – Discussion Open Government Operations (Sturm) – Discussion Data Transparency via Data.gov (Kundra) – Discussion
Like this … Sample Twitter reaction ‘IT ROCKS!’ I am reminded of the Mac o/s interface though :] (which, woods’n’trees, apparently hadn’t crossed their minds). Immediately appealing, the just redesigned utah.gov site has very strong usability – this was the central aim of the redesign. Behind the scenes it makes use of – I thinkRead… Read more »
Time: 1:00 PM (ET) Free Registration Here The USMS Office will hold a webinar TODAY as part of an ongoing effort to help ensure that measurement technologies keep pace with and support important technological innovations in the energy arena. Topics will include a brief overview of the USMS, results of the Biomass Sector Specific Assessment,Read… Read more »
Wow, we here at Blogtalkradio were very excited to see on Media Bistro’s schedule today Jake Tapper, White House Correspondent. he just got back from covering Obama’s trip oversea’s. The show starts in just a few minutes so tune in, call in, and join us in the chat room. http://budurl.com/MediaB6
Check out Federal Government IT’s interview with Alan Balutis, an IT exec with 27 years of experience in government. You will get his view on what government needs to do to embrace 2.0 and deal with other pressing cybersecurity issues. Just go to www.fiercegovernmentit.com for an interesting interview.
For a few months now, I’ve been repeating this mantra about how to approach social media projects: mission, tool, metrics, teach. It was even one of the options for the day 1 camp song at Gov’t 2.0 Camp. It came to me while walking home from the Metro one day. I was trying to comeRead… Read more »
It’s easy to get tunnel vision and this commencement speech by Paul Hawken can reset the “what’s really important” perspective button. From the overall theme – YOU ARE BRILLIANT AND THE WORLD IS HIRING – to the concluding paragraph, “the most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer. Hopefulness only makesRead… Read more »
UPDATE: June 8, 2009 — – flooding the OpenGov website… As OpenGov moves out of the safe area of discussions within groups of us (that basically agree with each other) and into the harsh light of the more public forum, the road ahead gets strewn with rocks, roadblocks and attempts to divert attention away fromRead… Read more »
Below is my winning idea for FedPitch 2009. Thanks to all the Govloopers who provided feedback on my idea before the competition. I’ll join the FedPitch organizers and judges this Friday FEDTalk on Federal News Radio at 11:00 AM to discuss FedPitch, then later in the month I’ll join my fellow finalists for dinner withRead… Read more »
Cross-posted from my Intelink blog. I realized that if I’m going to talk about Federal cloud computing, I should get input from the Federal community. 😉 I’ve been thinking a little bit about cloud computing lately and am wondering if the whole Federal government should be part of the same cloud, or if there shouldRead… Read more »