“Sweet GovTweets” Thurs 9 April, 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @daveharrity: reading the first Transparency & Open Government newsletter with benchmarks for gov 2.0 http://bitly.com/2LYfxd #opengov #gov20 #government @wubbahed: – rolling out a new site to try and measure Digital Transparency – http://digitaltransparency.appspot.com/ #gov20 @danielrose: RT @remarkk: @danielrose and I uploaded the content from our #opengov workshop at #mesh09: http://wiki.changecamp.ca/OpenGovernmentWorkshopRead… Read more »

Federal Agency Social Media Policy – examples

After asking for examples via Twitter and govloop- here’s what I’ve received: (thanks to Bryan Klein of NIST and Greg Wilson of LMI) Presentation by Alex Koudry (GSA) given at Gov2.0 bootcamp: Government Policy Needs in a Web 2.0 World from Franciel Dept of Navy policy http://www.doncio.navy.mil/PolicyView.aspx?ID=789 New Media and the Air Force – thanksRead… Read more »

Reconceptualizing Cyber War

Recently I have been gettin dropped into conversations on cyber security. It is an interesting conundrum that is only going to get thornier as Agencies begin to embrace and implement the web 2.0, new media, and transparency agenda of the new administration. As the notion of cyber war has gained traction people have been lookingRead… Read more »

Championing Web 2.0 Intenerally – A Thought Experiement

Background The following is a thought experiment I devised while attempting to find some analogy for web 2.0 adoption as an indirect contributor to ROI and more akin to infrastructure, especially the type of infrastructure in which companies routinely invest nowadays without a passing thought. The Experiment Experiment 1 – New Infrastructure In your prestigiousRead… Read more »

Seen This? Government transparency with the help of web 2.0

Very cool new capability from web 2.0 firm, Apture. Check it out on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdX5wilmh4M Or hear are some details from Apture: A few months ago Apture announced a partnership with the Washington Post that improved visibility into the workings of the Federal Government by exposing a rich set of information related to elected lawmakersRead… Read more »

Federal Eye: What Would You Do: Suggestions on Building Recovery.gov

A big element of the Obama administration’s plans to distribute and oversee economic stimulus funds is Recovery.gov, eagerly anticipated as the administration’s first stab at opening wide the doors of the federal bureaucracy. The Eye has taken great interest in Earl Devaney’s efforts and recently asked some former colleagues and government transparency experts to weighRead… Read more »

Web 2.0 Survey Results

I have started to compile the results of our Web 2.0 survey. The results thus far have been interesting. 54% of employees responded that they are using Web 2.0 and 18% of employees are already using Web 2.0 in a professionally (I guess that we are behind in getting our Social Media Policy approved). WeRead… Read more »

Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing is now regarded as mission critical in the military

I loved this quote I came across recently.. “The metric is what the person has to contribute, not the person’s rank, age, or level of experience. If they have the answer, I want the answer. When I post a question on my blog, I expect the person with the answer to post back. I doRead… Read more »

Measuring Gov 2.0 (via Web 1.0): Forrester

In two previous posts (Brookings and Foresee), I have explored common methods for measuring websites in a Web 1.0 world in order to find applicability for Web 2.0. Essentially, I am providing a summary in order to educate myself and share that knowledge acquisition with personnel from government agencies and other organizations that are beginningRead… Read more »

Transparency and Open Government Newsletter Just Released

President Obama’s January 21 open government memorandum calls for transparency, participation and collaboration in government. These three concepts have been underlying American democracy since the start, but never have they been so central to a presidential vision. With advanced technologies and creative use of the Internet, a commitment to open government will go a longRead… Read more »

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