You’ll need to be logged into www.communities.idea.gov.uk to follow these links Yesterday we had a lot of discussion about what it means to be local and providing a local view to people. We also had views from local politicians about using social media and how it helped to humanise their political persona and support informalRead… Read more »
About six months ago, I started reading a blog called the Buzz Bin which had all sorts of great tips and interviews regarding social media. One thing led to another and Geoff Livingston (who maintains the site) joined GovLoop, started participating, and eventually we met at Gov 2.0 BarCamp a few weeks back. I thoughtRead… Read more »
Just starting out with GovLoop and looking forward to making some online connections with people interested in Web 2.0 and leveraging these technologies to help thier organizations. Believe it or not many of us in the IT business in the DC area are in the perfect spot at the the perfect time to help rebuildRead… Read more »
Apologies for errors in advance: @joab_jackson: Data.gov to officially launch in late May 2009: http://www.data.gov #GovLoop @jefferyrlsmith: #CivSource Morning News Update 4-6 http://twurl.nl/w0n1yt #gov20 @jdp23: #votereport India: citizen-driven election monitoring for the 2009 Indian general elections … very cool! (via @nancyscola) #gov20 @nonprofit_tech: Super Excited and a Tad Scared. OpenCamp-Madison in 12Days: http://sn.im/opencamp-reg Sat, 18Read… Read more »
Republished from eGovAU. I love the work that Matthew Landauer and a small group of non-partisan, patriotic Australians have done to set up OpenAustralia. If you’re not aware of the site, it’s designed to make the discussions on parliamentary floors visible to the public in an easily accessible way. The site also provides information onRead… Read more »
Over at the Reg there’s a pretty recent article that reveals some of the stumbling blocks involved with using Web 2.0 in government. One brief example (of many) “The problem is that everything must be kept on paper,” McLaughlin says. “So, government web masters have to sit and print snapshots of their websites on paper.Read… Read more »
Don’t miss your chance to attend this intensive half-day seminar. The seminar will be an interactive discussion for attendees and faculty to talk about threats and trends in Cyber Security, Information Assurance, and IT infrastructure threats. Faculty will discuss the military’s information Assurance strategies and its role in cyber warfare. Who should attend: Military InformationRead… Read more »
Not many notice how information rolls down hill. We tell friends and family about nifty new ideas or gadgets we hear on the news or internet. The information rarly goes up hill? What is the ratio of news or ideas you tell to friends v.s. your boss or supervisor? Would you walk into another departmentRead… Read more »
We’re ten years into the greatest paradigm shift in information gathering since Gutenberg. The buzz words may be ‘long-tail’ or ‘small is the new big’, but the bottom line is access is in the hands of the consumer. Our customers, whoever and wherever they may be, can get what they want, when they want it.Read… Read more »
Welcome to the first update of Councillors connected: the social media online conference (You will first need to be logged into www.communities.idea.gov.uk to view these links). We have a great line up of speakers this morning, but this conference is really all about you. Feel free to ask questions or start your own topics onRead… Read more »