World Paper Free Day Tweetjam Today #wpfd – Join us at 11am EST to discuss decreasing (eliminating?) our reliance on paper.

Orginal Blog Post can be found at http://aiimcommunities.org/capture/blog/paperfree-day-tweet-jam-share-ideas World Paperfree Day: Tweet Jam Join us on October 21 from 11-12:30 EST for a tweet jam focused on decreasing (eliminating?) our reliance on paper. Allow me to elucidate. What’s a Tweet JamMusicians jam together by riffing off of a common theme; playing off of each otherRead… Read more »

Why do women understand government 2.0 and social media better than men? – an Answer to Andrea Di Maios question

In his recent blog post, Andrea Di Maio stated, that women decision makers seem to embrace the concept of government 2.0 more than men. I share his opinion – based on my own (subjective) impressions. In Germany, for example, the Federal Ministry of Interior leapfrogged in their attitude and actions with regard to open government,Read… Read more »

Evolve, Dammit!

Facebook privacy challenges continue as applications you trusted expose data you thought was private. Facebook is alarmed and promises to fix this. Your new normal: stop playing Mafia Wars. The “evening news” is no longer the authoritative source for What To Know, as it was when I was a child (as nicely articulated by ClayRead… Read more »

Transparency: Citizens Give Congress a Failing Grade

The public isn’t convinced that the government is open with Americans, at least according to our latest research. The ForeSee Results/Nextgov Government Transparency Study measured citizen perceptions of government transparency with the White House and Congress, among other government entities. Americans give Congress terrible scores in terms of transparency and trust. The White House scoresRead… Read more »

Data demons – reflections from the FutureGov Summit, Malaysia

It was a privilege to be able to chair the FutureGov Summit and the FutureGov Awards, held over three content-rich days in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia last week (October 12-14). From my point of view, most of the discussions were about five aspects of the “how” of e-government and government ICT – I hope this indicatesRead… Read more »

A Little Laboratory of Democracy: An Open Cities ThinkUp

Local governments are considered “laboratories of democracy” — the places where ideas are generated, tried, and evaluated. Instead of relying on just the one, decidedly cumbersome national government to generate new policy, the founders crafted a flexible federal structure, where the more numerous and more nimble states and cities could experiment on their own andRead… Read more »

Community Building Quiz

We can all probably agree GovLoop is a pretty rocking community. Less than 3 years old (merely a toddler, really), nearing 36,000 members, and serving superstars from singapore to seattle. To share the love and get your stellar feedback, we’re starting a blog on Community Building. Each week, we’ll deliver a helpful tip, article, andRead… Read more »

Research and Best practices eNewsletter

Research 1. Mobile Government: 2010 and Beyond (01/2010) – EU report explains why mobile government is essential for creating a strong public sector. Includes a list of existing m-government services worldwide and analyzes their potential. http://www.mobisolutions.com/files/Mobile%20Government%202010%20and%20Beyond%20v100.pdf 2. Citizen engagement as part of the policy-making process (09/2010) –After a burst of initial enthusiasm, many in governmentRead… Read more »

GSA asks citizens to submit milestones in government social media use

Earlier today, David McClure, the Associate Administrator of the General Services Administration’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, introduced a government social media timeline in a blog post on its new citizen engagement platform, Citizen.apps.gov. Here’s an excerpt from his comments: Gov 2.0 is like any social network– it’s always changing, can be bothRead… Read more »

Who cares about transparency? Show me the money!

I am always impressed by the efforts of countries, cities, and towns to open up data silos, to engage with citizens and customers, to collaborate and create mutual value. However, we must be able to articulate the value of our efforts if we are ever to get citizens, journalist, and others truly excited. I readRead… Read more »

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