Research Reports
1. OpenGovernment Reports from the UK and Australia (12//2009): See how Australia and the U.K. have developed plans similar to the U.S. Australia encourages “info-philanthropy” (such as a tax deduction for sharing data) and having employees engage online and experiment with new ideas. The U.K. is opening up data, integrating cross-jurisdictional information, emphasizing personal responsibility, and using information to improve life outcomes.
— Australian report, Engage: Getting on with Government 2.0 (http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/gov20taskforcereport/index.html)
— UK report, Putting the Frontline First: smarter government (http://www.hmg.gov.uk/media/52788/smarter-government-final.pdf)
2. Using Geographic Information Systems to Increase Citizen Engagement (04/09/2010): Traces dramatic increase of the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and huge potential for government use, such as providing transit, crime, and other information that is geographic-based. Includes case studies of local governments successfully using GIS. Explains the power of GIS to increase citizens’ participation in planning and decision making.
(www.businessofgovernment.org/pdfs/GanapatiReport.pdf)
3. FY 2010 Report to Congress on the Benefits of the E-Government Initiatives (Office of Management and Budget, 12/2009). Describes each E-Government initiative, including objectives, costs, benefits, and risks, plus distribution of E-Government funding across agencies. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/egov_docs/FY10_Benefits_Report_-_Final_-_CD.pdf)
News
1. NASA Multimedia archive (03/30/2010): NASA has teamed with The Internet Archive to archive its image, video, and audio collections in a single, searchable resource.
2. How Tweet It Is! Library of Congress Acquires Twitter Archive (04/14/2010). That’s right. Every public tweet, ever, since Twitter’s inception in March 2006, will be archived digitally at the Library of Congress.
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/04/how-tweet-it-is-library-acquires-entire-twitter-archive/
3. Citizen Service Award winners announced: Winners include agencies who provided great customer service, including a shortened Federal Student Aid online application, web and call center outreach for the TV converter box coupon program, and the Child Welfare Information online gateway.
http://fcw.com/articles/2010/04/15/gsa-irmco-awards-2010.aspx
Finally a place where I can help integrate more ideas into creating a smoother benifiting process for the public sector.