Apologies for errors in advance: @svenburg: Ask Secretary Clinton questions Digital Town Hall on April 17. http://townhall.america.gov/ #gov20 #opengov @maherltd: Bookmark & Share: #gov20boot camp presentations from today are on the conference website http://tinyurl.com/dxp3ok #gov20 RT @krazykriz … @artemgoncharuk: Politicians, prepare yourselves. Lobbyists, look out. http://bit.ly/zQaSP #gov20camp #gov20 #opengov @noeldickover: Definition of Transparency: making infomationRead… Read more »
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Stimulus Projects – Advantage, GSA Schedule Holders
Stimulus Projects – Advantage, GSA Schedule Holders Selling to the government can be a lucrative long term investment. A company who has done their homework and understands the process and time frames, obstacles, paperwork and financial investment involved will be successful. Government sales should be evaluated to in the same way you would evaluate sellingRead… Read more »
Stimulate the Economy, Go on a Cruise
I as get older and my work involves more thinking, decision-making, and responsibility, I find I like vacations more. And I want them to be longer. In 2005 my wife talked me into a cruise. From what I had seen and read I wasn’t sure I would like this sort of thing, it looked regimented.Read… Read more »
GovLoop Member of the Week: Vanessa Casavant, Communications Writer – Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington
Thanks so much to Vanessa Casavant for agreeing to be the member of the week this week! How did you get involved in journalism and public affairs? I was actually a really disengaged citizen living in NYC at the age of 21 and pursuing an acting career. I had a temp position in downtown ManhattanRead… Read more »
SF City Attorney Joins Twitter
from LocalGov20.com – The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office on Friday soft launched an official Twitter account for City Attorney Dennis Herrera. The policy development behind the launch is an example of Government 2.0 collaboration in action. I assisted in the effort, researching and discussing social-media-for-governance pitfalls and promise with media, outreach and IT strategistsRead… Read more »
“Sweet GovTweets” Fri 10 April, 2009 edition
Apologies for errors in advance; @govloop: Follow gov news on twitter @govdigest – 3 stories every half hour from the best sources #opengov #gov20 #govloop @g2tt: “What is meant by open government?” see this interesting post on topic: http://bit.ly/2g4BGR #mesh09 #gov20 #opengov (@changecamp) @jelosta: “Smarter Government” #gov20 #opengov profile of Federal CIO Vivek Kundra andRead… 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 »
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 »
International School on Digital Transformation
Applications are now open for the first International School on Digital Transformation, to be held July 19-24, 2009, at the University of Porto in Porto, Portugal. The School is accepting applications from advanced students and recent graduates from around the world with an interest in how digital technologies are changing societies and the world asRead… Read more »
Calling Out a Couple of Gov 2.0 Social Media Rockstars
from localgov20.com – I’ve been doing a lot of research over the past several months about social media for governance. In that time, I’ve seen many efforts to reform government communications – some mediocre, some good, and some great. Using the wide-open Web in a government setting is a scary proposition for most, with theRead… Read more »