February 15, 2010 Crime in Amerrica.Net In January we posted an article on why crime rates were falling. We stated that there was no universal explanation for crime rates regardless as to whether they were rising or falling. We admitted that this was confusing to people not in the justice system; the criminological community simplyRead… Read more »
A film project about the power of mass collaboration, government and the Internet: http://www.usnowfilm.com/ Two questions for the community: What is the single most important step to advance Open Government? Which problems do you seek to solve specifically related to Open Government? vr, Alex
Make a list (doesn’t have to be in order), a short (I said short) justification is good. Cannot include any in the last 20 years (history has not written the book on them yet). Washington- There should be no argument here Jefferson- For his record, also one of the few times in history when thereRead… Read more »
Thought GovLoop fans might be interested in this TechView interview I did with Kim Hart recently back. Kim used to cover technology and government for the Washington Post, but has recently moved over to cover technology and Washington for The Hill a D.C.-based newspaper (with on-line updates) that covers politics. She gives you a senseRead… Read more »
In the last two years we’ve seen an uprecedented growth of Gov2.0. One of the most vivid expressions of the collaboration and sharing by governments through the tools of Web 2.0 were social networks of government employees and communities. I am talking about special type of government network that are open for all Internet-users, andRead… Read more »
[Note: cross-posted from http://cpsrenewal.ca; also there are some good comments worth checking out on the website directly] [Warning, long post ahead …] Like any writer, I try to explain the general context around which I am writing and conclude with an argument based on that explanation. This article started getting away from me in termsRead… Read more »
As the government increases its hires, this will be a great group to add to your list of contacts – Young Government Leaders (YGL). YGL is a professional organization of men and women employed by the government who are “young” in their service and/or “fresh” in their perspective. Our mission is to educate, inspire, andRead… Read more »
It’s called Focus Washington TechView, and it’s goal is to explore the intersection of government, technology, and policy (not politics, but policy with a small “p”). It is mostly video interviews with DC-based tech reporters, tech industry luminaries who are doing interesting things (we did an interview recently with a telecom guy who lead aRead… Read more »
Govloop members may be interested in what is going on in Victoria. A few times now I’ve mentioned that the situation in Australia is patchy Gov 2.0 wise. That is not to say there is not some great thinking and work going on. There is and our Gov 2.0 Taskforce proves that. The problem seemsRead… Read more »
February 6, 2010 — OpenGov websites and Public Engagement Tools A week ago, OpenGov with the progress of the Open Government Directive moved to a new level, and one that many of us in the community have long anticipated. The schedule laid out by the OGD prescribes an almost ‘lightening round’ (for the slow, deliberateRead… Read more »