Posts Tagged: OpenGov

My CityCampSF: Lessons and Next Steps

I am involved with the Gov 2.0 movement because I believe it will bring important change to calcified and inefficient governmental structures. CityCampSF, an unconference held yesterday in San Francisco, will be a success if real actions stem from the event discussions and connections. I got two action items from the event that I intendRead… Read more »

Today at 2EST – GL Training – Part 2 Soc Media Best Practice

I’ve seen the slides and they rock…Pretty stoked for Part 2 of the GovLoop Social Media Training – Case Studies and Best Practices Should be fun…We have Kay Morrison from EPA and Kristy Fifelski of City of Reno and Kent Cunningham of Microsoft. Plus as always…rapid fire Q&A to answer all your questions. Almost 600Read… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Guide To A City Makeover

Originally Posted On GovFresh My name is Dustin Haisler and I’m the Assistant City Manager and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the City of Manor, Texas. Manor is a small community, located just east of Austin, of approximately 6,500 citizens. More recently, Manor has received a lot press for some of our innovative projects; suchRead… Read more »

Social Media: Putting a Human Face on Government

At a couple of recent presentations on social media for local government, I asked the audiences of IT professionals which tools they were already using. At least 90 percent indicated they were using Twitter or Facebook, usually both. The battle for social media adoption has been won. However, adoption is just the first step, andRead… Read more »

Gov IT professionals weigh in on ‘Gov 2.0’; B.C. Apps Contest Harnesses Civic Passion

Adriel Hampton interviews Christina Morrison, HP’s public sector marketing manager, about a new survey of 103 local, state and federal senior IT professionals discussing Gov 2.0 adoption. Also, Adriel talks with Luke Closs, co-creator of the civic app VanTrash, about open data and apps contests.

Open Government Community Summit hosted by NASA

NASA will host an Open Government Community Summit on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 from 9pm – 12:30pm at NASA HQ. The Open Government Community Summit Series is an inter-agency collaborative event hosted by a different agency each month, facilitated by the Open Forum Foundation. The September workshop was hosted by the EPA and the NovemberRead… Read more »

GovLaunch – OpenNY Plan

Great post by Andrew Hoppin. Cross-posted from Globehoppin Andrew Cuomo Releases OpenNY Plan Posted on October 6, 2010 by Andrew Hoppin Andrew Cuomo today released his “OpenNY” plan, part of his expanded “Clean Up Albany: Make It Work” agenda. The plan has three major components, which apparently will be instantiated through a central OpenNY website,Read… Read more »