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Understanding Gov20 Adoption for Citizens & Consumers

June 24, 2010 by Oliver Bell
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The final post in my series of none scientific reviews of gov20 adoption will focus on citizens and consumers.It is worth asking friends and family what they think gov20 means to them, and how they think some of the ideas that gov20 puts forwards can help both democracy and individuals. My none scientific research in this area over the... [read more]

Using GIS to Increase Citizen Engagement

April 16, 2010 by GoverningPeople Admin
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Federal agencies recently released their Open Government Plans on how they will actively engage citizens in agency decision-making efforts.  None, that I’ve seen in what I’ve read so far, are taking advantage of a growing trend to use geographic information systems (GIS) to increase citizen engagement. This trend is growing mainly... [read more]

Use Your Best Resources to Engage Citizens – Your Employees

March 12, 2010 by Candi Harrison
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I am up to my ears judging Clearmark Plain Language Award entries, but I just had to raise my head to comment on Andrea DiMaio’s latest blog piece, “How To Love Government 2.0 and Be A Contrarian at the Same Time.” I so agree with him that we can’t just rely on technology to engage citizens in their government. We have to put our money... [read more]

Can Candidates Get Elected Without IT?

October 7, 2009 by GoverningPeople Admin
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“If a candidate does not understand IT, he or she will not get elected — period.” Such are the words of P.K Agarwal, chief technology officer for the California Department of Technology Services, who shares advice as part of an impressive 44-page compendium of best practices and case studies of global government agencies using the... [read more]

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