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Gov2.0: What Are You Afraid Of?

June 13, 2010 by Gwynne Kostin
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New things make people nervous. They just do. New things don't have track records. They are hard to predict. We don't know what to expect.New things are also very exciting. They can be rejuvenating, making old folks feel young again. New things have the potential to be game changing. The unknown has it's own thrill.So, it makes sense... [read more]

Choir Boys and Rebels

July 26, 2009 by Gwynne Kostin
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The government meets web 2.0 conference circuit is getting tired. All web 2.0 conferences are all starting to look exactly the same. Many speakers come from agencies that are boldly using social media in a new and exciting ways, and many more "believers," who are not allowed to use those same technologies, come to hear about it. But the... [read more]

What has the City ever done for us?

July 20, 2009 by John Gray
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Ace Labour and Capital blogger Tom P has reverted here to his calm and measured ways after last month’s explosion over public pensions. He exposes now the cant and hypocrisy shown towards "City interests" and the failure to bring about much needed change. “Imagine if the economic crisis had been caused by trade unions, by constantly... [read more]

Build it or they will come

June 29, 2009 by Craig Thomler
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In 2007 a combined SMS and online electoral monitoring system went into action in Nigeria to report electoral fraud. Based on increasing mobile use (as fixed infrastructure is very limited in the country), mobile phones were able to provide voters with a voice when ballots were not conducted fairly. Similar systems are now being used in... [read more]

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