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Following the very active debate on the UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange following the announcement of the publication of the Digital Participation in Scotland report I thought it worthy of a brief summary of some of what had been said and the concepts that had been considered. A key element of the debate was about participation (or e... [read more]
Often in government there's only two social media networks discussed and considered for community engagement and communications, Facebook and Twitter. MySpace is a distant memory, LinkedIn is used just for resumes and services like FourSquare, Plurk, Ning and others are not well-known. Also not that well known is Google Plus, and... [read more]
When websites first started to become popular, it became common for Marketing and Communications teams in organisations to receive requests from various areas saying "we need a website". Now that social media is firmly embedded in Australia, I'm seeing and hearing about the same type of requests - particularly for Facebook. So,... [read more]
Lots of events happen this year in government, from fears of government shutting down to federal hiring reform. I took a look back at 2011 for the biggest stories in government this year. Many of this events will carry on into 2012 and some have potential to shape the events of 2012.Budgets will grow increasingly tighter and the public... [read more]
I love the end of the year as it’s a great time to reflect on the year that has been and plan for the year ahead. 2011 Review 2011 was an awesome year here in the Govloop community. This last week, as a community, we’ve done a number of end of year lists (from Top 5 blog posts, members, etc) – and looking at the lists I’m... [read more]
As 2011 comes to a close, it's only natural (and for a blog, virtually mandatory) to reflect on the year that's passed. Since that first post more than three years ago until now, this blog has served as the foundation for everything I've done in creating and building the social media practice at Booz Allen. During the first year, it was... [read more]
While not normally a fan of Christmas, I was feeling festive today, so have translated several traditional Christmas songs into their Gov 2.0 equivalents. If you have a Gov 2.0 song in your heart, fell free to share it in the comments below! Jingle bells Dashing through the net In a collaborative open sleigh O'er the barriers we go... [read more]
With some of the concerns and processes I've witnessed in government it would be easy to draw the conclusion that hundreds or even thousands of public servants are using social media daily in ways that damage the reputations of their departments and the government. Fortunately, a couple of articles I saw yesterday have given me a place... [read more]
The essence of government transparency is accessibility. Today I'll demonstrate how search can instantly link your staff and citizens to information they are looking for. Not only does it drastically reduce the amount of time you spend responding to information requests, but it also saves time for website visitors! With Granicus,... [read more]
Today was the beta launch of MyFCC.gov. A couple of interesting items from their blog post announcing the release that caught my interest: The ability to customize an online experience is pretty unique for government:"MyFCC is a new tool designed to let you create a customized FCC online experience for quick access to the tools and... [read more]
Rose Holley is one of my heroes. As a Digital Librarian at the National Library of Australia she has led one of the most effective, long-lived and under-rated Government 2.0 initiatives in Australia for the last four years. As one of those responsible for the digitalization of Australia's newspaper archives (so far over 50 million... [read more]
Appearing coincidentally near the launch of the UK Government Data Service is the release of a report from the National Audit Office on the topic of ‘Digital Britain One: Shared infrastructure and services for government online’. The report is essentially a review of the three key government websites – Directgov, Business.gov and... [read more]
December 3 was International Open Data Day with hackathons taking place in cities around the world. How many you ask? We can't know for certain, but organizers around the world posted events to the wiki in over 50 cities around the world. Given the number of tweets with the #odhd hashtag, and the locations they were coming from, I don't... [read more]
There may be widespread public dissatisfaction with Congress’s performance, but GAO has issued a new report that highlights Congress’s role in overseeing agency performance. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a set of briefing slides, “Managing for Results: Opportunities for Congress to Address Government... [read more]
Last week the Department of Human Services changed its policy regarding staff who participated in volunteer activities - unpaid work undertaken on their own time. The Department decided that, in order to protect against potential conflicts of interest, public servants had to report their volunteer activities to their Manager and seek... [read more]
Dean Halstead is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
John Kamensky is a Senior Fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government. More »
Steve Radick is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
Maybe they'll get it right this year, they can't afford to fail again, the competition is too tight on the electric car market. Sure there's still room for breakthroughs, I read some interesting articles about it on www.partsgeek.com, we should expect some interesting electric car technologies in ...
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