“If we combine the right political thinking with the incredible information revolution that’s taken place…there’s an incredible opportunity to actually remake politics, remake government, remake public services and achieve…a big increase in our well being.” The U.K.’s David Cameron shares a fantastic vision of government in his TED talk.
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The next age of government
- By Steve Lunceford
- March 18th, 2010
- Posted in: Gov 2.0, Open Government, Video
The real Gov 2.0 challenge? Listening
- By Steve Lunceford
- March 12th, 2010
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Open Government, Video
Anil Dash of Expert Labs hits on a theme that has been bubbling more and more to the surface of late: how do agencies go beyond using social channels to simply push information and instead actually engage and listen to citizens?
White House using social network avatars to promote health reform
- By Steve Lunceford
- March 10th, 2010
- Posted in: Facebook, Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Twitter, Video
Why has the White House changed their logo on social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube? It’s an interesting tactic as part of their health reform campaign efforts.
Vote for your favorite opengov logo
- By Steve Lunceford
- February 28th, 2010
- Posted in: Contest, Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Open Government, Twitter, Video
Does the Open Government movement/directive need a logo? Vote on two potential options, one from the White House, one from the Sunlight Foundation.
Open Gov Directive Hits the Streets (in an oh so ironic way)
- By Steve Lunceford
- December 8th, 2009
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Gov 2.0 Radio, Open Government, Video
So the White House released the long-awaited Open Government Directive this morning, appropriately accompanied by a live videostream at both the White House site and on Facebook with Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra and new media director Macon Phillips.
With only time for a quick glance through the directive (it wasn’t made available prior to the announcement), if there’s one certainty it’s that the next four months are sure to bring additional change and increased activity in the Gov 2.0 space as agencies look to comply with the directive’s various deadlines…
GovTwit Week in Review 9/21 – 9/27
- By Steve Lunceford
- September 28th, 2009
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Twitter, Video
The highlight of my week in Gov 2.0 came last Thursday, when I had a chance to listen to and meet the crew of NASA’s STS-127 thanks to @NASA’s tweetup at the agency’s D.C. headquarters. The event drew nearly 20o participants from all over (including@argelialibertad who came all the way from Venezuela) who took up the agency on its offer to get up close and personal with honest-to-goodness astronauts.
GovTwit Week in Review 9/14 – 9/20
- By Steve Lunceford
- September 21st, 2009
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Gov 2.0 Radio, Twitter, Video
How politicians use Twitter, how the White House complies with the Presidential Records Act on social media sites, Congress Camp podcast and GovTwit named the number two site on FCW’s list of “10 Gov Social Sites to Keep you in the Loop.”
GovTwit Week in Review 8/23 – 8/29
- By Steve Lunceford
- August 31st, 2009
- Posted in: Federal Government, Gov 2.0, Open Government, Video
GSA’s Casey Coleman writes on the “Web 2.0 Revolution, Potomac Forum holds Gov 2.0 Leadership event, Twitter contest to win tickets to Gov 2.0 Expo, and Chris Rasmussen’s “Living Intelligence” video are just some of this week’s highlights.
