Comments on: Will Government Portals Thrive or Fight To Survive?

By: Two More Nails in the Government Portal’s Coffin

Two More Nails in the Government Portal’s Coffin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:34:54 +0000

[...] portals the way we know them is doomed. I posted about this a few times (see here, here and here), and I wrote about this well before government 2.0 or even web 2.0 was in sight, in a research [...]

By: What USA.gov Needs to Do to Survive | Jed Sundwall

What USA.gov Needs to Do to Survive | Jed Sundwall — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:48:41 +0000

[...] Andrea DiMaio announced the irrelevance of government portals back in 2001, recognizing that people do not interact with the government very often and that they are more likely to look to commercial portals that include “government” information alongside other services and information. Why would you look for swine flu info at USA.gov, when you can get it from Yahoo! and get the 411 on celeb tattoos at the same time? [...]

By: Do You Still Think That Government Portals Are Relevant?

Do You Still Think That Government Portals Are Relevant? — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:24:21 +0000

[...] have been preaching for a while that investments in government portals need to be critically reassessed, as citizens look for different and more convenient ways to access. My position on this, dating [...]

By: Governments On The Web Matter Less Than They Think

Governments On The Web Matter Less Than They Think — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:36:26 +0000

[...] am I not surprised? Back in January 2001 I wrote a much criticized research note postulating that government portals were irrelevant, based on common sense and the fact that government organization were unlikely to be as compelling [...]

By: Turning Government 2.0 Into Enterprise 2.0: Take A Deep Breath First

Turning Government 2.0 Into Enterprise 2.0: Take A Deep Breath First — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:17:59 +0000

[...] came up with that idea, as we have been saying for a long time that it would not really work (see previous post), but few would listen to [...]

By: Could Government 2.0 Be A Way Out From Doing The Hard Stuff?

Could Government 2.0 Be A Way Out From Doing The Hard Stuff? — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:41:27 +0000

[...] maintain my position that government portals are just an intermediate solution on the way toward complete [...]

By: Web 2.0 in UK Government Needs A Director of Digital Engagement

Web 2.0 in UK Government Needs A Director of Digital Engagement — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:50:19 +0000

[...] Andrew has been – as the government CTO – at the forefront of this. As I alluded to in a previous blog post, pushing on the power of information agenda will challenge some of the premises for this [...]

By: The Twilight of Government Citizen Portals

The Twilight of Government Citizen Portals — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:03:48 +0000

[...] years ago I wrote a piece about the irrelevance of government portals (excerpts in a previous post). Many clients at the time, both vendors and users, hated me or thought I was nuts. However that [...]