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By: Vivek Kundra Named CIO of the Year: Good Choice, Tough Future

Vivek Kundra Named CIO of the Year: Good Choice, Tough Future — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:37:17 +0000

[...] time a bit more than a year ago, when he was CTO in DC and launched the first application contest (appsfordemocracy) as part of his early move toward open government. He has been the US federal CIO for less than a [...]

By: All The World Is The Same When It Comes To Government 2.0… Or Not?

All The World Is The Same When It Comes To Government 2.0… Or Not? — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:34:20 +0000

[...] to the call that the UK Cabinet Office is making to application developers for yet another Appsfordemocracy-like initiative, the article says that the greater maturity of freedom of information in the US with respect to the [...]

By: Vivek Kundra’s Resume: Much Ado About Nothing?

Vivek Kundra’s Resume: Much Ado About Nothing? — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:21:35 +0000

[...] changed portfolio management to how he made procurement more transparent up until his venture into crowdsourcing applications. He also got a number of recognitions during his tenure in [...]

By: Why The IT Industry Could Derail Government 2.0

Why The IT Industry Could Derail Government 2.0 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:26:48 +0000

[...] when a government organization starts crowdsourcing the design of a web site? What happens when “we, the people” become software developers? What happens when the case for investing on enterprise 2.0 collaboration tools is not strong [...]

By: The Four Facets of Web 2.0 in Government

The Four Facets of Web 2.0 in Government — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:10:48 +0000

[...] web sites. But there are other examples, such as showusabetterway.com, appsfordemocracy.org (see previous post), or the mash-up request for information launched in Singapore a few months ago. Also the European [...]

By: Data.gov Goes Live: What’s Next?

Data.gov Goes Live: What’s Next? — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:12:12 +0000

[...] most recent success stories about open data and mashups: AppsForDemocracy.org. This is something I followed with interest last year, and one of the last initiatives that Vivek Kundra, Obama’s CIO, took when he was still the DC [...]

By: Four Categories of Social Media Use in Government

Four Categories of Social Media Use in Government — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:34:35 +0000

[...] inbound sharing, i.e. obtaining information and input from the public and outside organizations (such as with Change.gov or AppsForDemocracy) [...]

By: The New US Federal CIO Sets The Bar High

The New US Federal CIO Sets The Bar High — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:50:25 +0000

[...] His reference models are the long standing tradition of D.C. with Capstat and the more recent Appsfordemocracy contest, so it is most likely that this will not just be a window to federal data for transparency [...]

By: Obama’s CTO Candidate May Become CIO

Obama’s CTO Candidate May Become CIO — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:57:23 +0000

[...] Kundra, who is the current CTO of the District of Columbia (and who featured this blog with his initiative around Apps for Democracy), is said to replace Karen Evans in a role that would make him the whole-of-government CIO. [...]

By: New US Administration Takes First Step Toward Openess

New US Administration Takes First Step Toward Openess — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:12:36 +0000

[...] in the driving seat, through initiatives such as mashup contests like ShowUsABetterWay.com and Apps for Democracy: interestingly enough the latter was launched by the Washington D.C.’s CTO, who is one of [...]