Comments on: Fighting the Asymmetry of Government 2.0

By: US: Open Govt. Directive Released « Decentralised Library

US: Open Govt. Directive Released « Decentralised Library — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:35:10 +0000

[...] skewed toward transparency giving participation and collaboration short shrift. She points to an asymmetry of Gov 2.0 where the government shares proposals for citizen feedback but not vice versa. She makes a good [...]

By: What If Government Can’t Accept Help From Citizens?

What If Government Can’t Accept Help From Citizens? — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:46:50 +0000

[...] do its job. This is the other side of government 2.0, which I stress when talking about the asymmetry of many programs and directives that focus on how government can provide data to people but not on [...]

By: You Cannot Run an Open Data Project Like an Open Source Project, Unless…

You Cannot Run an Open Data Project Like an Open Source Project, Unless… — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:13:54 +0000

[...] this vision, governments need to overcome the asymmetry that I’ve highlighted several times (see here and here) and give the same dignity to citizen-collected data as to government-sanctioned data. [...]

By: Why Do Governments Separate Open Data and Social Media Strategies?

Why Do Governments Separate Open Data and Social Media Strategies? — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:40:16 +0000

[...] government initiatives. For those who have been following this blog, I often mention the so-called asymmetry of government 2.0 as one of the obstacles to effective citizen engagement. In other words, governments provide public [...]

By: US Open Government Directive is Disappointing

US Open Government Directive is Disappointing — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:32:07 +0000

[...] the sections on to participation and collaboration confirm what I have called several times the “asymmetry of government 2.0”, i.e. the fact that governments take a one-way approach only to government 2.0 (data from [...]

By: Government 2.0; Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t

Government 2.0; Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:27:23 +0000

[...] have been writing about the so-called “asymmetry of government 2.0”, i.e. the fact that governments take a one-way approach only to government 2.0 (data from [...]

By: Government 2.0 and the Expiry Date of Social Networks

Government 2.0 and the Expiry Date of Social Networks — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:54:26 +0000

[...] previous posts I talked about the asymmetry of government 2.0 and the need for governments to reach out to communities to be able to assess and possibly use [...]

By: Filling the glass to half empty | Public Strategist

Filling the glass to half empty | Public Strategist — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:51:39 +0000

[...] this is a good point to bring in another of Andrea’s recent blog posts, on the asymmetry of government 2.0: Government 2.0 implies a bidirectional flow of information and services. It will require business [...]

By: Government 2.0: Lost in EU Declaration

Government 2.0: Lost in EU Declaration — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:40:10 +0000

[...] (through reuse of public information) while engagement flows from citizens to government. However, as indicated in a previous post, the reverse flows are equally if not more important. Information must flows from existing [...]

By: Chris Parente

Chris Parente — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:33:31 +0000

Andrea — good piece. No question the flow has to be two way. First step was for government to get much better at making the right information very easy for citizens to find/access. Call that Gov’t 1.5. Next step is engaged citizens impacting their government. It will become apparent quicker i think at local/municipal level.

Segue — cool announcement today by GovLoop — taking a 2.0 twist to charitable giving: http://bit.ly/4dWF2z