by Andrea Di Maio | May 3, 2012 | 11 Comments
Open government initiatives are either aimed at providing greater transparency, usually as a reaction to an accusation or perception of excessive secrecy, or at engaging citizens in specific problem solution as well as service delivery. It is probably fair to say that the US federal initiatives are closer to the former, while UK initiatives are [...]
Category: open government data web 2.0 in government Tags: employee-centric, government 2.0, open government
by Andrea Di Maio | April 4, 2012 | 2 Comments
The University of Illinois published an interesting report about Civic Engagement and Local E-Government: Social Networking Comes of Age, where 75 largest US cities and 20 largest Illinois cities are ranked by how good their web sites are at providing information services and participation to residents. The same study had been conducted two years ago, [...]
Category: social networks in government web 2.0 in government Tags: government 2.0
by Andrea Di Maio | April 3, 2012 | 2 Comments
I was shocked yesterday when I received a news alert about Martha Johnson’s resignation over excessive spending for a training conference near Las Vegas in 2010. According to news reports, the chief of Public Buildings Service and Johnson’s top adviser were fired, and four managers were suspended. In her resignation letter, Mrs Johnson explains that [...]
Category: cloud web 2.0 in government Tags: GSA
by Andrea Di Maio | January 30, 2012 | 3 Comments
The last blow to the open government cause in the US federal government just came from the resignation of Aneesh Chopra as the US Government CTO and one of the driving forces behind the 2009 Open Government Directive. Last yeat his deputy, Beth Noveck left, followed a few months later by the US federal CIO [...]
Category: open government data web 2.0 in government Tags: Aneesh Chopra, government 2.0
by Andrea Di Maio | January 24, 2012 | 2 Comments
The US General Services Administration offers a 12-week course for government professionals to master social media. The program looks quite comprehensive, with a good mixture of theory and practice. Weeks 1–2: Communities Off Line and On: Why do we form social networks? What forms do social networks take? How do we manage social networks to [...]
Category: social networks in government web 2.0 in government Tags: government 2.0
by Andrea Di Maio | December 27, 2011 | 4 Comments
For the third year in a row, here is my (absolutely personal) top ten in the area of government 2.0 and government innovation in general. This ranking is my own, and – as such – totally arbitrary. I am sure I am missing great things that happened in many corners of the world, and I [...]
Category: e-government IT management public value of IT web 2.0 in government Tags: Australia, government 2.0, GSA, New Zealand, US federal CIO
by Andrea Di Maio | December 20, 2011 | Comments Off
On December 13 Fast Company’s blogger Hana Schank posted about the New York’s Digital Deficiency, providing some evidence that open data application contests, which are being used big time and with some media coverage in NY, do not work as well as many claim. Alex Howard, one of the most prolific and accurate bloggers when [...]
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Category: open government data web 2.0 in government Tags: government 2.0, open data
by Andrea Di Maio | December 16, 2011 | Comments Off
The struggling open government initiative that the federal US government launched last year may receive better funding than it did for the current fiscal year. As reported by NextGov and in blog post by the Sunlight Foundation, the current appropriation bill may grant $12.4 million, more than 50% more than the $8 million received this [...]
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Category: open government data web 2.0 in government Tags: government 2.0, open government
by Andrea Di Maio | December 8, 2011 | 3 Comments
A few days ago I had an inquiry with a local government organization that operates in a vast and sparsely population territory. Their problem is how to reach out to citizens with information about their council activities and give them the opportunity to engage without having to physically participate in meetings. My first reaction was [...]
Category: social networks in government web 2.0 in government Tags: government 2.0
by Andrea Di Maio | December 1, 2011 | 13 Comments
I just browsed through two documents that were published by the New Zealand government: Social Media in Government: High Level Guidance, targeted to organizations that “are trying to decide if they should use social media in a communications, community engagement, or a policy consultation context”; and Social Media in Government: Hand-On Toolbox, targeted to practitioners [...]
Category: social networks in government web 2.0 in government Tags: government 2.0, New Zealand
