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Don Tapscott (author of Wikinomics) Discusses Government 2.0 at Davos.

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Canada, Government 2.0, Government Policy, Government as Platform, Net-Gen

Don Tapscott (one of the authors of Wikinomics) was invited by the Davos management to organise an impromptu meeting of business and government leaders and some leading academics and thinkers on the topic of rethinking democracy. The topic he chose was government 2.0 – how the new Web 2.0 might lead to new models of […]

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Second Life has potential for public sector

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Canada, Government 2.0, Government Policy, Virtual Worlds

From Intergovworld.com
Governments have been taking tentative steps towards establishing a presence in the virtual world. And while the business case may yet to be proven, there is potential for the public sector to utilize virtual applications such as Second Life, says analyst Alison Brooks.
Second Life is the increasingly popular online universe created entirely by […]

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US Budget Officials use a Wiki to compile financial database- Washington Post Article.

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Government 2.0, Government Policy, USA, WIKIS, e-government

The Washington Post Reported yesterday on how recently, president Bush challenged Congress to cut the number and cost of earmarks by half. (Earmarks are controversial, set-asides, that members of Congress place into annual spending bills for favoured constituents.)
The Office of Management and Budget, has embraced Wikipedia as a model, hosting an online place where […]

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