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OpenSource.com Launched

January 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Government as Platform, Open Source, Resources, WIKIS, Wisdom of Crowds

From OpenSource.com

What problems can we solve? How would it affect the way we learn? Work? Run our governments?
We want to shine a light on the places where the open source way is multiplying ideas and effort, even beyond technology. We believe that opensource.com will be a gathering place for many of the open source stories [...]

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Study: Surfing Social Networks at Work Could Be Good for You

October 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Collaboration, Legal Issues, Net-Gen, Reports, Resources, Security, Society, Trust, UK, Web 2.0, transparency

Came across this text ‘Network Citizens: Power and Responsibility at Work‘ via Paul Glazowski at Mashable.com

Here is an excerpt from the foreword by Robert Ainger, Corporate Director, Orange Business
One of the key findings within this research is the tension that distinctions between purely personal and professional life are becoming increasingly blurred and that this is [...]

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Seminar – Citizen Participation in the Wiki and Facebook Era -update

October 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Collaboration, Event, Government 2.0, Government as Platform, Intranet, Ireland, Knowledge Management, Local Government, Mashups, Net-Gen, Open Source, Resources, Tourism, Web 2.0, e-Democracy, e-government, eInclusion/Digital Divide, transparency

I have just returned from attending (and speaking at) the ‘Seminar – Citizen Participation in the Wiki and Facebook Era ‘ at the IPA in Dublin. An interesting and worthwhile day..
All of the presentations were very interesting and will all be online shortly. I will update you on their availability and provide a full report [...]

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Ten Aspects of Web 2.0 Strategy That Every CTO and CIO Should Know- Dion Hinchcliffe

September 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Resources, USA, Web 2.0

Very Interesting Article by Dion Hinchcliffe on SocialComputingmagazine.com entitled ‘Ten Aspects of Web 2.0 Strategy That Every CTO and CIO Should Know’
…the power of the network has deep roots in some profound shifts in society and culture, particularly the singular move from push-based systems (the 1.0 era going way, way back until right around now) [...]

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Australian government, public organisations advised to adopt Web 2.0 technologies to enhance information sharing and accessibility.

September 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Australia, Government 2.0, Government Policy, Government Publications, Reports, Resources, Web 2.0, e-government

Article by Andrew Hendry  on Computerworld.au
The federal government has released the report of the Review of the National Innovation System  Venturous Australia, which details recommendations for remodeling the nation’s innovation system.

Among 72 key recommendations was a call for an advisory committee of Web 2.0 practitioners to be established to propose and help steer governments as [...]

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Useful List of Web 2.0 Business Apps from Read Write Web

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Collaboration, Mashups, Net-Gen, Resources, Web 2.0

 From RRW
If you were interviewing someone for a position with your company and they admitted that they didn’t know anything about the new trends and innovations taking place in their field, what would you think? Likely, what you would think is “next candidate, please.” In today’s business world, job-seekers are expected to stay current with [...]

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World Economic Forum -Global Information Technology Report Published.

April 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Government Policy, Infrastructure, Reports, Resources

The Global Information Technology Report is the world’s most respected assessment of the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on the development process and the competitiveness across the planet. This year, after covering 127 economies across Earth, Denmark came out on top.
The report notes the importance and benefits of strong government leadership and [...]

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UN E-Government Survey 2008 Just Published – From E-Government to Connected Governance

March 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Europe, Government 2.0, Government Policy, Ireland, Reports, Resources, United Nations, e-government

The UN E-Government Survey 2008: From E-Government to Connected Governance assesses the e-government readiness of the 192 Member States of the UN according to a quantitative composite index of e-readiness based on website assessment, telecommunication infrastructure, and human resource endowment. ICTs can help reinvent government in such a way that existing institutional arrangements can be [...]

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Web 3.0 , 4.0 and Onward…

February 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Reports, Resources, Semantic Web, Web 2.0, Wisdom of Crowds

Last year Project10x released their report on the ‘Semantic Wave’.
The Blurb:
Semantic Wave 2008 Report: Industry Roadmap to Web 3.0 and Multibillion Dollar Market Opportunities. It is the first comprehensive industry study of the next stage of internet evolution — Web 3.0. This landmark 400-page report is written for executives, developers, designers, entrepreneurs, investors, and others [...]

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Data Protection Commissioner- Report on the Surveillance Society

January 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Data Protection and Privacy, Government Policy, Legal Issues, Philosophy, Politics, Resources, Society, Standards, Trust, transparency

I Just came across this document on the Data Protection Commissioners website. Its a projected vision of public surveillance in the near future, a dsytopian one as far as individual privacy is concerned. Thought provoking and worth a read.
A Report on the Surveillance SocietyFor the Information Commissioner, by the Surveillance Studies Network
Public Discussion [...]

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