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The EU Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, publicly supported the use of open source software in eGovernment, in a public speech at a seminar hosted by OpenForum Europe in Brussels on 10 June 2008.
The Commission must do its part. It must not rely on one vendor, it must not accept closed standards, and it must refuse […]

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On 10th June the World Wide Web Consortium launched a new forum aimed at discovering how technology can best be used to improve both governance and citizen participation.

 
The group is open to governments, citizens, researchers, and any interested parties.

“Open Standards, and in particular Semantic Web Standards, can help lower the cost of government, […]

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Apologies for the hiatus, I have been completing my  MSC dissertation (on Web 2.0 and Knowledge Management) but I’m back on the air..
 
I see the UK Civil Service have published some ‘Principles for online Participation’
 
Here also is a common craft video explaining Social Media in plain english.. its very good… (thanks to Steve […]

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The survey focused on public awareness of the Data Protection Act (DPA) and sought to see if people knew its provisions. Individuals were also asked if they had used subject access requests under the DPA, or an internet or credit search to check data held about them, and, if they had, what their experience had […]

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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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I was hoping to have had a chance to finish reading this report before I posted it but decided to post it now in case anyone find it useful. It a report commissioned by the Australian QLD government entitled, ‘Legal Aspects of Web 2.0 Activities: Management of Legal Risk Associated with Use of YouTube, […]

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Just thought I would draw attention to New Zealand’s E-Government Website
http://www.e.govt.nz/
The site is a resource for government agency people in New Zealand who need up-to-date, easily accessible and authoritative e-government information & resources to assist them to achieve their agency’s e-government goals.
The e-government goals:

By 2007, information and communication technologies will […]

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The National Disability Authority have for several years now, provided some excellent online resources for those designing websites, software and other IT related hardware and services. All government related IT projects should be created with accessibility in mind but it is important too that those creating solutions in the private sector adhere to these guidelines. […]

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From Charles Arthur also in the Guardian (2 November 2007)
The Irish government has dipped a toe into the free data market, making a group of datasets for boreholes around the country available online so that professional users - in particular those engaging in major construction or infrastructure planning - will be able to visualise subterranean […]

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Excellent Multimedia Presentation outlining how DataPortability gathers existing open standards into a blueprint for a social, open, remixable web where your online identity, media, contacts and content can follow you wherever you go. Find out more at dataportability.org

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