Interesting article by FRANK DILLON in this weeks Irish Times Innovation Magazine.
The role of the citizen in creating a new Ireland is an important one. What foundations, skills and moral attributes should the perfect citizen have?…
…Perhaps its time to look at what was once viewed as the old-fashioned notion of citizenship. What is the perfect [...]
Can we build the perfect citizen?
December 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Government 2.0, Government as Platform, Ireland, Net-Gen, Society, e-Democracy, e-government, eInclusion/Digital Divide
Tags: e-Democracy·e-government·e-Inclusion·Government 2.0·Government as Platform
Malmo09: the popular conference
November 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Europe, Event, e-Democracy, e-government
http://www.malmo09.org/
The first popular European e-government conference takes place in Malmö, Sweden 19-20 November 2009. It coincides with the 5th official EU e-gov event in the same city. The popular Malmo09 event aims to offer a memorable creative statement of what Europeans really want from e-enabled government.
Anyone interested is welcome to apply to speak, participate contribute [...]
Tags: 2009·Conference·e-democract·e-government·Europe·Event·Sweden
From e-Government to e-Governance
October 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Government Policy, Government as Platform, Reports, UK, Web 2.0, e-government
Accenture, has just published a report, From e-Government to e-Governance, recommending ways in which Goverment might enahnce its services to the public.
A key recommendation in the report is for public sector organisations not to build everything from scratch themselves, but to capitalise on the popularity of outside websites, including ones set up for social networking [...]
Tags: e-government·Government as Platform·Government Policy·Reports·UK·Web 2.0
Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good
October 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Africa, Government Policy, Philosophy, Politics, Society, Trust, UK, Video, e-Democracy, e-government, eInclusion/Digital Divide, transparency
gordon brown on global society, and how technology enables a global community to fundamentally change the world..discusses how in future foreign policy
should not be dictated by political elites, but instead should be run by listening to the public opinions of people who are blogging and using other
online technologies to communicate across the world..
he discusses combining [...]
Tags: Africa·e-democract·e-government·e-Inclusion·Government Policy·Philosophy·Politics·Society·transparency·Trust·UK
Government 2010 event on 22nd October
August 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Event, Government 2.0, Web 2.0, e-Democracy, e-government
Government 2010 will examine how next generation government is set to change in the light of social, media and technology change. The conference is a video streamed conference,which will be broadcast live on the web from London.
Keynote speakers include Peter Kellner (YouGov); Adam Afriyie MP (Shadow Minister, Innovation); Iain Dale (Political Blogger and Broadcaster); Tom [...]
Tags: e-Democracy·e-government·Event·Government 2.0·UK·Web 2.0
Can Social, Participatory Gov 2.0 Work?
May 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Collaboration, Government 2.0, Government as Platform, Mashups, USA, Web 2.0, Wisdom of Crowds, e-Democracy, e-government
Post by Tod Newcombe on Dr. Beth Noveck’s speech at the recent NASCIO conference on what the White House is doing to turn social networking tools into an outcome-oriented platform for the Obama administration.
Noveck is the deputy director for Open Government within the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House. Her efforts [...]
Tags: Collaboration·e-Democracy·e-government·Government 2.0·Government as Platform·Mashups·transparency·Trust·USA·Web 2.0·Wisdom of Crowds
Data.gov launched – another step towards Government 2.0
May 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Collaboration, Government 2.0, Government Policy, Government as Platform, Mashups, Trust, USA, Web 2.0, e-Democracy, e-government, transparency
Launched on May 21st, Data.gov is an online platform for access to Federal Government Data. By helping the public find, access, and download non-sensitive Executive Branch data, Data.gov enables enterprising Americans to create new web applications that can help individuals, communities, and businesses access, sort, visualize and understand public data in new ways.
Tags: ·Collaboration·e-Democracy·e-government·Government 2.0·Government as Platform·Government Policy·Mashups·transparency·Trust·US·USA·Web 2.0
Only 55 per cent of UK citizens has used a government or council website
March 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Accessibility, Investment, Society, UK, e-government, eInclusion/Digital Divide
Via Publictechnology.net According to a recent Ofcom survey Only 55 per cent of UK citizens has used a government or council website
Just half of the UK population has used the internet in the last year to access information about government or local council services or completed a government form or process online, according to Ofcom [...]
Tags: Accessibility·Digital Divide·e-government·e-Inclusion·Investment·Society·UK
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 [...]
Tags: Collaboration·e-Democracy·e-government·eInclusion·Event·Government 2.0·Government as Platform·Intranet·Ireland·Knowledge Management·Local Government·Net-Gen·Open Source·Resources·Tourism·transparency·Video·Web 2.0·WIKIS
Seminar – Citizen Participation in the Wiki and Facebook Era (How new Internet technologies are changing public service delivery)
October 12th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Event, Government 2.0, Government as Platform, Ireland, Society, Trust, WIKIS, e-Democracy, e-government, transparency
The IPA (Institute of Public Administration- Ireland)
Is running a one day seminar in Dublin on 24th October.
The Speakers are David Osimo, Dr Paul Hodgkin, Dr James Munro, Derek Chambers ,Kieran Lenihan and myself.
Further details and the agenda are listed below.
This seminar seeks to:
• Give participants a clearer understanding of the Web 2.0 concept and its [...]
Tags: e-Democracy·e-government·Event·Government 2.0·Government as Platform·Ireland·Society·transparency·Trust·Web 2.0·WIKIS