Open Government
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Open Government”
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New Campaign to ‘Legalize Democracy!’
Orange Juice —
Authority: 494
This just came “over the transom” from ReclaimDemocracy.org, and it sounds like an idea whose time has come, a worthy standard for patriotic citizens from left right & center to repair to, ending the Constitutional disgrace of “corporate personhood.”ReclaimDemocracy.org and National Network Ready to ...17 hours ago -
ExecutiveBiz Top 10 stories of 2009
ExecutiveBiz Blog —
Authority: 470
With a new year in sight, we have one last opportunity to take note of the top stories that shaped 2009. The list below is really your list — it represents the highest ranking stories that appeared at ExecutiveBiz.com over the past 12 months. Many of these stories highlight top leaders in government and industry — ...20 hours ago -
Why is Marty Esquivel on the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government?
Diogenes'six —
Authority: 134
According to their website, link , APS School Board President Marty Esquivel is on their Board of Directors . Esquivels notion of open government includes arresting someone who stands at the public forum and asks them to tell the truth, (42 minutes into the November 4, 2009 meeting.) link , ...1 day ago -
Interview with David Eaves on Open Government
P2P Foundation —
Authority: 488
The following are excerpts from an interesting interview with Canadian open government advocate David Eaves, by the Public Policy & Governance Review , (Vol. 1, No. 1, Fall 2009). Interview: The public service is facing a generation shift, and 2.0 technology is bedevilling the government. What do we do? We ...1 day ago -
Eliot Spitzer calls for an open source investigation of AIG and the bailouts
P2P Foundation —
Authority: 488
Excerpt from an editorial in the NYT : “A.I.G. was at the center of the web of bad business judgments, opaque financial derivatives, failed economics and questionable political relationships that set off the economic cataclysm of the past two years. When A.I.G.’s financial products division collapsed — ...1 day ago -
Getting that special present on Christmas Day? Congress got you a gift...
ZDNet Government —
Authority: 127
The U.S. loves to pat itself on the back with Christmas gifts it cant afford, but gets them anyway. How do you ask? Earmarks. These are those wonderful amendments attached to Bills before Congress. And here are just some of my favorites.4 days ago -
EXCLUSIVE: 14 Questions for Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra
ExecutiveBiz Blog —
Authority: 470
It’s been a busy last few weeks for Aneesh Chopra. On Dec. 4, Chopra announced the Obama administration’s Open Government Directive . The news was enough to land Chopra a mention on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show . On the heels of all the buzz, ExecutiveBiz recently caught up with Chopra. We brought our list of ...4 days ago -
Iran Security Forces Ban Mourning for Deceased Ayatollah
CafeSentido.com —
Authority: 482
The Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri died this past weekend, opening a period of seven days of mourning for one of the nation’s most influential clerics. The seventh day of mourning happens to coincide with the Shi’a holy day of atonement, Ashura. Ashura marks the killing of Hossein, grandson of the prophet ...4 days ago -
A Christmas Wish List for Government 2.0
Andrea DiMaio —
Authority: 544
It’s Christmas eve and kids (as well as many grown-ups) make their late wishes, hoping that Santa Claus will listen to them and make their dreams come true under their Christmas tree. As I am busy with last-minute shopping and hours-long packing, I thought I’d share a few wishes for government 2.0, who is like a ...4 days ago -
Some facts about UK postcodes
Open Knowledge Foundation Blog —
Authority: 465
Recent BBC news coverage stated that UK postcode data will be made freely available under an open licence from April 2010. Colleagues at EDINA pointed out that some of the coverage assumes that the open data will be the same as that contained in the Royal Mail’s Postcode Address File - but this is uncertain. ...4 days ago -
21st Century Snow Removal
on dot-gov —
Authority: 106
Snaps to the Mayor and to the terrific folks at D.C. Public Works. After 20 inches of snow fell for 26 hours through Saturday night, the street in front of my house--a side street no less--was plowed before 5 a.m . Sunday morning. (Maybe even earlier. No neighbors were awake to verify.) This was very different from ...5 days ago -
New White House cybersecurity chief faces uphill battle
ZDNet Government —
Authority: 127
Eric Schmidt has been announced as President Obamas new White House Cybersecurity Coordinator. Schmidt will have to work in collaboration with the intelligence, military and other agencies which traditionally have not worked or played well together in the same sandbox.6 days ago -
How “Smart” Can Government 2.0 Be?
Andrea DiMaio —
Authority: 544
Lately the terms “smart” or “smarter” have become quite fashionable in combination with terms like “city”, “planet” or “government”. Vendors such as IBM, Oracle, Cisco and others use this adjective to allude to how the use of information technology can help government agencies or entire ...6 days ago -
Happy holidays from Public Citizen!
Public Citizen —
Authority: 123
Whether it was pushing for health care reform, reigning in Wall Street or keeping dangerous prescription pills off the market, Public Citizen’s researchers, analysts and lobbyists have been on the front lines, standing up to corporate power and holding government accountable. We don’t have deep corporate pockets ...6 days ago -
Justice Dept. Should Investigate Bush-era Congressional ‘Deal-making’
CafeSentido.com —
Authority: 482
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is alleging “back-room dealmaking” and what he believes to be a misuse of office in Sen. Ben Nelson’s securing additional federal funding for his state’s Medicaid program, which is facing a severe budget shortfall. He wants the attorney general of his state to investigate whether ...6 days ago -
10 points on the mandatory use of open standards in Hungary
P2P Foundation —
Authority: 488
Nyílt Szabvány Szövetség, Open Standards Alliance recently posted 10 points on the mandatory use of open standards in Hungary : Hungarian Parliament has made the use of open standards mandatory by law in the intercommunication between public administration offices, public utility companies, citizens and ...6 days ago -
Open Internet
Wir sprechen Online. —
Authority: 136
Google : Open systems are profitable, but only for those who understand them well and move faster ; http://j.mp/6uz0Nf6 days ago -
Collaborating Openly on 21st Century Government
brianfrank.ca —
Authority: 124
Some thoughts culminating out of the last post about how open standards emerge… a recent post by fellow Londoner Bill Wittur on some open government basics… the latest post on the Google blog defining their notion of openness … and a book I perused a couple days ago by Beth Noveck on open collaborative ...6 days ago -
1 Out of 5 Adults Want Elected Offical Contact Info on Their Personal Web Pages
techPresident —
Authority: 601
Over on USA.gov, theyre running an interesting dialogue about how to improve the site, which is a primary portal for citizens seeking all kinds of information from government. (Compete.com says USA.gov averages just under a million unique visitors a month.) read more1 week ago -
DC get its Snowmap on
techPresident —
Authority: 601
To celebrate this weekends snowpocalypse, the government-data-lovin city of Washington DC constructed an online "Snowmap" showing where and how city vehicles had plowed and/or salted your neighborhood, with color-code street condition info to boot. In some lucky spots, you can even check out what the slushy view ...1 week ago
