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In this post for Backchannel, our ongoing conversation between practitioners and close observers at the intersection of technology and politics, Panthea Lee, an expert in technology for international (RT @andrew_chadwick: Ethnographic approaches to... No comment yet.
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RT @OSDelivers: Open Source Software's Opportunity to Reform Government by @revodavid http://t.co/LshEBLKRIZ #FutureOSS #opengov
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..."of all sectors, the public sector will be impacted the most by open source software" Delete the scoop?
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In the early aughts, Kim Rees loaded a single website and had a life-changing experience. It was IBM’s Glass Engine, an interactive visualization of composer Philip Glass’s work.
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Opening up government doesn't mean dumping overwhelming amounts of data on the public. Governments can play a role in helping citizens interpret the data/information using data visualization methods. Delete the scoop?
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Knight Foundation News Challenge is a global community that will draw on your optimism, inspiration, ideas and opinions to solve problems together for the collective social good.
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Some great ideas here in "pursuit of more open and productive interactions between citizens and our governments." Delete the scoop?
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In a long-awaited leap forward for open access, the US government said today that publications from taxpayer-funded research should be made free to read after a year’s delay – expanding a policy which until now has only applied to biomedical science. ...
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“The Obama Administration is committed to the proposition that citizens deserve easy access to the results of scientific research their tax dollars have paid for,” the memo says. The OSTP also tells agencies to maximize public access to non-classified scientific data from research they fund. Delete the scoop?
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Progress in open government data is not (just) about the number of datasets being released. The quality of the datasets being released matters at least as much – and often more – than the quantity of these datasets. Delete the scoop?
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Red Hat Public Sector Chief Technology Strategist Gunnar Hellekson talks about how open source is saving governments money and encouraging innovation. Delete the scoop?
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Jack Andraka's studies about pancreatic cancer would have never come about were it not for open access to online journals -- the very thing Aaron Swartz was promoting before his death.
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Jack Andraka: “The public funds a lot of this research. Shouldn't the public have access to it?” Delete the scoop?
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Publicly-available Census or Department of Energy data can be a powerful tool in the right hands, and the White House wants to help get it there. The inaugural National Day of Hacking from June 1st...
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Hacking for good... Delete the scoop?
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It was a good week for open government data in the United States Congress. On Tuesday, the Clerk of the House made House floor summaries available in bulk XML... Delete the scoop?
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From hackathons to social media, open government is transforming the way that Mayor Bloomberg’s administration and New York City government serve the public. Delete the scoop?
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A look back at how open source influenced the open government movement in 2012. Delete the scoop?
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The state's Committee on Open Government wants local and state governments to more proactively post records and information on their websites, limiting the need for Freedom of Information requests. Delete the scoop?
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RT @ICT4Gov: Mobile Survey Empowers Citizens to Assess #Justice Services in #Niger http://t.co/Jn00j9e2bg #opengov #ict4d #m4d via @WB_Institute
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No one wants to be called a "resource." Cut these 12 words from your vocabulary to make your office a more enjoyable place.
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These phrases make employees feel less human and more like replaceable parts in a massive corporate machine... (or a massive government machine) Delete the scoop?
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Anyone who has sat through a community planning meeting knows--well, they’re not always exciting, and not always terribly involving.
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Combining gamification and crowdsourcing for wider (and better) public involvement. Delete the scoop?
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Federal Open Government Minister Not Fan Of Open Government
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Gogolek: In some ways then, even Clement's much-hyped open data schemes testify to the Conservative government's general trend toward secrecy and one-way transparency. Delete the scoop?
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The Continuing Disaster Of Open Government In Germany Delete the scoop?
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The Guardian Public sector staff know open data matters but fail to get government plan The Guardian While 72% of the staff in the survey of open data understanding recognised that understanding data and its uses would be increasingly important...
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Open government's success depends on good internal communication as well! Delete the scoop?
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We've reached the end of the beginning of open government, and I'm excited because we've spoken too often of what we *could* or *would* do, instead of what we're actually doing. I say this fully indicting myself as someone ... Delete the scoop?
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People are becoming dependent on their cellphones, and when NextBus, a popular transportation app in Washington, D.C., stopped functioning in December, many commuters were thrown into a frenzy. Delete the scoop?
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This past Monday I had the opportunity to join Engineers without Borders (EWB) in Calgary, Canada, at their Annual Policy Forum on Global Development to discuss “How can open government contribute ...
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Lengthy but jam-packed with useful stuff...not the usual rah-rah either. A balanced look at how to do open government better. Delete the scoop?
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When you think of hotbeds of open-source innovation, Canada's Treasury Board typically doesn't make the cut. Delete the scoop?
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Open data innovation took off in 2012. Socrata CEO Kevin Merritt features 21 achievements. Delete the scoop?
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2012 was a remarkable year for technology, government and society. In our 2012 year in review, we looked back at 10 trends that mattered. Below, we look ahead to...
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A good list -- And my pet peeve: PDFs are on the way out soon, I hope! Delete the scoop?
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