Aug 5

Open Government Links of the Week – August 5, 2011

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Several important things happened in the world of open government and technology this week. Let me know which articles should be added to the list by commenting below!

• The U.S. has a new Chief Information Officer. Alex Howard has this write-up about it and here’s Nick Judd’ post on it.




• The 2011 FOCAS, Networks and Citizenship, took place in Aspen, Colorado this week. There’s archived video online from it (along with more information) accessible through Alex Howard’s post.




• Here’s an article on “How Governments Are Developing Better Performance Metrics“.




• The Sunlight Foundation now has a 3rd post in a series entitled, “Congress Online”. This time the focus is on Congressional media.




• Interesting article by eMarketer on the adoption of tablets among the Hispanic population. How is your local government reaching out to this community? This blog has touched on it several times.

Open Gov Links of the Week

accessibility, Chief Information Officer, CIO, citizenship, communication, conference, Congress, engagement, gov 2.0, Hispanics, IT, media, metrics, open government, performance metrics, tablets

May 13

Open Government Links of the Week – May 13, 2011

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• “Open government requires accessibility, not just data, specialists say”

  • “Making important agency information easy to find online can also be a key factor in improving the agency’s public image, said General Services Administration digital government specialist Sheila Campbell.”

• “Open Government Philadelphia: an initiative and policy paper from Councilman Bill Green”

  • The post has “his 10 recommendations and what they could mean for the future of Philadelphia governance, in addition to a related presentation his office shared.”

• Report: Federal CIO Wants State and Local Collaboration for Better Online Customer Service

• “Model local open government initiative gains traction in Cook County. Who’s next?”

  • This post by Alex Howard has several bits of recent info going on in the local open government space.

• Chart: Email Activities of US Internet Users

• Social Media & Political Campaigns: Resources

• Open Government West in Portland, Oregon

  • It’s scheduled for Fri. and Sat.
  • Portions of it have been live-streamed
  • Follow the Twitter hashtag #ogw11 for more info.

• Oregon Debuts State Broadband Map

Open Gov Links of the Week

#ogw11, accessibility, broadband, CIO, local government, map, Open Data, open government, public relations, social media