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Open Government: HeyGov in San Francisco a great win for Open Government and...
My good friend Stuart McKee posted about an incredible victory for citizens over at The Bright Side and I couldn’t concur more with his conclusions. I am proud that Microsoft and our partner ISC were...
View ArticleGovernment as a Platform: Open Government Data, the Millineal’s Movement
I have explained Government as a Platform multiple times to myriads of folks. I think Tim O’Reilly has done a very good job in this video of explaining it clearly. The challenge is now organizing the...
View ArticleAustralia: Centrelink is Doing Amazing Things for Australian Government,...
I had the honor of meeting with some of the ICT leadership of CentreLink yesterday from the Australian central government. Centrelink does some incredible things down under and it was an honor to host...
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Resorts as a Platform – FixingPotholes Vacation Edition #gov20
Resort as a Platform - Vacation 2.0 or Open Govenment Takes a Vacation So, my family kidnapped me and brought me to one of my favorite places on the planet – Mexico. While they allowed me to bring my...
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Europe: What can we do to harmonize EU rules on cloud?
Government Cloud Ride John Miller writes at the Wall Street Journal about the efforts underway to try and find the accurate balance in the cloud and data sovereignty debates throughout Europe. Many of...
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Matthew Burton: ACH Turns Open Government Data into Actionable #gov20 Policy...
Gunnar and Burton: Applying ACH to Non-Intelligence Policy Issues with Open Government Data Thanks to Gunnar posting over at GovFresh, we have some insight into some of the advanced policy work being...
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Africa: MIT Wealth of Nations, eRegistry #opengov and #gov20 to Drive...
Government 2.0 and Open Government Data Could Grow Africa's Welath... I have the honor of sitting on a board that came from MIT and specifically from Julius O. Akinyemi, the great thinker behind the...
View ArticleBuilding a Movement: Will #gov20 and #opengov die?
I have been reading a few articles that circle around a similar topic. Adriel pens a critique of the use of Government 2.0 as tools alone, not necessarily driven by mission, @cheeky_geeky writes of...
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Fixing Potholes – Tip O’Neill, Open Data and Single Moms and What it Means to...
President Ford and Tip O'Neill - Government 2.0, Open Government Data and Fixing Potholes “All politics is local” said Tip O’Neill. An early American hero of mine while I was a young politico working...
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London, NYC and Korea: Connecting the #gov20 and #opengov Movement
Helping Ring the Bell at NYSE - Can We Keep it Ringing for Government 2.0? While it has been a busy week and will continue on for a few more days now, it has been amazing in terms of gaining insight. I...
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Texas: Taxes and Infrastructure for New ICT #gov20
Texas, Taxes and The Cloud Texas made some decisions about ecommerce and taxes that may cause some issues for the way new ICT is rolled out worldwide. I am torn on the decision itself, but want to...
View ArticleUSA: Election Day, Harbinger for Good #gov20 and #opengov progress?
Today is the mid-term election day in the USA. Anticipated changes in the House of representatives and potentially our Senate. Unsure how reliable those polls are. The map above will give you an...
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China: Jinan can Lead the Way in #gov20 and #opengov
China: Municipalities throughout China Could Lead Government 2.0 Municipal and Provincial leadership in China is ready to help make government the strategic lever for policy reforms that the world...
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Resilience is Beyond Sustainability, Can #gov20 and #opengov Make Cities...
Resilient in Chinese - Can Resilient Government 2.0 and Open Government Efforts Exist Beyond Sustainability? I preach about sustainability an awful lot, but I just read over at Management Insights an...
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Simplicity Must Permeate #gov20 Efforts
Simplicity is not the Hallmark of Government, Yet... The fine folks over at the Telegraph continue to have great mashups based upon the UK Gov’s open data work. This image made me laugh a bit. It...
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How to Help: Government 2.0 is too important to stop the fight #gov20 #opengov
Wisconsin Public sector Workers Fight for their collective bargaining rights I have been through some very interesting times as of late, the kind of things that make you think about who you are, what...
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Roads less travelled, the pain involved & the reasons to persevere #gov20...
The Road Less Travelled is Worth It! With my wife, I am constantly trying to raise two daughters to be prepared for life in a sometimes turbulent world. The daily conversations are primarily mundane...
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Unity in Eurozone a Sign of Possible #gov20 Opportunity?
New commitment to European Unity could spell opportunity for #gov20? French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel came out in at least a verbal commitment to increased unity in the...
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Rebel Technology, Government2.0, Open, Social, Mobile and the Global Renewal...
Rebellion abounds today, how can Government's capture the passion and sustain the movements? I wrote this piece earlier this Summer for the Lower House of Congress in Mexico in anticipation of my...
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Top 5 Social Entrepreneurs and Enterprises – #Soc5
Social Enterprise Revolution #soc5 I see incredible examples of social enterprises every day. Both at my job and on the run, the corporate world has not only caught on, but are actively working the...
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Korea: T20 Ministers will Drive #gov20 Worldwide
T20 Ministers Meeting Incredible Success for Government 2.0 I was heartened to hear during my keynote (goto Login Tourism Speakers) and after at the T20 Meeting in Buyeo, Korea, that nations are taking...
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Are you experienced? Want to change the world? #opengov #gov20
Join the Cloud Revolution at Salesforce.com #gov20 #opengov As many of you know, I now work for an incredible company, Salesforce.com. One of the best parts about being a part of their revolution is...
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Building the New World of Social Infrastructure #gov20 #opengov #ows
The New Social Enterprise Requires a New Social Contract #socialenterprise I am thrilled to be a part of a true revolution in technology. Not just a promised revolution, or a politically motivated...
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Calling all authors: guest blog on innovation in government #gov20 #opengov
We will be bringing the blog back to life this year. I know many of you contacted me earlier to present your ideas on this platform and now really is the time. Send me a note and I would be glad...
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Looking for a few great State and Local CIOs
In my career I have known some amazing public sector CIOs. As I return to a leadership position in global public sector at Salesforce, I want to pay things forward and embrace the new set of public...
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Bridges to Revolution
I have long believed in bridges. No, not just to get me across lake Washington, but to shoot the gaps. A long time ago, in law school, I had the honor of being taught labor law by an incredible...
View ArticleIt is time
It is time. A number of friends have talked to me offline about re-energizing FixingPotholes. I am thrilled to recommit to doing so and having it be a forum to double click on policy leaders thoughts...
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Unsustainable Government – #gov20
Time to move past where we were built and into what we could be – #PaaS #Gov20 Queensland in Australia is struggling amidst an unsustainable government technology posture. It developed over decades....
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Why the NY Times is wrong on #datacenters, especially in consideration of #gov20
NY Times Article on Datacenters Misses Huge Points – #gov20 It almost seems like piling on to attack the NY Times assessment of datacenters and their impact on society at this point. When Forbes,...
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Not Cloud First, Cloud Now: Stand up and Fight for Citizens #gov20 #opengov...
Not Cloud First, Cloud Now #gov20 #opengov IDC recently released a study that resulted in interesting coverage from GigaOm. They found that the folks in government that could benefit most from cloud...
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