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Microsoft Has End-to-End Commitment to Cloud Computing: Menzione | Government Cloud Computing
Microsoft's Vince Menzione (pictured), General Manager for Microsoft's partner strategy in the US public sector, has been underlining his company's "end-to-end commitment to cloud computing." In a magazine interview this week Menzione declared: "All of our salespeople will be leading with cloud....Cloud is the way we lead our discussions with our customers." Menzione, whose full title is General Manager of USPS Partner Organization and Strategy, is responsible for partner engagement within the U.S.
What is Web 2.0 ? In 2005, it meant geeks embracing a set of principles and practices: using the web as a platform, harnessing collective intelligence, data is the new "Intel inside," and others. By 2010, many of the dominant companies and services that embody or fuel Web 2.0 have become global brands: Google, Craigslist, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, and a host of new mobile communities or platforms. These companies are often defined by what they allow users to do : upload pictures or video, stay connected to friends, track and discover news, save bookmarks, create communities, etc. For non-geeks, Web 2.0 meant the online world became a place you could publish and participate.
10 Lessons for Gov 2.0 from Web 2.0 - O'Reilly Radar
Streamlining e-Government Through a BPM System
Why include BPM in an e-Government strategy? In today’s fast paced world, e-government is widely considered the key to modernizing government operations, increasing efficiency, and eliminating waste. E-government refers to the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in government operations, involving both internal operations and external relationships with citizen constituents.
E-Government Meets Web 2.0: Goodbye Portals, Hello Web Services
Gartner recently released a couple of reports on how web 2.0 technologies are being used in e-Government. The reports are entitled The E-Government Hype Cycle Meets Web 2.0 and Government and Web 2.0: The Emerging Midoffice . Both are about how modern e-government efforts are moving away from the 'one stop shop' portal approach that characterized early efforts, and are turning more towards mashups and (to quote the first Gartner report) "a number of mostly adventurous initiatives with blogs, wikis or islands in Second Life." But it's the ecosystem of Web Services - and the reusability of content and services that Web Services enable - that really excites Gartner about web 2.0 in e-government. Control
The “Getting Started with Government 2.0” Guide | Social Media S
In the last few months, I’ve received an increasing number of “hey Steve, how would you recommend someone get started in social media or Government 2.0?” emails, and I’ve gotten tired of sending out the same emails time and time again. I’ve been meaning to write a post like this for a while, but even I was little overwhelmed at the resources available! So, here’s my attempt at creating a post (with comments) that will hopefully become a helpful resource for those interested in learning more about social media and the Government.In particular the first two provided me with a refreshing consideration of the issues of copyright and net neutrality, and with many contrasting feelings. The first consideration is that the debate over copyright and net neutrality is ultimately an issue of industrial policy . It’s government somehow deciding which sectors of the economy should be priviledged. Decisions over net neutrality and copyright law affect each sector.
Benchmarking e-government in web 2.0
The eGovernment for Development Information Exchange provides online resource materials and an electronic discussion forum building knowledge for e-government practitioners in developing and transitional countries. It addresses a series of topics of potential interest to e-government practitioners and suggests solutions to issues in relation to these topics. The topics are: The solutions were developed through a mix of research at the Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) of the University of Manchester, research in local partner institutions, and discussions on the egov4dev email list.
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An age of hyperconnectedness has obscured the fact that the Republicans, for all the wackiness, have put on a serious tournament of ideas this time around. HowAboutWe started off like most dating sites by targeting lonely singles. But then its founders had a novel idea. Why not set up romantic dates for slouchy husbands and exhausted moms, too?
Across the world several million regions, cities and local governments are faced with the same situations and challenges in terms of e-government. So why not unite their efforts? We are creating a collaborative software ecosystem, where government organizations, non-profits and the private sector work together to share the cost of enhanced capabilities. The larger the community that shares the applications, the more potential benefits derived by each participant.
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FLOSS(Free/Libre/OpenSourceSoftware) is arguably one of the best examples of open, collaborative, internationally distributed production and development. FLOSS provides numerous benefits for developing countries, such as low cost, adaptability, and a free-of-charge high quality training environment, as shown by the FP6 FLOSSWORLD study. The FLOSSInclude project aims to strengthen Europe's participation in international research in FLOSS and open standards, by studying what is needed to increase the deployment, development and societal impact of FLOSS in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The project will result in a sound understanding of the FLOSS-related needs of the target regions. It will federate local and regional development initiatives with the support of cooperation with current EU research. It will also provide a roadmap for future EU research cooperation in this area.
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La communauté belge "Digital Innovators" organise son premier séminaire sur le thème "Logiciel Libre à l'usage du service public". A cette occasion, l'accent sera mis sur PloneGov, action de promotion de Plone dans les administrations. TechnocITé (centre de Compétence de la Région wallonne dans le domaine des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication) donne le coup d'envoi du Digital Innovators Tour avec son premier séminaire sur le thème " Logiciel Libre à l'usage du service public ", le 29 janvier 2009. Les logiciels libres prennent une place de plus en plus importante dans le paysage informatique et ont de bons atouts pour séduire les administrations publiques (souvent gratuits, forte communauté, indépendance etc.).
Plone et les logiciels libres dans les administrations publiques
Leveraging E-government at a Time of Financial and Economic Crisis The 2010 United Nations e-Government Survey: Leveraging e-government at a time of financial and economic crisis was completed in December 2009 and launched in early 2010. The report presented various roles for e-government in addressing the ongoing world financial and economic crisis. The public trust that is gained through transparency can be further enhanced through the free sharing of government data based on open standards.
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Since 2008, there has been a wave of voting law changes that impose barriers to the ballot box. Georgia Rep. John Lewis, a veteran of “Bloody Sunday,” called the new laws “the most concerted effort to restrict the right to vote since before the Voting Rights Act.” The right to vote is being chiseled away [...]
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