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Greetings from Stockholm, Sweden! In just a few hours, at 9 am eastern/6 am pacific, the inaugural Netroots Sweden will be getting started. The organizers Bjorn, Johan and Natalie have attended the last few Netroots Nation events in the US and it's been a long journey to get them to this point today. In the past, Swedish bloggers have gathered in small groups, but never at a gathering on this scale. The event is modeled on our annual event and I hope they achieve the same outcomes by bringing people together. read on
Netroots Nation
USACM -- U.S. Public Policy Council of the Association for Compu
Tech Policy Blog Part of the Obama Administration’s proposed online privacy initiative involves consumer data privacy codes of conduct. These codes would be developed through a multi-stakeholder process, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is responsibl ...
Sarah Granger
Each time campaign season heats up, the public is on alert. They say most people vote more on character, perception, or gut feeling, i.e. who they like, than based on facts, experience, policy ideas, or other more wonky stuff. As one who's been on the outside and inside of campaigns...City Brights: Sarah Granger
It’s no secret that San Francisco and Silicon Valley’s tech demographics skew heavily on the side of men.
techPresident | How campaigns are using the web, and how the web
BY Sarah Lai Stirland | Wednesday, April 4 2012 "Being a Midwestern city of relatively the same size [of around 50,000,] and the same demographics, we wanted to find out a way to help Joplin rebuild in a way we knew how, which is obviously using technology," said Michael Ashford, CivicPlus's community engagement evangelist in an interview with techPresident. CivicPlus first got in touch with Joplin, Mo.'s Information Systems Manager Mark Morris and Public Information Officer Lynn Onstot last October with the idea to donate their software to the city and host a hackathon to collect new pieces of code to put to use for the city. They finalized the parameters of the agreement to hold the hackathon and to provide the city with free software in late January.
At a party Saturday night, a well-respected and long-time fellow Republican woman tossed out a few casual "the party left me, I didn't leave the party" remarks. Pausing for a sip, I took the chance to retort: "When did that change? I remember the days of the GOP being branded as supporting working women and reproductive rights. Think back to Bush Sr. having the nickname 'rubbers.' " Read more >
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PublicEdge
The Web's no longer just a place for flat websites and one-way communication. Now a deep, complex understanding of the power of new media and its global reach must be integrated for organizations to succeed.
WomenCount || Home
The last time there was a sharp increase in the number of women elected to office was after reapportionment in 1992, known as "The Year of the Woman." That was 20 years ago, and there has not been a similar surge since. It will take a coordinated, national effort to increase the number of women in office in a significant way. And that's where The 2012 Project comes in.The rise of Government 2.0 signals the emergence of IT innovation and the Web as a platform for fostering efficiencies within government and citizen participation. How can we harness these innovations to decrease waste and increase productivity? Gov 2.0 Expo brings stakeholders together to explore transformative technologies and discover new solutions. Technology experts at Gov 2.0 Expo give government employees and contractors access to the practical tools, in-depth training, and industry contacts needed to answer the new mandate for transparency, efficiency, and cost containment across 5 topic tracks : Data is one of the key enablers of innovation, accessibility, and transparency.
Gov 2.0 Expo 2010 - Co-produced by UBM TechWeb & O'Reilly Confer