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gov20, if it was my plan I wouldn’t start there

There are a couple of ways of looking at gov20 technologies and their role in national governance, most of the chatter that I’m seeing at the moment is focused on just one side of the opportunity. Certainly there is a … Continue reading

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Do you want control, a megaphone or real participation?

Early eGovernment history is littered with examples of implementations by departments who were struggling to work out what it meant to provide an online service. Many of those early sites did little more than provide you with a form that … Continue reading

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Open Government Data, Complexity vs. Usefulness

On the flight yesterday I was thinking through the various models that we are seeing emerge for open government data. As with most computer systems you can begin considering a model that should help when it comes to thinking about … Continue reading

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Open data – seeds of a second eGov revolution

The discussion around open data is gathering pace in several countries around the world, and the more I see of that discussion the more convinced I am that we’re watching the second significant revolution within government that has been driven … Continue reading

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The failure of Gov 2.0, many implementers are missing the point

Government’s around the world seem to be fundamentally missing at least one of the key tenants of how Web 2.0 technologies can be used to enhance eGovernment programs, not for lack of trying, more likely because it is hard not … Continue reading

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