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Government is a Vehicle for Participation

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Government 2.0 is a Logical Extension of Government

Tim O’Reilly, who coined the term “Web 2.0″ addressed the Government 2.0 in a CBS News interview. He made the case for the use of ‘collective intelligence’ in govenment. There has been a lot written that government does not have the appropriate culture for participation and collaboration. Mr. O’Reilly ponts out that “government is a vehicle for participation”.

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How will Government 2.0 transform government?

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

We’re providing some “food for thought” ahead of the ICGFM panel discussion about Government 2.0 on November 4th. in Washington.

Technology analysts, IDC, recently produced a survey on Open Government and Government 2.0 in the United States. They found a higher adoption rate of Web 2.0 technologies in industry than government. The study analyzed the benefits of different Web 2.0 tools for government.

IDC Government Insights – Open Government Initiative Survey

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Many believe that Government 2.0 is much more than social networking and citizen participation. They believe that Government 2.0 will bring direct democracy to government.

Tim O’Reilly believes that government should be seen as a collective action. Government 2.0 enables us to “do it ourselves.” It’s about government as platform.