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Collaboration, Innovation and Social Media in Government

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Collaboration, Innovation and Social Media in Government: Join a great discussion of the Open Government Directive and Twitter, collaboration and ideation in government, with guests Jenn Gustetic from Phase One Consulting Group, Dave Briggs of Learning Pool, and Swimfish CIO John F. Moore and hosts Adriel Hampton, Steve Lunceford and Steve Ressler. More background here.

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Something’s Happening Here …

We’ve got an extra special show planned for this Sunday night, as we lead off with a discussion of the Federal government’s use of collaborative online tools to solicit citizen’s ideas for reform. You can follow this phase of the Open Government Directive (pdf) implementation here.

Jenn Gustetic from Phase One Consulting Group will join the podcast to talk about the ideas gathered by top-drawer agencies, and we hope to hear your thoughts as well – follow Gov20Radio and use Twitter hashtag #g2r.

Also joining us is Dave Briggs of Learning Pool, author of a popular and useful Twitter guide for government. Dave will join the discussion of open government efforts here and in the UK, and also highlight a recent UK gov camp he put together.

Finally, we’ll be talking about social media for governance and politics with Swimfish CIO John F. Moore, who’s been doing some great analysis of Twitter use by elected officials. Here are just a few of John’s recent blog posts to chew on: “Which U.S. Governor is Really the Twitter Governor?“; “The State Department Using Collaboration and Social for Operational Effectiveness“; “Adding Transparency to the Public Meeting Process“; and, “Massachusetts Senate Race Social Media Success or Failure?”

Join us LIVE Sunday at 9 p.m. ET!

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Local Gov 2.0 and Participatory Community

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Local Gov 2.0 and Participatory Community: We discuss Gov 2.0 applications for local offices and agencies, and highlight next week’s Gov 2.0 Camp LA. We also discuss community collaboration and the challenges of building participatory community around issues and actions. Special guests include Erin Kotecki Vest, political and special projects director for BlogHer, Ron Vinson, Deputy Director of San Francisco’s Department of Technology, and eCommunications manager Martha McLean of Ottawa.

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Crisis Camp Haiti: What’s Up and How You Can Help

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Crisis Camp Haiti: What’s Up and How You Can Help: The U.S. tech community has responded in force to the natural disaster in Haiti, organizing impromptu “crisis camps” around the nation to assist in this humanitarian crisis. Tonight, one of the organizers, Noel Dickover, joined us for a synopsis of activities and ideas on how you can help. Check out the Crisis Camp Haiti resources at CrisisCommons.org as well.

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Craig Thomler on e-Gov and Gov 2 in Australia

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e-Gov and Gov 2 in Australia: e-Gov expert Craig Thomler offers operational insights into Gov 2.0 happenings in Australia. The discussion covers topics ranging from current Gov 2.0 initiatives in Australia, the Gov 2.0 Taskforce’s report, the National Broadband Network and mandatory Internet filtering.

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