The connected citizen in 2012
How ready are citizens to be part of a more connected public space? Where is the UK heading in citizen participation? Ahead of CITIZEN2012 in London, conference organiser Jeffrey Peel – with guest speakers Andy Williamson of Future Digital and David Moody of Kana – discuss building the democratic commons, including tools and trends in next-generation government/citizen engagement.
Citizens as shareholders – Gov 2.0 LA
We talk with Alan Silberberg of Silberberg Innovations about GovCamps and other unconference format events, including the third annual Gov 2.0 LA gathering organised by Alan in association with Pepperdine University in Malibu.
Taking the Neighborhood to Your Smartphone
Civic tech startup Blockboard aims to reconnect and enhance neighborhoods through smartphone technology, putting messaging, city services and local news together in a fun social format. It’s live now in San Francisco’s eclectic…
Clean the World
A ‘Crazy and Fascinating’ Vision: On May 3, 2008, in one of the world’s pivotal moments for tech-enabled mass collaboration, 40,000 volunteers removed all of the garbage in the country of Estonia in…
A Mobile App to Save Lives
Be A Hero: Richard Price, chief of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, shares the latest on a new app that links trained volunteers with heart attack victims using GPS-enabled smart phones….
Building Gov 2.0 Community in San Francisco
CityCampSF, OpenSF, Code for America, oh my!: Some of San Francisco’s top social media, tech and civic innovators discuss the use of new communications technologies in the Egyptian revolution, and how to build…
The State of Gov 2.0 and OpenGov
Community organizers join in a live discussion and concurrent web chat to discuss OpenGov and Gov 2.0. Some of the questions we’ll examine: What is the general state of the opengov and Gov…
The Best of Social
Bob Fine’s ‘Big Book of Social Media’: In 2009, Bob Fine organized 20 social media conferences around the world. He took the connections and lessons from his experience to put together ‘The Big…
Empowering the Front Line
Empowered to Make a Difference: John Tschohl, author and consultant, has devoted his career to teaching complex organizations about customers service. He joins Gov 2.0 Radio to talk about his new book, Empowerment:…
Open Gov Along the Pacific Coast
Join a discussion with Sarah Schacht and Stephanie Hayes about Open Gov West and promoting civic innovation and government access from San Francisco to Vancouver and beyond. Sarah is director of Knowledge as…
