Open Data vs Urban Poverty, and Apps as Community Assets
Inspired by International Open Data Day, we talk to Steve Spiker, IT director for the Urban Strategies Council in Oakland, California, to talk about open data’s role in taking on urban poverty. Steve…
Open Government in Honolulu
Honolulu Deputy Chief Information Officer Forest Frizzell joins us to discuss Honolulu open government and Gov 2.0, CityCamp Honolulu and the exciting opportunities presented by the city’s upcoming partnership with Code for America….
Your Thoughts and Documents, Everywhere
We chat with Ross Mayfield of SocialText and SlideShare: The co-founder of SocialText and VP of Business Development for SlideShare talks us about how governments use social technology; Zipcast and free social meetings…
Social Media for Emergency Management
From the News Media to Moms and Dads – Twitter and Facebook in a Crisis: James Kliemt, senior digital communications officer with the Queensland Police, joins us to discuss using social media as…
Mobile Citizen Summit, sf.govfresh and SFOpen 2011
Talking Mobile and Mayors: Julie Germany and Lovisa Williams talk about the first Mobile Citizen Summit, and Luke Fretwell and Brian Purchia chat about the new sf.GovFresh and the SFOpen 2011 mayoral forum. How…
From an App to a Business
We chat with Leigh Budlong about turning her quest for user-friendly zoning information into a San Francisco app, and her plans to take Zonability to communities around the U.S. and the world. “I…
Social Business and Gov 2.0
Social, Inside and Out: Join us for a discussion of social business with Daschis/Headshift consultant James Dellow on making complex organizations social. “Social business doesn’t really differentiate between government and non-government” says Dellow….
U.S. Army Social and Mobile
Social Media for the Warfighter: Join a discussion with Major Juanita Chang, U.S. Army Director, Online and Social Media Division, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, and Matt MacLaughlin from SCoE Mobile, where…
Multimedia activism
Bringing it all together: Wiggio is a tool for bringing teams together through text, voice, e-mail and more on a streamlined Web interface. We talk with CEO Dana Lampert about building the tool,…
The Evolution of Open Gov
Open Government: Tom Spengler and Javier Muniz, co-founders of the government webstreaming company Granicus speak with us about the evolution of open government since 1999, cloud provisioning, going paperless with the iPad, public…