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Web 2.0: The Future of Collaborative Government

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Web 2.0: The Future of Collaborative Government, Change your world or the world will change you
A short "paper" for dummies but well explained
Source: Deloitte Canada
http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/article/0%2C1002%2Ccid%25253D208669%2C00.html?WT.mc_id=USRSS

 

eGovernment, Semantic Web and Multilingualism

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The Semantic Web provides a common framework that allows data to be shared and reused across application, enterprise, community and multilingual boundaries. It is a collaborative effort led by W3C  ( World Wide Web Consortium  ) with participation from a large number of researchers and industrial partners.

It is based on the Resource Description Framework (RDF).

See also the separate FAQ

and for further information: http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/SW-FAQ

RDF: http://www.w3.org/RDF/

Webcontent.gov: a US official practical guide

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http://Webcontent.gov

Webcontent.gov is a practical guide to help you manage your agency's website. Everything you need to know as a web content manager is here, including:

· information about federal website requirements

· guidance on how to fulfill OMB's web policies

· common web content practices

· staffing and governance issues

· website design and usability

· performance measures

 

Where is the equivalent for EU websites ?

Well done but …

UK Government launches mash-up contest

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Source, Kablenet: 2 July 2008 The Cabinet Office has set up a competition for people to develop their own mash-ups from public sector information http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/FrontpageRSS/FDCD0543BB7EB0228025747A003E8695!OpenDocument

The competition, the idea for which emerged from early discussions of the Power of Information Taskforce, has involved the release of government information not previously available.

Entrants can combine the data with their own material to create information tailored to specific groups or needs. Details are available on the taskforce's Show Us A Better Way website.

References:

http://www.showusabetterway.co.uk/ http://www.showusabetterway.co.uk/call/2008/07/your-150-ideas.html

Improving access to Government through better use of the Web

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By Jose M. Alonso, eGovernment Activity Lead, W3C/CTIC Published Monday, 23 June, 2008 - 17:07 Sources: http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/19406 and http://www.lagan.com/?LangType=2057 ________________________________________
"The eGovernment achievements so far demonstrate the value to governments of providing information and services over the Web, but there is a lot of room for improvement" believes the author as he highlights challenges and what W3C are doing to tackle them…

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) eGOV: a new Interest Group (IG)

Institutions have to disseminate freely reusable information, not to build websites

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Source InternetActu, http://www.internetactu.net/2008/06/20/les-institutions-doivent-construire-des-donnees-reutilisables-pas-des-sites-web/
By Hubert Guillaud, 20/06/08

According to David Robinson (http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com ), Harlan Yu, William Zeller and Ed Felten from Centre policies of information technology at Princeton University, institutions and U.S. administrations should abandon the dream of developing websites and have to focus on building databases of their decisions, their votes, their funding. The data should be made public, interoperable and free for any use by everyone they explain it in their study.
(To download the study: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1138083#PaperDownload  )
According to researchers, the private sector knows better how to organize and present information than the public sector. In many cases, particularly in relation to the American public Internet, the private sector has already produced the best achievements to the users. And to refer to GovTracks, developed by Joshua Tauberer, which is expected to present Legislative information in a much better way than its official competitor, Thomas, maintained by the Library of Congress. The Princeton researchers suggest that, once the private sector will have solved the irritating difficulty of extracting data from government web sites, we should see proliferation of web sites allowing people to search, distribute and analyze their data in multiple ways.

Last fall, Jerry Brito of TechLiberation and researcher at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University had also published an article entitled "Hack, and Peer Mash" in which he explained that release of raw data and open and use of structured formats make sites and actions of government agencies more transparent and accountable.

Still, as reported by ArsTechnica that this release idies still cause problems. Jerry Brito recounts the story of a Washington Post journalist who had discovered "delights" on the site of the U.S. Senate, such as  an XML file containing the votes of the congress. But the webmaster has removed access on the pretext that senators have the right to present and comment on their votes as they wish. In other words, to allow access to data structured votes expose senators to a stronger public visibility, which they still find it hard to accept. (Google modified translation)

Information from the Public Sector now easier to re-use in all Member States. Easy enough?

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Source: European Commission dg INFSO
Public bodies produce, collect and share vast amounts of information, such as meteorological, traffic and financial data, digital maps or tourist information. This valuable Public Sector Information can be the basis of new added value services, but it is often difficult for businesses and individuals to re-use it. The EU's Public Sector Information Directive of 2003 enhances the re-use of such information across the EU. Transposition of the Directive has now been completed in all 27 EU Member States, as the European Commission has now closed an infringement case against Belgium for non-transposition of the Directive. The Commission is currently evaluating the corresponding national laws in preparation of a review of the Public Sector Information Directive which is due by the end of 2008. It has launched a public consultation towards this aim, which is open until 15/09/2008. Get this document at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1017&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Other posts on the same subject at http://europa-eu-audience.typepad.com/en/1_registersregistres/index.html

Law drafting in France and in Canada

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La légistique. Numéro spécial juin 2008 du Courrier juridique des finances et de l’Industrie The 03/07/2008, by Stephane Cottin,http://www.servicedoc.info/La-legistique-Numero-special-juin,2174 La légistique (sous titré Ou l’art de rédiger le droit) (numéro spécial - juin 2008) http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/catalogue/9782110072856/index.shtml PDF version de ce document is available for 8 euros at the Documentation française ( http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/catalogue/9782110072856/index.shtml )
This issue of a govermental legal journal (95 pages) presents about 20 studies regarding legal drafting and good pratices.

Access to documents: Turco judgement

Version française: http://europa-eu-audience.typepad.com/fr/2008/07/accs-aux-docume.html
In a judgement delivered on 1 July the Court of Justice of the European Communities allows access to legal advice Council on legislative acts only on the grounds that their disclosure could create uncertainty about the legality of legislation adopted in the wake of these opinion.
Print: http://www.eu-logos.org/newsletter_print.php?idnl=765
Source: http://www.eu-logos.org heading NEA say

eGovernment’s Services face rising costs and expectations

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A former Downing Street insider told GC Expo that the public sector faced daunting challenges over the next few years
"The scope of government is growing all the time, and this is problematic for two reasons," he said. "Firstly, the attitude of citizens to government is to demand omnipotence while expecting incompetence.
"Secondly, there is a globalisation of many issues and a decentralisation of others, with central government in the middle. People want personalised, localised solutions, and the institution of central government is building its role but losing its empire."
Source: Kablenet , 13 June 2008
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/FrontpageRSS/4652A63305FE46BB80257467003A239A!OpenDocument
http://snipurl.com/2kkcd