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A great read "5 necessary truths about Gov 2.0"

Source: http://egovau.blogspot.com/2010/12/great-read-5-necessary-truths-about-gov.html

Andrea Di Maio's article, 5 necessary truths about Gov 2.0, over at Federal Computer week has just been brought to my attention, and I commend it to everyone involve or interested in Government 2.0.

It makes some excellent points which I feel are often not understood or appreciated by governments, that Government 2.0 isn't all about them (politicians or agencies), that it is not all about communication, it is a toolkit for solving problems and that Government 2.0 should align with business goals - not just be deployed as a shiny toy.

Sometimes I think that the rush to push government to use Government 2.0 tools and techniques does as much harm as good. While it does force agencies to consider new approaches and take active steps, it can also create and reinforce a shallow view of Gov 2.0, or leave it marginalised in government Communication Branches, rather than embedding it within program, policy and customer service/engagement areas. 

UK: Resources on the topic of Transparency

Some resources to look at http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/topic/170

 

Semantic Web - Publishing Technology Presentation

Louise Tutton, COO at Publishing Technology, talks about Semantic Web and its opportunities at Online Information, London (30th November).

Source : http://technology2reality.com/blog/

 

US releases national survey of social media use in State Governments

Source : http://egovau.blogspot.com/2010/12/us-releases-national-survey-of-social.html  (24-12-2010)

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) in the US has released an excellent report, NASCIO: Friends, Followers, and Feeds (PDF), which looks at social media adoption by US states, identifying best practice and sharing knowledge on how tools are being deployed.

To quote the report,

The survey examined adoption trends, current applications and expectations of social media technologies, the extent to which implementation is governed by formal policies or individual agency initiative, and perceptions of risk associated with social media tool use.

This is a fantastic resource for other governments as well and provides some key insights into who, how and why social media is being used by US state governments.

It is a must read for senior managers - particularly CIOs and Secretaries.

I strongly recommend distributing this report within your agency because, as the report says about Web 2.0 and social media,

CIOs may not have been immediately convinced of the business value of these tools as they entered the workplace, but the fact is that this is how effective governments are communicating now, and this is not just a fad.

See also

Les recommandations du manuel de l’UE pour communiquer dans les médias sociaux au banc d’essai. By Michael Malherbe, mardi 22 juin 2010

 

Google: The largest linguistic corpus of all time

Sources: 

http://blog.veronis.fr/2010/12/google-largest-linguistic-corpus-of-all.html (EN)

and 

http://blog.veronis.fr/2010/12/google-le-plus-grand-corpus.html (FR)

UK: PASC to inquire into the effective use of IT by Government

Source: www.parliament.uk

The Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) today launches an inquiry into the way in which Government develops and implements technology policy.

• Public Administration Select Committee

The inquiry will examine the Government’s overall strategy for information technology (IT) including how it identifies business needs, the effectiveness of governance arrangements, and procurement policy and practice.

PASC is inviting written evidence on issues relating to this inquiry. Full details are set out in the accompanying issues and questions paper. 

PASC expects to start evidence sessions on the inquiry in the new year.

 

Facebook vs. Twitter 2010 Social Demographics

Source: http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2010/facebook-vs-twitter-2010-social-demographics/

What about metrics concerning EU websites ? 

Interview: a new tool for direct democracy

A video to see and hear at http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=4791530e-bc2c-4e33-a25b-9e4e0125b266

Standardization of metadata

A presentation of Publications Office 

Download Metadata_CTI_20100922_1.4

see also http://publications.europa.eu/eurovoc/index_fr.htm 

and http://publications.europa.eu/procorner/tools/index_en.htm

 

European eGovernment Action Plan in 22 languages

Source: Grahnlaw, 17-12-2010 Lawyer for your business, contracts and property in Finland. Legal advice for expats. Speaker, moderator and teacher on EU law and politics, at home and abroad. Contact: ralf.grahn (at) kolumbus.fi Phone +358 400 494 706

The European eGovernment Action Plan has now been posted in 22 language versions on the EU's legal portal Eur-Lex.  

Read more on http://grahnlaw.blogspot.com/2010/12/european-egovernment-action-plan-in-22.html

See also New European e-Government Action Plan: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

http://blogs.gartner.com/andrea_dimaio/2010/12/17/new-european-e-government-action-plan-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/