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GovScape
by GovScape
The voices of connected govt - e-Gov / Gov 2.0 / Open Gov for Fed, State & Local public sectors, tech leaders + civic innovators. *Hosts: Allison Hornery & John Wells *Producers: Cofluence
Episodes
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Knowing What To Look For: International Privacy Awareness Week
[More info, links and social media at gov20radio.com] Privacy complaints and enquiries are on the rise. We talk with Timothy Pilgrim, Australian Privacy Commissioner in the countdown to the international Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) 2014.
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Beyond Gov 2.0: Open Gov? Society 2.0
[More info, links and social media at gov20radio.com] In a special live recording at the GovInnovate Gov 2.0 Conference in Australia's capital city Canberra, facilitator John Wells leads a round-up discussion with a panel featuring: Susan Sly, Chief Information Officer, VicRoadsCraig Thomler, Gov...
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GTEC 2013 And The Landscape Of Gov-Tech In Canada
[More info, links and social media at gov20radio.com] Government Technology Exhibition and Conference (GTEC) is widely regarded as Canada's pre-eminent Gov-Tech Conference. Thom Kearney and Richard Pietro talk to us about their experiences with the 2013 conference in October and, against that...
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Joining The Open Government Partnership: What's Next?
[More info, links and social media at gov20radio.com] The Open Government Partnership is a 60-nation network and growing. After some two years, Australia's Federal Government has just committed to joining the OGP. We talk with John McMillan, the Australian Government's Information Commissioner,...
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Connecting Citizens To Civic Performance In Edmonton
[More info, links and social media at gov20radio.com] The City of Edmonton has launched a Citizen Dashboard on top of their open data catalogue. Ashley Casovan, Edmonton's Strategic Coordinator for ICT, explains how the initiative is creating new insights for citizens as well as city officials...
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Connecting The Communicators With CommsCamp
[More info, links and social media at gov20radio.com] CommsCamp 2013 brought together practitioners from across UK Government to Birmingham for an unconference about all things communication in the public sector. Ann Kempster from the UK Government Communication Network, and one of the...
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Creating A Commons For Europe
[More info, links and social media at gov20radio.com] Inspired by programs such as Code For America, the newly-formed Commons4Europe program is working with seven cities to bring together government administrations, digital innovators, volunteers and local businesses to develop and push a civic...
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Counting Down To The Open Gov News Challenge 2013
[More info, links and social media at gov20radio.com] As the deadline for submissions approaches for the News Challenge on Open Government, John Bracken, the Knight Foundation's Director of Media Innovation shares his observations on the journey so far and provides some insights for making…
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Utah.gov Saves $61m Through Online Service Delivery
[More info, links and social media at gov20radio.com] The State of Utah has been well regarded for a number of years for its portal at Utah.gov, and the University of Utah's Center for Public Policy and Administration has recently completed a study to quantify the financial benefit of delivering...
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Open Government: Launching The Knight News Challenge 2013
[More info, links and social media at www.gov20radio.com] Ahead of taking formal applications, an "inspiration phase" has been launched for the 2013 Knight News Challenge. Some $5 million of Knight Foundation funding will be announced in June for innovative projects around Open Government. Amid...
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Helping Governments Understand The Information Economy
[Don't miss links, images, social channels + more at gov20radio.com] How can ICT-fuelled trade and economic development help build sustainable communities? The United Nations Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) focuses on innovative ways to improve living standards through trade,...
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Game On: 24 Hours To Imagine The Future Of Government
[Don't miss links, images, social channels + more at gov20radio.com] For 24 hours in January 2013, the Institute For The Future hosted a global game for citizens around the world to imagine the future of government through civic innovation. Jake Dunagan, IFTF's Research Director talks about the...
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Tech For Engagement: Mapping The Field
Two years ago, the Knight Foundation embarked on a program to look at ideas, tools and projects to increase civic engagement and participation. Damian Thorman, National Program Director, shares some insights from the KF Tech for Engagement initiative so far, and highlights some of the key focus...
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EDemocracy In Botswana - Connecting Citizens And Leaders
For more information on this interview, visit http://gov20radio.com Botswana, like many African countries, has a strong history of traditional tribal leadership and administration. Kheira Belkacem from the egovlab at the University of Stockholm is leading the Botswana Speaks project to enable...
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Power Of Co - Collaborative Governance In A Complex World
For more information on this interview, see http://gov20radio.com Most of the time, we talk about or experience collaboration in the context of a tangible project or an initiative, but how does it work when you are trying to progress an issue where there isn't a known pathway? Max Hardy talks…
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Escalating Open Government For The Francophone World
A commitment to open government in Francophone countries has emerged from the recent Heads of State of meeting in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the launch of a new 2020 Francophone digital strategy. Jean-François Gauthier and Mario Asselin from Democratie Ouverte...
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Gov 2.0 In The Continuing Evolution Of Connected Government
For more information, visit http://gov20radio.com/cebitgov2012/ A special live recording of a panel session at CeBIT Gov 2.0 Conference in Canberra, Australia. The panel features: Zachary Tumin, Harvard Kennedy School Deirdre O'Donnell, Information Commissioner, Office of the Information...
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Launching The Open Data Institute
Nigel Shadbolt discusses the realities of harnessing the potential of open data for governments, businesses and citizens. With Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Professor Shadbolt is the joint head of the newly formed Open Data Institute in London which he summarises as "... building the supply side; building...
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Control And Trust: The Future Of Governance
The electronic government landscape is increasingly pointing towards a diffusion of power, and an increased role and voice for citizens in public decision-making. Tomasz Janowski from the UNU-IIST Center for Electronic Governance discusses some of the global trends that he is observing:...
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Social Media, Record-keeping And Open Government
David Ferriero is the 10th Archivist of the United States and Head of the National Archives and Record Administration, including the Presidential Libraries. The collection includes some 12 billion pages and 40 million photos and now holds all Federal Government tweets. We explore the linkages...
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Open Government And Public Value: Beyond The Bottom-line
Theresa Pardo is well known for her work leading the Center for Technology in Government (CTG). This discussion looks at public value and taking a portfolio approach to open government, as articulated through the CTG's Public Value Assessment Tool. More more information on this interview…
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The Ongoing EGovernment Evolution
With the emergence of new trends like open government and open data, there is a perception by many that eGovernment is yesterday's news, and has largely been completed. In a candid conversation, Barbara-Chiara Ubaldi, head of the OECD's eGovernment unit, explains that there is much work still to…
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Data.gov: Communities, Voices And Value
The US Data.Gov platform now features more than 470,000 datasets from 172 agencies, as well as thematic communities representing such diverse interests as health and education through to developers and consumers. Jeanne Holm shares some of the lessons learned over the last 12 months of escalating...
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Open Government: Real World Cases; Real Innovation.
Beyond the buzz, for many agencies the journey to open government and open data is tempered by a need to see and understand the evidence of benefits. Andrew Stott, former UK Government Director of Transparency and Digital Engagement, shares some compelling examples where the release of open data…
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The Semantic Web: Data Linked To Data = New Insights
In 2001 Professor Jim Hendler jointly conceptualised the semantic web along with Tim Berners-Lee and Ora Lassila. When he invented the World Wide Web, Berners-Lee always envisaged it as highly linked, and the idea of the semantic web - a web of linked data with meaning - is now emerging as a...
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Open Government And Public Sector Records
Digital public sector recordkeeping is one of the unsung cornerstones in the open government and open data discussion. Dr Anne Thurston talks about past and current challenges of digital recordkeeping and preservation for government - particularly in developing countries. She also highlights how...
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Beyond The Hype: Gov-tech Across The Commonwealth Of Nations
The 54 countries of the Commonwealth of Nations represents more than 2 billion people across every region of the world and a vast diversity in development and capacity. Professor Tim Unwin, well-known as UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, now heads up the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO).…
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Open Access, Open Licensing, Open Government
Open access to Government information is a key element of the open government discussion, both in policy and practice terms. Baden Appleyard shares his experience in developing and applying the Australian Government's Open Access and Licensing Framework, and highlights the opportunities and...
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Creating The Commons - Civic Connections For Innovation
Building a culture of collaboration and participation is a key ingredient to making innovative programs work in cities. Mark Headd talks about his time with Code for America as their Head of Government Relations, and shares some of the emergent learnings from the intersection between the various...
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Where Government 2.0 Meets Society 2.0 (part 2)
In times of austerity and change, social technologies and new forms of collaboration enable governments, industry and citizens to create new opportunities and solve problems. In part 2 of this special 2-part interview with Zachary Tumin from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government's Belfer…
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Where Government 2.0 Meets Society 2.0 (part 1)
In times of austerity and change, social technologies and new forms of collaboration enable governments, industry and citizens to create new opportunities and solve problems. In part 1 of this special 2-part interview with Zachary Tumin from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government's Belfer…
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Service Design For Public Sector: Questions Before Answers
The emerging discipline of service design is playing an increasingly important role in the public sector. In this special live recording from Paris, we speak with Christophe Tallec of Utilisacteur/Uinfoshare and Anne Marie Boutin, head of the French National Design Centre (Agence pour la…
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Gov 2.0 Cut-through: Leadership, Trust & Catalyst Events
When the Government of British Columbia in Canada released their Government 2.0 Strategy, it built on their social communication experience during two key 'catalyst events': the H1N1 virus pandemic and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Kieran Harrop talks about his time with the Office of the CIO in the…
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Start-up Culture Meets Gov 2.0 In Washington DC
What happens when you bring a room of entrepreneurs, developers, designers and government practitioners together for 54 hours to create new enterprises and solve public challenges? Mack Kolarich, co-organizer of the DC Gov 2.0 Startup Weekend, talks about how he and his team are adapting the...
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Bringing Content To People, Not People To Websites
Content comes first when it comes to delivering sustainable digital public services at Devon County Council. Carl Haggerty, Digital Communications Manager for the Council shares his insights on the importance of a digital content strategy, where his approach to designing services, not websites or...
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Community As First Responder: Social Media In Emergencies
The Black Saturday fires devastated Australia and shocked the world. Now, the Country Fire Authority of Victoria has become a leading example of the use of social media for emergency management, winning this year's Australian eGovernment award. Martin Anderson, CFA's Digital Media Manager and...
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Open Technology: Sharing Knowledge, Standards And Code
The Open Technology Foundation is a new Australian-based organisation that is a hub for technology and people networks in government to share, reuse and co-invest in open technology initiatives across the public sector. OTF Chair Terry Cutler and General Manager Steve Schmid tell us why the...
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2.0 Is Changing Definitions Of Public Goods. Or Is It?
Nicholas Gruen, economist and former chair of the Australian Gov 2.0 Taskforce debates the ways in which 2.0 thinking and technologies are changing economic definitions of public goods. In this far-ranging discussion, Nicholas explains how Gov 2.0 is a nexus between 'Jefferson's dream' of the...
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Global Service Jam Connects Dots Worldwide With Government
A fun and inspiring chat with the German-based team behind Global Service Jam events who are now collaborating with the Australian Department of Innovation to pilot GovJams nationally and worldwide. Hear Adam Lawrence and Markus Hormeß on the stages of rapid prototyping, city-specific Jams and......
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Federal Agency Leads International Service GovJam
A case of big government "innovating about doing innovation". To demo co-creation of user-centric problem solving, the Australian Government's Department of Innovation is leading a national and worldwide network of 48 hour service Jam events in a collaboration with the @GSJam team and others.…
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Young Citizens Reveal New Ways Of Thinking About Government
EdgeRyders is a joint project of the Council of Europe and the European Commission, and has been described as 'the largest think-tank in the world' where young Europeans are collaborating and sharing experiences about what it means to transition to an independent, active life. Alberto Cottica and...
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When ROI = Return-On-Influence: Social Comms For Local Govt
From deploying Yammer for policy and program support, to creative use of YouTube for recruitment, and even using QR codes to create the world's first Wikipedia town, the UK's Monmouthshire County Council is a leading example of how local government can move beyond social tech to social...
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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...
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Opening Civil Society Data In The UK
Jenny Clark and David Kane from the UK's National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) are bringing civil society to the open data table through their Voluntary Sector DataStore and associated initiatives. Jenny and David talk about 'dipping the toe in the water' to bring together the data...
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Trends In Transparency With The Sunlight Foundation
The Sunlight Foundation brings together developers, journalists and citizens to explore issues of transparency and openness in the public sphere. Sunlight's Director of Policy John Wonderlich shares national and international perspectives on open government, where collaboration between government...
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Public Engagement And Co-design For Wicked Problems
Dr Don Lenihan - Vice-President, Engagement, at Canada's Public Policy Forum - explores the breadth of issues and some of the common misconceptions around engagement and co-design, including "who" needs to be engaged and "how". In this wide-ranging episode, Don challenges many assumptions such as...
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Revolution @ State: How New Media Is Shaping Diplomacy
In "Revolution @ State" Fergus Hanson - Visiting Fellow from The Brookings Institution - explores practical cases of what Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has called 'creative diplomacy' and 21st Century Statecraft. A useful reference for agencies of all sizes, this wide-ranging report...
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GovCamp Paris And OpenGov In Francophone Countries
Allison Hornery and guest co-host Lyne Robichaud speak with Jean-François Gauthier from Démocratie Ouverte about the recent GouvCamp Paris, including plans to form a foundation, in the vein of the Sunlight Foundation and the Open Knowledge Foundation, to support greater Open Government take-up by...
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GouvCamp Paris Et OpenGov En Pays Francophones
Lors de notre premier épisode multilingue, Jean-François Gauthier, de Démocratie Ouverte, raconte à Allison Hornery, de même qu'à Lyne Robichaud, notre co-animatrice spécialement invitée pour cet épisode, comment s'est déroulé le récent Gouvcamp qu'il a organisé à Paris. Jean-François a aussi...
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"And / Also" - A Hybrid Approach To New Media At USDA
Amanda Eamich from the US Department of Agriculture shares some insights into her approach to including new media as part of the communications mix for the Department. Amanda also talks about how to infuse innovation, open government and new media channels into the broader activities of the...
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