"government as a platform" entries

How do we get government to share data?

A look at three approaches to opening government data streams.

In a perfect world, every government agency would provide an open and free data catalog. The early adopters have done it. More will continue to do so. But in this case we need to also make sure that perfect doesn't become the enemy of good.

Bringing open government to courts

Harlan Yu on how "privacy by obscurity" in court records is changing.

An interview with Princeton computer scientist Harlan Yu is a reminder that the state of open government in the U.S. court system is both further advanced and more muddled than the public realizes.

Applying the lessons of Enterprise 2.0 to Gov 2.0

Professor Andrew McAfee on the potential of social software for government

In this podcast, MIT professor Andrew McAfee applies the insights from his research into the use of social software in the enterprise to understanding how and where technology will change government.

Tracking the signal of emerging technologies

The first NASA IT Summit featured deep views into the future.

The first NASA IT Summit featured deep views into the future, including an interplanetary Internet, the evolution of computational computing and Gartner's top emerging technologies.

Space IT, the final frontier

Exploring open source cloud computing, virtualization and Climate@Home at NASA's first IT Summit.

The first NASA IT Summit showcased the technology of today and the potential of the future. We take an in-depth look at the event and discuss NASA's IT shifts with NASA CTO for IT Chris Kemp and NASA CIO Linda Cureton.

"Knowledge is a mashup"

Dig into the Smithsonian Commons and you'll find Gov 2.0 in action.

This Smithsonian Commons project is a marriage of government resources and the web's capabilities. It combines offline and online information, makes experts available in any topic you could want, provides global collaboration, and gives everyone access to valuable knowledge. And since it's driven by iteration and immediate feedback, the Commons is bringing a Web 2.0 approach to the Gov 2.0 world.

Opening the doors of government to innovation

When I organize a conference, I don’t just reach out to interesting speakers. I try to find people who can help to tell a story about what’s important and where the future is going. We’ve been posting speakers for the second annual Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington DC Sept 7-8, but I realized that I haven’t told the story in one place. I thought I’d try to do that here.

Gov 2.0 as means not end

Government-as-platform doesn't absolve us from asking what services should be provided by a government.

Government-as-platform doesn't absolve us from asking what fundamental services should be provided by a government, as opposed to private industry. This is a big question. We didn't come up with a single universally-agreed answer before Gov 2.0, and Gov 2.0 will neither answer it for us nor let us evade the question.

Open government is a mindset

Analysis: Connections are forming between social media, open government and e-government.

While online tools and digital platforms that enable greater transparency, collaboration and citizen participation will continue to improve beyond those used in 2010, the culture of openness within agencies will also need to evolve in order for open government to achieve any measure of success.

Here come the healthcare apps

A look at the applications -- and the big opportunities -- showcased at the Community Health Data Forum.

Availability of government healthcare data is giving rise to an ecosystem of innovative applications, many of which were on display at the Community Health Data Forum. We take a look at some of the most promising health-data apps showcased at the event.