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Federal CTO Makes the Case for Open Government and Innovation

Alexander Howard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Aneesh Chopra, Gov 2.0, Open Data, Open Government, Gov 2.0 Summit, Innovation, Government as a Platform, Government 2.0, Technology, iPhone Apps, Interview, Mobile Applications, Broadband, Fcc, Obama Appointments, Chief Technology Officer, Healthcare Reform, Technology News
Alexander Howard

Aneesh Chopra makes sure that the technology, data and innovation aspects of any given policy that comes before the president are thought through and are considered in a little more aggressive way.

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Government's Sociotechnological Revolution Leaves Little Place for Legal "Wet Blanketry"

Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Government, Peggy Olson, Mad Men, Social Media, Law, Congress, Gov 2.0, Twitter, Regulations, Wet Blanketry, Government 2.0, Federal Government, Gov 2.0 Summit, Facebook, Privacy, Technology News
Christina Gagnier

Government is undergoing a sociotechnological revolution, one that is being forced by rapid paced private sector technology changes and a real-time environment that is pervading every aspect of our lives.

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FCC Launches APIs and Development Engagement Platform

Alexander Howard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Fcc, Gov 2.0, Julius Genachowski, Applications, Gov 2.0 Summit, Federal Communications Commission, Innovation, Government 2.0, Technology News
Alexander Howard

The Federal Communications Commission is adopting the notion of making government as platform as it reboots FCC.gov for the 21st Century.

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Can Technology Forge a New Relationship Between Government and the Public?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Web 2.0, Social Media, Cory Booker, Gov 2.0, Tim O'Reilly, Government 2.0, Tim O'reilly Gov 2.0, Cory Booker Social Media, Personal Democracy Forum 2010, Gov 2.0 Summit, Arianna Huffington, Technology News
Arianna Huffington

Watching the news, it's easy to conclude that "Yes We Can" has been replaced with, "Actually, On Second Thought... We Probably Can't." Nevertheless, there are reasons for optimism. One of these reasons is tech guru Tim O'Reilly.

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Getting Geeky With It: LIVE From the Gov 2.0 Summit

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Blogtalkradio, Mark Drapeau, Summer, Government 2.0, Obama Education Speech, Gov 2.0 Summit, President Obama, National Defense University, Freedom of Information, Obama Health Care Reform, Dio, Media News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Dr. Mark Drapeau encourages a DIO approach, or "Do It Ourselves," taking data provided by the government and using it to solve our problems.

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