In the fall of 2008, Washington, DC’s technology office developed a data catalog that contained a bevy of municipal data,..
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Toronto, Canada unveiled an open data initiative Monday, making it possible for citizens to augment, use and distribute data to..
This week, the makers of community collaboration software, Tomoye, launched a new initiative that will allow its proprietary software to..
As part of its on-going Smarter City initiative, IBM announced the launch of its first U.S.-based Business Analytics Solution Center..
A new study finds that governments need to move beyond traditional e-government initiatives, like simple websites, email lists, and other..
The key to successful public sector implementation of Web 2.0 tools is to evaluate potential benefits of citizen-centric governance against..
In June of this year, New York State’s Office for Technology jumped into the arena of social media and Web 2.0 technologies with the launch of Empire 2.0. And last week, Deputy CIO of Enterprise Strategy & Governance Services for OFT, Rico Singleton, released a memo regarding Empire 2.0’s Wiki Policy page. “
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) recognized fifty-two local governments this week for their performance measurement and management practices.
Lockheed Martin has announced the release of a proprietary social media tool, using an open source software license. The platform is one of a growing number of offerings meant to tap the power of collaboration between employees, while creating a secure environment to share content using blogs and wikis.
Actuate launched their Stimulus Management Solutions in mid-May. The solution utilizes both open source and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology to help state and local government jump start the economy.
Montana’s Recovery Act website just celebrated its first month of reporting its share of the Recovery Act stimulus dollars this week. Funding for the website was passed by the Montana Legislature and signed by the Governor on May 15th, and at the request of the governor, agency reporting will go above and beyond federal requirements set by the Recovery Act.
The state of California launched a redesigned Web portal yesterday with social media-friendly and widget-ready interactive designs. According to State Chief Information Officer Teri Takai, the redesigned portal is meant to be a “one-stop destination” for the over six million visitors per month.
