Last month I had the incredible opportunity to participate in several Gov 2.0 events. One of the greatest take aways for me was finding all the people who are either working directly on the Data.gov project or involved in related initiatives. Data is a big deal for local government – particularly for those of us [...]
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Open Government: A New Type of Reality Show?
December 22nd, 2009 
Pam Broviak There’s been a lot of talk lately about open and transparent government, public data collection and distribution, and freedom of information. People are excited about online tools that allow for sharing of data. And politicians are eagerly answering the cries for open government by passing new FOIA laws and demanding data sets be released online. [...]
Posted in Gov 2.0, Government in the Metaverse, Social Media 
Tags: FOIA, General Government, gov2.0, local government, open government, transparency 
Comments OffMuniGov 2.0 – Not Just a Buzzword Anymore!
November 11th, 2008 Pam Broviak Web 2.0, Web 3.0, virtual worlds: are these buzzwords and their related technologies something you really need to worry about? Studies, reports, and white papers seem to be saying “Yes.” And that is a big fat “yes” even if you work for government. In fact there are already a few of us government folks headed [...]
Posted in Gov 2.0, Government in the Metaverse, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse, Social Media Tags: General Government, local government, MuniGov, MuniGov 2.0, second life Comments OffMuniGov 2.0 is Launched
September 7th, 2008 Pam Broviak A few weeks ago, I was introduced to Greever Wemyss (Second Life name) by a mutual friend who realized we both have an interest in local government and its use of Web 2.0 and virtual worlds. After a few discussions, we decided that we would create a Second Life group that is specifically focused on [...]
