The Participation Company
Last year, after having been actively involved in its creation, I decided to run for a seat on the Board of Directors of IAP2 USA. Here are the goals I had in mind then: And here are a few of the things I’d like the new Board to focus on during the first year: Establish IAP2 [...]
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I’ll be visiting the Old Continent once again, September 7-27, 2011. As usual, I’ll be staying near Cologne, Germany. Let me know if you’d like to meet up. If you’re aware of any cool events related to e-participation that are happening in the greater area during that time, please let me know as well. If you’re curious what we’ve [...]
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Our local IAP2/NCDD group is doing another lunch webinar this Friday, June 4 at 12 noon: About the Stakeholder Score Webinar Environmental sustainability efforts not only reduce company risks, but are emerging as a source of competitive advantage. Sustainability is increasingly central to the operations and ongoing reporting of companies, and increasingly corporate executives are [...]
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For some time, I’ve been suggesting the creation of a national public participation calendar and project directory as a key component of the Open Government Directive: May 2009: Open Government Dialogue: “Create an Open Government Project Directory and Knowledge Base” January 2010: Open Government Needs Public Participation Calendars Based on this post on NextGov, it looks like [...]
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Update 2010/02/15: Added feeds for Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the list below, added National Archives to Pipes feed. The Open Government Directive, issued on December 8, 2009 stated: 1. Publish Government Information Online [...] e. Within 60 days, each agency shall create an Open Government Webpage located at http://www.[agency].gov/open to serve [...]
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In a post on the White House blog today, Aneesh Chopra, Federal Chief Technology Officer and the Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, follows up on some of the questions that went unanswered during the FAQ on Tuesday: Answering Your Questions on the Open Government Directive Russ Gaskin of Washington, DC commented: [...]
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Being eagerly awaited by many in the field, the Open Government Directive was released this morning: Open Government Directive (PDF, 84 KB) Here’s a summary of snippets that deal with participation and engagement: Participation allows members of the public to contribute ideas and expertise so that their government can make policies with the benefit of [...]
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