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GSA to Offer IdeaScale to Federal Agencies

by Tim on January 20, 2010

As was already mentioned at last week’s Open Government Directive Workshop event in DC (see video, starts at around 1:14:20), the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has announced it will offer IdeaScale to federal agencies free of charge in order to help them comply with the tight deadlines presented in the Open Government Directive. From the press release: [...]

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Clay Shirky on Change.gov and Crowd Wisdom

by Tim on February 9, 2009

David Wilcox reports on a talk Clay Shirky gave at the London School of Economics this past week about collective action in a political context and some of the discussions that have since ensued: Clay Shirky: online crowds aren’t always wise Clay Shirky, leading commentator on internet technologies and author of Here Comes Everybody, last night backed away [...]

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E-participation efforts on Change.gov

by Tim on January 17, 2009

Now that the transition period is drawing to a close, it’s time for a first look back at the various e-participation efforts that took place on Change.gov since the site launched on November 6, 2008. A total of four six projects ran (the last one will close tomorrow): Join the Discussion: Healthcare (November 26 through [...]

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