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Thom’s Top TenA report from the
2009 Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington D.C.
Thomas KearneyDelivered at the Chief Information Officer Branch, Government of Canada, Lunch and Learn
October 21, 2009
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Top People
US CIOUS CIOUS CTOUS CTO
DeputyCTO
DeputyCTO
DeputyCTO
DeputyCTO
Inventor of EthernetInventor
of EthernetSocial
ScientistsSocial
ScientistsAgency LeadersAgency Leaders
Military GeneralsMilitary Generals
Open NGO’sOpen NGO’s
Social ActivistsSocial
ActivistsData
LibertariansData
LibertariansState
GovernmentsState
GovernmentsMunicipal
GovernmentsMunicipal
Governments
Open source Startups
Open source Startups
Cloud VendorsCloud
VendorsIdentityGurus
IdentityGurus
Security Experts
Security Experts
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Top Speech
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Top number
If 150 individuals is a maximum for an effective group:
What is the minimum number of groups in the Canadian public service?
250,000/150=1,666
LESSON:Lots of groups are economical for the
first time with tools like GCPEDIA & GCCONNEX
LESSON:Lots of groups are economical for the
first time with tools like GCPEDIA & GCCONNEX
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Top word
Neophile
someone who loves changesomeone who loves change
They are a minority of the population. They are a minority of the population.
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Top ideasOpen
Open data, Open Government, Open trust framework, Open source, Open secrets
Government as a platform Iphone versus vending machine 3 key levers; standards, R&D, procurement Wholesaler of data not just one product GPS as example of gov as platform Sidewalks as a platform for interaction and
serendipity
DIO (Do It Ourselves) From audience to people with roles Ease of use enables individual action
We serve the public better when we serve togetherWe serve the public better when we serve together
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Top Example
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Top Quotes
“You can’t accept a no from someone who can’t give you a yes”
Michele Weslander, Intellipedia
“When the best leader leads, the people say they did it themselves”
Lao Tzu
“Coding is quicker than consensus”
Clay Johnson, Sunlight Foundation
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Top Challenges
Rapid application development challenges government procurement models
How does participation change the decision making process ?
working on tools to consolidate and filter input
It is all based on trustIt is all based on trust
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Top Cloud Stories
Amazon Most experienced commercial provider Very fine grained control available now Highly secure clouds are possible (can be
integrated with internal environment)
US Gov GSA issued RFI for cloud computing Up to 45 percent of initiatives are low security and
are candidate for commercial cloud
We need an internal development cloudWe need an internal development cloud
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Top take aways
Need to think about things differentlyThe future is up to us. Need to participate and be a positive force for change.
This means you will have to step out of your comfort zone.
This means you will have to step out of your comfort zone.
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Top tips for Open Government
Real simple: Make sites scrapable don’t use PDF’s Diffs not dumps
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Top Insight
Government has three main powers:
The power to convene
The power to enable
The power to regulate
Government has three main powers:
The power to convene
The power to enable
The power to regulate
Andrew McLaughlin, Deputy Chief Technology OfficerAndrew McLaughlin, Deputy Chief Technology Officer
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Top Links
Towards Living IntelligenceAwesome video from Chris Rasmussen
at Intelipedia available on youtube.
www.Stateofusa.org
www.Opensecrets.org
www.Gapminder.org
Towards Living IntelligenceAwesome video from Chris Rasmussen
at Intelipedia available on youtube.
www.Stateofusa.org
www.Opensecrets.org
www.Gapminder.org
http://www.gov2summit.com/http://www.gov2summit.com/