Government 2.0

Government 2.0 Tim O’Reilly

O’Reilly Media, Inc.www.oreilly.com

Senate System AdministratorsFebruary 24, 2009

Monday, March 9, 2009

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What might that entail?


A vision of technology in government

"We need to connect citizens with each other to engage them more fully and directly in solving the problems that face us. We must use all available technologies and methods to open up the federal government, creating a new level of transparency to change the way business is conducted in Washington and giving Americans the chance to participate in government deliberations and decision-making in ways that were not possible only a few years ago."

– From Barack Obama's campaign platform on technology



Google, Walmart & mybarackobama.com - Obama’s


how good collective sensor data is getting - flickr geotagged photos

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Instedd


Global Virus Forecasting Initiative


The smart phone plus local search. Today pizza, tomorrow news?



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Stimuluswatch.org


The power of transparency

•Open source: “Many eyes make all bugs shallow”

•Gov 2.0: “Many eyes make all pork visible”



Rapid Application Development

$whois stimuluswatch.org...Domain ID:D155066373-LRORDomain Name:STIMULUSWATCH.ORGCreated On:09-Jan-2009 22:00:26 UTCLast Updated On:28-Jan-2009 23:33:43 UTCExpiration Date:09-Jan-2010 22:00:26 UTC

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What are the technical and social factors making it harder to do this inside government?•Security requirements?•Technology mandates?•Limited list of approved vendors?•Institutional resistance?•Antiquated infrastructure?•Laws that no longer make sense?


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21http://www.globalnerdy.com/2008/12/30/the-air-forces-rules-of-engagement-for-blogging/


http://www.globalnerdy.com/2008/12/30/the-air-forces-rules-of-engagement-for-blogging/

http://www.globalnerdy.com/2008/12/30/the-air-forces-rules-of-engagement-for-blogging/

A new model of private/public partnership?


USAspending.gov

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Virtual Alabama

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Outside-in innovation

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Moving from government web sites to government web services

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Now let’s take this to APIs. Google Maps king of the hill, per


housingmaps.com - the very first Google maps mashup•It was a “hack.” Google learned from it, quickly, and turned it into a supported feature


Apple brings geotagging to iPhoto via Gmaps



Google maps as a model

•Mashups were invented by users - the API came later to support them

•It’s open•It’s two-way: innovations outside Google can be brought onto Google


If you’re really building a platform, your customers and partners build new features before you do


Twitter hashtags and news - both hashtags and the real time search


What would the equivalent platform for government data innovation be?


•Government data and web services•Private sector innovation in consumer-facing services

What would the equivalent platform for government data innovation be?


• To bring the innovators and pioneers in this space together to compare and contrast tools, best practices, and ideas

• To create a community of Gov2 leaders who can push change forward and outward year-round

• To highlight the importance of Web 2.0 technologies in governance and transparency

• To help technology professionals within the government leverage the Web as a platform

• To better connect the technology-political eco-system• To demonstrate that disruption and agility can be beneficial for our

political system• To provide a platform for vendors to lay out their vision and

demonstrate leadership

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Just some of the many technologies we need to bring to bear

Rapid application developmentCollaboration and crowdsourcingNew rules for social media engagementCommunication with constituentsSecurity & Privacy in the world of government transparencyDatabase driven web services - "bulk data" and mashupsCloud computingInteroperabilityOpen source softwareOpen dataCitizen journalismAggregating and learning from data

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It’s Time to Reinvent Government

•My goal:–Bring the best of technology to Washington–Imbue technologists and entrepreneurs with a spirit of public service

–Highlight the great work that’s already begun
