Tag: government

Government 2.0 and Motivation

By Rick Smith

02.18.10, 9:52pm Comments (0)

During my bachelor’s, I formed an organization based on the idea that undergrads could successfully do research in a laboratory. Read more »

New Frontiers in Shareable Innovation

By David Bollier

01.29.10, 10:29am Comments (1)

The growing sophistication of the digital commons can be seen in its expanding political ambitions, collaborative innovations, and stylish new forms of advocacy. Below, three examples of highly original commons-based projects that really rock. Read more »

Milestone: Open Government Directive Released

By Neal Gorenflo

12.17.09, 12:52pm Comments (2)

Well, we're a little slow on the draw with this, but better late than never for what by all accounts is an open government milestone. Read more »

Explore the Transparency Ecosystem

By Neal Gorenflo

11.16.09, 5:00pm Comments (2)

Last Friday I coworked with tech blogger Shannon Clark and others at Citizen Space. On my way out, I found this great little postcard from the Sunlight Foundation listing the top sites in the transparency ecosystem. Read more »

What do the White House and Shareable.net Have in Common?

By Jeremy Adam Smith

10.28.09, 12:51pm Comments (1)

We both run on Drupal!

Drupal is an open source content management system--which means that thousands of programmers, including the dudes who built Shareable.net, have collaborated in creating and managing it. Read more »

Generation Open

By Chris Messina

09.17.09, 12:44pm Comments (0)

Back in March, I spent the weekend in DC at TransparencyCamp, an unconference focused on government transparency and open access to sources of federal data. Read more »