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What Canadians want: Government & Web 2.0
According to research done by Phoenix Strategic Perspectives Inc. in December 2007 (so we’re going back a ways…) entitled New Technologies and Government of Canada Communications “(t)here is widespread...
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Want to comment on how the government is spending $40 billion?
Senator Elaine McCoy wants to know if you think it’s a good idea to start a website that allows Canadians to provide feedback on how the $40-billion stimulus package is being spent (or not) in your...
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Interview your legend…And other advice from eaves.ca
I’ve just discovered eaves.ca – a positive & brilliant Canadian blogger writing about technology, government and public policy. He has tons of good ideas that the public service could use to...
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Publishing site usage stats: beneficial?
This week on Twitter, I was sent a link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Web Metrics Dashboard. I like it in theory, but my initial question was: what’s the benefit to them and to...
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Benefits of blogging
Yes, every once in a while I turn my gaze inward and think about this decision to blog. I’m certainly not the only public servant to be doing so, most of us have the disclaimer that our opinions are...
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What is open data?
I’ve spent the past few months researching open data in my spare time and I thought I’d share what I learned about all things open, because for someone who is not that technical, it took me a far...
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Happy Ada Lovelace Day
I’m not usually one for showing my political side, but I’m going to raise the veil for the sake of Ada Lovelace Day. I’m one of thousands of bloggers posting thoughts about my favorite women in...
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Your input requested: how do citizens want to be consulted?
After reading this post on topics for discussion at GovCamp I started thinking about what would make it a worthwhile day for me. That may sound harsh but I’m over-committed right now so ruthless...
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Everyone’s talking about engagement, so, um, what is it?
A friend was telling me recently about a scene in David Chernushenko’s new movie where a group of people living on an island off the coast of Denmark worked together to shift their method of energy...
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CLF evolves with the Web Experience Toolkit
As much as I appreciate how much positive press the User Experience Working Group (UXWG) is getting – here and here and even here…There’s a story that hasn’t yet been told about Common Look and Feel...
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