Category: governance
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Open Government Data: possibilities and problems
View a . PDF version of this report here Government 2.0 involves direct citizen engagement in conversations about government services and public policy through open access to public sector information and new Internet-based technologies. It also encapsulates a way of working that is underpinned by collaboration, openness and engagement[1] Background and context The Political Issues…
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The Future of the Internet: Private Sheriffs in Cyberspace Jonathan Zittrain
I was lucky enough to see this presentation in London a couple of years back. I am re-visiting it as I am doing some work on the governance of death and dying online that includes social software.
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Making Government Better: New Online Tool
A team of researchers from the LSE Public Policy Group and the OII have developed an online tool to help government organisations improve their communication with customers. The team was led by Patrick Dunleavy (LSE) and Helen Margetts (OII), and Tobias Escher (OII) developed and programmed the online checklist. More information, access to online tool…
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New Book: Joseph Camilleri and Jim Falk “Worlds in Transition: Evolving Governance Across a Stressed Planet”, Edward Elgar, UK, December 2009
The book that I worked on in 2006 as a Research Assistant with Professor Jim Falk is to be launched this Friday at the University of Technology; Sydney. The book is about the rise of ‘global governance’; driven by crisis such as climate and technological changes (I worked on the technology chapter). The argument, and…
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Tim Berners Lee on free data and the BBC’s Virtual Revolution
Tim Berners-Lee discusses the launch of the government’s new open data project, and Dan Gluckman explains why the BBC was so keen to open the development of a new series about the social history of the web (link) Also see: http://data.gov.uk/
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Oxford Internet Surveys
(Another important ‘big picture’ Internet impact study from the Oxford Internet Institute). Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) research is designed to offer detailed insights into the influence of the Internet on everyday life in Britain. Launched in 2003 by the Oxford Internet Institute, OxIS is an authoritative source of information about Internet access, use and attitudes.…