Open Source Software For Government 2.0 Evan Prodromou, Control Yourself, Inc. Government 2.0 Camp

Evan Prodromou, Control Yourself, Inc.

Government 2.0 Camp

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Who the...? Evan Prodromou Free Software since 1995 Wikitravel Identi.ca autonomo.us

Evan Prodromou

Free Software since 1995

Wikitravel

Identi.ca

autonomo.us

Government 2.0 means... 1) Enterprise 2.0 for Gov't 2) Public Outreach using Public System 3) Engaging Citizens in Gov't Processes

1) Enterprise 2.0 for Gov't

2) Public Outreach using Public System

3) Engaging Citizens in Gov't Processes

Enterprise 2.0-style Internal systems Inexpensive High-quality Scalable Shared value Auditable Modifiable No vendor lockin

Internal systems

Inexpensive

High-quality

Scalable

Shared value

Auditable

Modifiable

No vendor lockin

Outreach Reach people where they are Maximize outreach Get on public systems

Reach people where they are

Maximize outreach

Get on public systems

Downsides Auditability Archiving Reliability Requiring citizens to get on commercial sites to access their gov't Privacy

Auditability

Archiving

Reliability

Requiring citizens to get on commercial sites to access their gov't

Privacy

Engaging Citizens Interoperate internal & external systems Open protocols Linked data

Interoperate internal & external systems

Open protocols

Linked data

The Vision Open Source Software Linked Data in Open Formats Distributed Protocols Own Servers

Open Source Software

Linked Data in Open Formats

Distributed Protocols

Own Servers

Why Own People's data on people's systems Security Control Openness Connect to existing site

People's data on people's systems

Security

Control

Openness

Connect to existing site

Protocols Oauth OpenID Data Portability Diso ActivityStreams

Oauth

OpenID

Data Portability

Diso

ActivityStreams

Semantic Web Linked Data “ Metadata democratizes Data”

Linked Data

“ Metadata democratizes Data”

Why Open Source Open Source is made to copy Therefore built for sharing data FLOSS No incentive for “walled gardens”

Open Source is made to copy

Therefore built for sharing data

FLOSS

No incentive for “walled gardens”

Open Source Solutions Wiki -> MediaWiki, Mindtouch Blog -> WordPress

Wiki -> MediaWiki, Mindtouch

Blog -> WordPress

Next Generation Social Network -> Elgg Social News -> Pligg Microblogging -> Laconica Social bookmarks -> Magnolia 2, Scuttle, ...

Social Network -> Elgg

Social News -> Pligg

Microblogging -> Laconica

Social bookmarks -> Magnolia 2, Scuttle, ...

Now what? Try this Engage with us Tell us what you need Something better than nothing

Try this

Engage with us

Tell us what you need

Something better than nothing

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