HOW WEB 2.0 CAN MAKE YOUR AGENCY MORE
  OPEN, TRANSPARENT AND PARTICIPATORY




             November 9, 2009
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                     By:
              Andrew Krzmarzick 
             GovLoop, Director of 
            Community Engagement
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        Source: Flickr - Khalid Almasoud's Photostream
AGENDA
 What’s Gov 2.0?            Generation C
 Web 2.0?                   Before You Begin

 Blogs                      C o d So i g
                              Crowd Sourcing
 eDocuments
                             Open Data
 Wikis
 Social Virtual Networks    Mobile Devices 
       Twitter
                             Podcasts
       GovLoop.com
       Facebook             YouTube
       LinkedIn
                             Second Life
WHAT’S WEB 2.0?
FOUR GENERATIONS
               Veterans:   1920s‐1940

               Baby Boomers:  1940‐1960

               Generation X:  1960‐1980

               Millennials:   1980‐2000
               Millennials:   1980 2000

                         Web 2.0
                         Users?

Source: Washburn, E. Are You Ready for Generation X? Changing World View –
The Five Generations, Physician Executive. January‐February 2000.
A NEW GENERATION

How about “Generation C” ?
“…an avalanche 
of consumer generated 
            g
‘content’…”

Two drivers:
(1) Our creative urges
(2) Content‐creating tools
‐   Trendwatching.com, Feb 2004
Generation C
By Dan Pankraz
FACT:
 GEN C is a mindset
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   covering digital
creatives aged 10-35
Source: Flickr – lyzadanger’s photostream
“GENERATION C”
   G          C
      Someone of ANY age 
 who is actively using social media 
and engages others on the Internet 
      with a "2.0" mindset:
      creative, collaborative 
     and community‐oriented.
“GENERATION C”
                        G          C
                                                 Generations Explained
                                                                                     % of total adult        % of internet-using
                                                                                                                  internet using
Generation Name*
G     ti N     *                    Birth Years, A
                                    Bi th Y      Ages i 2009
                                                      in
                                                                                     population              population
Gen Y (Millennials)                 Born 1977-1990, Ages 18-32                              26%                      30%
Gen X                               Born 1965-1976, Ages 33-44                              20%                      23%
Younger Boomers                     Born 1955-1964, Ages 45-54                              20%                      22%
Older Boomers                       Born 1946 1954 Ages 55 63
                                         1946-1954,      55-63                              13%                      13%                 35%
Silent Generation                   Born 1937-1945, Ages 64-72                               9%                       7%
G.I. Generation                     Born -1936, Age 73+                                      9%                       4%
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project December 2008 survey. N=2,253 total adults, and margin of error is ±2%. N=1,650 total
internet users, and margin of error is ±3%.
*All generation labels used in this report, with the exception of “Younger -” and “Older -” Boomers, are the names conventionalized by
Howe and Strauss’s book, Generations: Strauss, William & Howe, Neil. Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069
(Perennial, 1992). As for “Younger Boomers” and “Older Boomers”, enough research has been done to suggest that the two decades
of Baby Boomers are different enough to merit being divided into distinct generational groups.
2.0




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“GENERATION C”



                                       Users age 18‐24 = 10.6%

                                       Users age 35‐54 grew 276%, 
                                       18‐24 only 20% last six months

                                       Average age = 40 yrs old

Source: http://socialcomputingjournal.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=824
BEFORE WE BEGIN…
1. Why? Tie to mission, goals, objectives, needs, gaps.
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2. Who? Champion, contributors, constituents, citizens. 
3. What? Content is the key to success.
4. How?     Decide which tools best meet goals.

5.
5 When? C t     h d l  t  i l
        Create a schedule to implement and evaluate. 
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BEFORE WE BEGIN…
1. Why?  Tie to mission, goals, objectives, needs, gaps.
1        Ti  t   i i  g l   bj ti              d  g

•   Transparency
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•   Accountability
•   Participation
BEFORE WE BEGIN…
BLOGS
What is a Blog?
a. an online journal or diary
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b. a “time bandit” that thwarts 
   my team’s productivity
c. abbreviation for “web log”
d. a creature from a bad sci‐fi movie
BLOGS
Which of the following have a Blog?
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   a) Environmental Protection Agency
   b) Transportation Security Agency
   c) Los Angeles Fire Department
   d) Cit   f L S ll  IL
      City of LaSalle, IL
   e) State of Massachusetts
   f) All  f  h  Ab
      All of the Above
BLOGS
Transforming Government




http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/News/blog.shtml
BLOGS
Step 1:  Pick a Blog Platform

Step 2:  Create an Account

Step 3:  Name Your Blog

Step 4:  Produce Content

Step 5:  Publish Post!
BLOGS




        http://GenShift.com
BLOGS
1. Why?  Tie to mission, goals, objectives, needs, gaps.
1        Ti  t   i i  g l   bj ti              d  g

•   Disseminate targeted messages

•   Explain your mission / activities

•   Foster dialogue / elicit feedback
EDOCUMENTS
WIKIS
What in the world is a Wiki?
Wh t i  th     ld i    Wiki?
a. an online encyclopedia
b. a web‐based tool where multiple users 
       create, publish and edit information
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c. a Hawaiian word for “fast” 
d. all of the above
WIKIS
        You call this fast?
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WIKIS
Transforming Government
WIKIS
1. Why?  Tie to mission, goals, objectives, needs, gaps.
1        Ti  t   i i  g l   bj ti              d  g

•   Provide a space for inter‐agency collaboration
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•   Gather the intelligence of the crowd

•   Widen the net for broader insight / information

•   Create a crowd‐corrected directory / resource
    C t          d       t d di t  / 
WIKIS               WIKIS
Step 1:  Pick a Wiki Platform
St     Pi k   Wiki Pl tf

Step 2:  Create an Account

Step 3:  Set Up Your Wiki

Step 4:  Produce Content

Step 5:  Edit and Post!
St  5   Edit  d P t!
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
 Who in this room has the 
most connections/friends on:
                                NOT
                                JUST
                                FOR
                               KIDS!!!
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
Transforming Government
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
              Information
              Ideas
              Insight
Sharing
 h            Issues
              Individuals
              I di id l
              Intelligence
KNOWLEDGE
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
KNOWLEDGE
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS




          Steve Ressler
      Founder, GovLoop.com
KNOWLEDGE
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
Business Problem:
Millions of 
government 
employees working 
     l          k
on similar issues but 
no safe place to 
connect and share 
best practices 
      p
 Solution: GovLoop.com ‐ Social Network 
 for  Government Community
KNOWLEDGE
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
ONE YEAR LATER…
ONE YEAR LATER
 Over 20,000 members

 CTOs, CIOs, Politicians, Professors, Innovators at 
  All Levels of Government 

 International Collaboration (Australia, Brazil, Canada)
KNOWLEDGE
 SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
1. Why?  Tie to mission, goals, objectives, needs, gaps.
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Share / gain knowledge / information
       /g            g /

Connect with colleagues / common interests

Replicate best practices more rapidly
KNOWLEDGE
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
• Free 
   Micro blogging
• “Micro‐blogging”
• 140 characters or less
• Send and read user updates 
     aka “Tweets”
• Text‐based  but can post links / photos
  Text‐based, but can post links / photos
• Anywhere, anytime via cell or computer
KNOWLEDGE
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
GovTwit.com
• State/Local = 900+
• Federal Agencies = 500+
• Dept of Defense = 150+
• Hawaii = 8
KNOWLEDGE
 SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
1. Why? 
 Crowd sourcing ideas to improve services
  Crowd‐sourcing ideas to improve services
 Communicating with / to citizens
 Posting links to key information 
 Reporting incidents, sending alerts
 Promoting events, surveys, studies, etc.
KNOWLEDGE
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
Step 1:  Go to Twitter.com

Step 2:  Create an Account

Step 3:  Find People to Follow

Step 4:  Consider Alternate Tools

Step 5:  Jump in the Stream (“dialoguing” vs. “doing”)
KNOWLEDGE
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
KNOWLEDGE
SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
Groups
KNOWLEDGE
 SOCIAL VIRTUAL NETWORKS
1. Why?  Tie to mission, goals, objectives, needs, gaps.
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 Recruit candidates for open positions
 Find job candidate references/recommendations 
 Launch discussions with industry / other agencies in groups
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CROWD SOURCING




http://betterbuyproject.com
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CROWD SOURCING




    http://www.thenationaldialogue.org
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OPEN DATA
OPEN DATA
OPEN DATA
RSS

What does RSS stand for?

a)   Like K.I.S.S., only R.S.S.
b)   Rhapsodically Syncopated Sound
c)   Really Simple Syndication
d)
 )   None of the above
RSS
PODCASTING
Q. What’s the difference between 
Q  Wh t’  th  diff       b t     
      a podcast and a vodcast?
A. Podcast = Audio          Downloadable
   Vodcast = Video
PODCASTS
Transforming Government
PODCASTS




http://www.epa.gov/epahome/podcasts.htm
PODCASTS
1. Why?  Tie to mission, goals, objectives, needs, gaps.

 Provide public service announcements
 Train / inspire your personnel (bite‐size chunks)
 R
  Record important meetings / events
       d i    t t     ti g  /     t
PODCASTS
Step 1:  Pick a Platform

Step 2:  Create an Account

Step 3:  Create Your Call

Step 4:  Start/Record Call

Step 5:  Edit and Post!
VIDEOS
Why/How do you use
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         ?

     http://www.youtube.com/user/USEPAgov
VIDEO SHARING
Why/How do you use
Wh /H  d       



           ?



    http://www.youtube.com/UnitedStatesNavy
VIDEO SHARING
1. Why?  Tie to mission, goals, objectives, needs, gaps.
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 Tell your story (control your message)
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 Capture knowledge of retiring employees
 Recruit the next generation of public servants
MOBILE PHONES/DEVICES
 What has your Cell Phone taught 
                            you lately?
                                        “Most cell phones today have 
                                        more computing power 
                                            than was available to 
                                              NASA during the 
• Audio Books                           Apollo space program…”
• Podcast Briefs (i.e. Guide by Cell)
                 (            y     )        ‐ Wes Ferguson, Author of 
                                                                  h    f
• Text Message Tips                        Moving at the Speed of Creativity

• Entire Classes????
MOBILE PHONES/DEVICES




      http://www.faa.gov/wireless/info
WEB‐BASED CALLING
WEBCASTS & WEBINARS
Q. What’s the difference between 
Q  Wh t’  th  diff       b t     
    a webcast and a webinar?
A.  Webcast = One‐Way
   Webinar = Interaction
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING

        http://delicious.com/akrzmarzick
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WIDGETS




http://epa.gov/widgets/
VIRTUAL WORLDS
What s the coolest name for an 
What’s the coolest name for an 
avatar in Second Life?
a. I h b d I
   Ichabod Issachar
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b. Siegfried Lactanoid
c. Zedeka Nadezda
d. Horatio Fizelmeister
                           Second Life Avatar
VIRTUAL WORLDS
Transforming Government
LEGAL ISSUES
• Indemnification and limited liability:  seeking to remove the 
indemnification clause (because agency officials cannot agree 
to tie their agency to unlimited liability in violation of the Anti‐
Deficiency Act), and to ensure that liability is limited and 
covered by federal law.

• Jurisdiction and choice of law:  the proposed agreements 
must be governed by the law of the United States and by the 
relevant state law only in the absence of other federal law.
LEGAL ISSUES
• FOIA:   the proposed agreements recognize that we adhere 
to the Freedom of Information Act.
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• Intellectual property:  the proposed agreements recognize 
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that our content is in the public domain.

• Advertising:  providers have assured that they will eliminate 
or minimize advertising and that they have no intention of 
adding advertising that they do not currently display. 
LEGAL ISSUES
• Grandfather arrangements:  previous "click through" 
agreements will be superseded by new agreements, making it 
possible to "cover" existing accounts, avoiding the need to 
close old accounts and rebuild content from scratch.

• Free Service:  in every case so far, providers will not charge
federal account holders for the use of their services.  These are 
not contracts; they are no‐cost agreements.  While fee‐based 
“premium” services may be available from the same provider, 
those are separate arrangements for which the agency should 
proceed under traditional “procurement” processes.
POLICY ISSUES
 Privacy
 Employee Activity
 Paperwork Reduction Act
 Cookies
                                                 http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Enhancing‐Online‐
                                                 h     //       hi h         /bl / h i O li
                                                 Citizen‐Participation‐Through‐Policy/
 Records Management
 Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)

For more information: Social Media and the Federal Government: Perceived and Real Barriers and Solutions: 
http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/documents/SocialMediaFed%20Govt_BarriersPotentialSolutions.pdf
http://www usa gov/webcontent/documents/SocialMediaFed%20Govt BarriersPotentialSolutions pdf
SECURITY ISSUES
RISKS                                         RECOMMENDATIONS

•Impersonation / info integrity               • Cybersecurity policy official

• Unwanted surveillance                       • National strategy

• Compromised intelligence
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• Infrastructure threats                      • Incident response plan


 Talen from Cyberspace Policy Review:  
 http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Cyberspace_Policy_Review_final.pdf
 http://www whitehouse gov/assets/documents/Cyberspace Policy Review final pdf
HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES
  RECRUITMENT                             RETENTION

  • Be cool / innovative                  • Use ‘em or lose ‘em!

  • Be where they are                     • Knowledge transfer

  • Boomers “retiring”
                    g                     • Alumni network

  • Set clear boundaries                  • Emergency corps


Talen from Cyberspace Policy Review:  
http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Cyberspace_Policy_Review_final.pdf
http://www whitehouse gov/assets/documents/Cyberspace Policy Review final pdf
WHAT’S NEXT?                                             Blogs
                                                                            eBooks
1. Why? Tie to mission, goals, objectives, needs, gaps.
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                                                                     Mobile Phones

2. How?    Decide which tools best meet goals.                             Podcasts
                                                                                RSS
3. What? Content is the key to success.
3  What? Content is the key to success                          Social Bookmarking

4. Who? Assign owner/contributors; define audience.        Social Virtual Networking
                                                                             Videos
5. When? Create a schedule to implement and evaluate. Virtual Worlds (Second Life)
   Wh ?
                                                                 Web‐Based Calling
                                                                Webcasts/Webinars
                                                                              Wikis
WHAT’S NEXT?

WEB 3.0?
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               • 3‐D
                 3D
               • Mobile / Clouds
               • Aggregation
WHAT’S NEXT?
THANK YOU!
  FOR MORE INFORMATION:
HTTP://GRADUATESCHOOL.EDU
     //
ANDREW KRZMARZICK
Phone: (202) 352‐1806
Email: Andrew@GovLoop.com
Blog: http://GenShift.com
Blog: http://GenShift com
Twitter: @krazykriz
Slideshare.net/akrzmarzick
Linkedin.com/in/andrewkrzmarzick
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Second Life: Zedeka Nadezda

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