The BrainJam Gov 2.0 LA event moderated by Andrea Baker focused on improving government engagement through technology and citizen involvement. Participants discussed challenges and solutions in evolving to a more open, participatory government model, emphasizing the importance of two-way communication and utilizing social media. The goal is to bridge gaps between citizens and government while encouraging innovative solutions and capturing valuable feedback from the community.

1. Structured BrainJamGov 2.0 LA February 13, 2011Moderated by Andrea Baker, AIIM International@immunity

2. Hi! Welcome to BrainJam Gov2.0LA EditionI am Andrea Baker, former Army – former contractor for Fed GovWorked with CIA/DIA/NSA/Pentagon/SIGAR/NOAANow – Manager for Systems of Engagement at AIIM International (What is AIIM)Twitter: @immunityIntroduction

3. Everyone participatesFree-flowing discussionKeep the peace – be open to everyone’s ideas and suggestions, a healthy debate is welcomeHelp capture the content: tweet, blog, etc…We will capture within this presentation and upload to the internet to share with the greater community.If questions or comments come in through Social Media – bring them into the discussionOther than that, let’s do this!Rules of this Brainjam

4. Shall we address:The biggest problems in GovernmentDefining the next steps in Government 2.0Less techy – coming up with a common languageTake time to invest in your civic life – identifying social needs to navigate government’s directionOther ideas?You Have A Choice

5. What is Gov 2.0?Doing something unexpectedBeing where the citizen wants them to beGovernment as a platform – open govUsing social media, new and emerging technologies to better provide services for citizensOpen the dataEnabling citizens to help from the top downThe power of people is critical Two way communication between Gov/CitizenInformation, conversation, data, actionGo beyond talking, start doingDefining the next steps in Government 2.0

6. Let’s stop talking numbers, lets talk movementThe shift was clearThe next move is not as clearAre we starting to see the next evolution to the next wave of citizen engagement with Government on a worldwide scale?The Shift from 1.0 to 2.0

7. Where are we are currently?Where are we are currently?Widely distributed networksCan now connect with othersLots more dataQuit throwing data out there and not doing anything with itProblems cannot be solved within 140 charactersApps are not the end solutionNot ALL Citizens are software developers – how can we make the data meaningful to those we are not internet savvy!

8. More of a sense of new business opportunitiesThen open source movement– how can we reduce the amount of RFPs that are calling for the same or similar solutions across and inside the same agencies?Shorter gap between government and startups – they need to see the need.Government needs to be sexy to innovatorsGiving it all away for free --- answers??Problem is hiring drupal developers – see rock creek!!… next

9. Not an end all be all solutionTechnology is being developed in many languages and platformsContests - how do you go on from the end of the run? What if you win, what if you don’t? Feedback!!Ideas being taken without permission – when you submit to the system, how can you prevent someone else you using your solution.Open Source

10. Google – CDCApps for ….Mobile SolutionsWhat successes have we had?

11. How can we ask you to give a little to give a lot?Question of access – if you have an idea for Government – but not always having the resourcesSomeone is listening, but is the question(s) being asked?We need this, who can help us?Bartering? “SIMPLE.CO” as an example (Dominic Campbell - UK) Getting office spaceMentoringCan we barter – no, should they ? ---yesWinning the Future

12. Reputational Capital (vs. Bartering)The government can review (contributions) submissions and provide feedbackGovernment hasn’t gotten the contribution problemsMoney vs. the Poorhouse

13. We will capture within this presentation and upload to the internet to share with the greater community.Pull in tweets: #gov20laPull in from other sourcesResults

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