By Cloud Computing SpunjePublished: September 24, 2009Posted in: Business Intelligence, Cloud Solutions, Open Source, Opinions & ExplanationsTags: 
Tim O’Reilly often describes the government as a platform, John Geraci provided us with the The Four Pillars of an Open Civic System, and Micah Sifry offered the Three Branches of We.gov. Here I present The Root, Branches, and Fruit of Government as an Open Platform.
The recent Gov 2.0 Summit was primarily focused around “Government as a Platform” and this theme was interpreted in a variety of ways. Many of the talks at both the Expo and the Summit used terms like “2.0,” “platform,” and “open” ambiguously. I personally use the label “open government” interchangeably with what I understand to be “government 2.0,” but what does “open” really mean within the context of government and technology platforms?
http://topplabs.org/civichacker/2009/09/the-root-branches-fruit-of-government-as-an-open-platform/
I use “open” to refer to principles of transparency, participation, and accessibility.
Tim O’Reilly often describes the government as a platform, John Geraci provided us with the The Four Pillars of an Open Civic System, and Micah Sifry offered the Three Branches of We.gov. Here I present The Root, Branches, and Fruit of Government as an Open Platform.
The recent Gov 2.0 Summit was primarily focused around “Government as a Platform” and this theme was interpreted in a variety of ways. Many of the talks at both the Expo and the Summit used terms like “2.0,” “platform,” and “open” ambiguously. I personally use the label “open government” interchangeably with what I understand to be “government 2.0,” but what does “open” really mean within the context of government and technology platforms?
http://topplabs.org/civichacker/2009/09/the-root-branches-fruit-of-government-as-an-open-platform/
I use “open” to refer to principles of transparency, participation, and accessibility.
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