Social Media Strategery » #whatisgov2 http://steveradick.com Exploring the strategery of using social media within the government Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:03:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://steveradick.com http://steveradick.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/sr_favicon1.png Social Media Strategery What Does Government 2.0 Mean to Me? http://steveradick.com/2009/09/03/what-does-government-2-0-mean-to-me/ http://steveradick.com/2009/09/03/what-does-government-2-0-mean-to-me/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:35:45 +0000 sradick http://steveradick.com/?p=710 Because Booz Allen is a Diamond Sponsor of next week’s Gov 2.0 Summit, and I’m on the Program Committee for the Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase, I have been incredibly busy trying to pull together presentations, talking points, attendee lists, and other logistics for next week.  However, I did take some time to participate in Tim O’Reilly’s “What Does Gov 2.0 Mean to You?” initiative in advance of the Summit next week.  For me, Government 2.0 isn’t about the tools, but what those tools enable – it’s about more than just creating a blog and engaging in dialogue with the public, it’s about more than just creating a wiki that’s open to multiple government agencies, and it’s about more than just making data accessible to the public.  Gov 2.0 is about what you do after that.  It’s about updating policies because of the conversations you had on the blog, it’s about using a wiki to deliver better intelligence analysis to our country’s decision makers, and it’s about opening up government data to crowdsource IT development, saving money increasing innovation.

There are tons of GREAT initiatives out there, initiatives that we’ll learn more about next week, but in many cases, these initiatives are just laying the foundation for government innovation. Think about it.  Next week, we will hear about lots of exciting Gov 2.0 initiatives taking place at the federal, state, and local levels. But, we’re also going to hear lots of stories about social media bans, offices still using IE 6, and information silos.  Remember that Government 2.0 isn’t just about getting on Twitter or building a wiki – those are just first steps.  It’s about using these tools to create a government that’s truly of the people, by the people, and for the people.

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