From FutureFed – The Microsoft Federal Blog:
Amid the excitement and flurry surrounding a new Administration, federal agencies and workers must remember the call for transparency and accountability. To do so, they must understand and embrace the concept of Gov 2.0. Like Web 2.0, taking advantage of Internet technology and Web design, Gov. 2.0 will, according to the Wikipedia definition, “enhance creativity, communications, secure information sharing, collaboration, and functionality of the Web.”
President Obama set an example during his campaign by leveraging Web 2.0 communities and technologies, such as Twitter and text messaging, and he understands the value and the opportunity that technologies like these provide for creating the transparent and interactive government he has promised.
But how does a federal agency adopt Gov. 2.0 to create something useful and meaningful for its agency and constituents? There are five key opportunities that support the vision to empower citizens and create the efficient government envisioned by the Obama Administration.