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Articles and resources about egovernment initiatives related to government and politics in the United States.
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- Defense - United States
- Articles and resources about egovernment initiatives in Defense in the United States.
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- Articles and resources about egovernment initiatives related to elections and politics in the United States.
- Government Information and Data - United States
- Articles and resources about e-Government initiatives related to the provision of government information and data including publications and freedom of information in the United States.
- Statistics and Surveys - United States
- Articles and resources about egovernment initiatives in statistics and surveys in the United States including the Census.
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- 50 states and no winners
- By Caitlin Ginley. State Integrity, March 2012. "... The stories go on and on. Open records laws with hundreds of exemptions. Crucial budgeting decisions made behind closed doors by a handful of power brokers. 'Citizen' lawmakers voting on bills that would benefit them directly. Scores of legislators turning into lobbyists seemingly overnight. Disclosure laws without much disclosure. Ethics panels that haven’t met in years. State officials make lofty promises when it comes to ethics in government. They tout the transparency of legislative processes, accessibility of records, and the openness of public meetings. But these efforts often fall short of providing any real transparency or legitimate hope of rooting out corruption. That’s the depressing bottom line that emerges from the State Integrity Investigation, a first-of-its-kind, data-driven assessment of transparency, accountability and anti-corruption mechanisms in all 50 states. Not a single state — not one — earned an A grade from the months-long probe..." Provides an interactive map for each state's grading.
Added: 20 March 2012;
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- The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States - in pdf format (5097kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Prepared by the U.S. Department of Commerce, In consultation with the National Economic Council, January 2012. "... Innovation is the key driver of competitiveness, wage and job growth, and longterm economic growth. Therefore, one way to approach the question of how to improve the competitiveness of the United States is to look to the past and examine the factors that helped unleash the tremendous innovative potential of the private sector. Among these factors, three pillars have been key: Federal support for basic research, education, and infrastructure. Federally supported research laid the groundwork for the integrated circuit and the subsequent computer industry; the Internet; and advances in chemicals, agriculture, and medical science ..."
Added: 7 February 2012;
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- New Report: Investing in Innovation is Crucial to Economic Growth and Competitiveness
- by Quentin Palfrey and Brandon Belford, The White House Blog, January 6, 2012. "Today, the Commerce Department and the White House sent to Congress the Administration's plan on The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States, fulfilling an important requirement under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 which President Obama signed into law one year ago this month. As the report emphasizes, innovation has been a key driver of U.S. prosperity and competitiveness throughout our history. Government investments in the building blocks of innovation – basic research, education, and infrastructure – have helped fuel and sustain the ingenuity of the inventors and innovators. Innovation-based economic growth has brought us higher paying, higher quality jobs as well as improved health and quality of life..."
Added: 7 February 2012;
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- Public sector in America a 'Petri dish' of innovation
- by Paul Macmillan and Howard Yeung. Special to Globe and Mail Update, Published Wednesday, December 14, 2011, Last updated Thursday, December 15, 2011. "The United States may be suffering a crisis of confidence in its ability to find a path out of its economic and fiscal crisis, but it would be a mistake to believe that the country has lost its ability to innovate. After all, the U.S. is still a place where innovation is revered. Apple, Google, and Starbucks are among the innovative American brands well known to Canadian consumers. It is too soon to count America out..."
Added: 16 December 2011;
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- US Virtual Embassy - Tehran
- U.S. Department of State. "Virtual Embassy Tehran is not a formal diplomatic mission, nor does it represent or describe a real U.S. Embassy accredited to the Iranian Government. But, in the absence of direct contact, it can work as a bridge between the American and Iranian people..."
Added: 8 December 2011;
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- State Launches Virtual Embassy Tehran
- By Joseph Marks. NextGov, 7 December 2011. "The State Department launched Virtual Embassy Tehran, on Tuesday, a website officials hope will "work as a bridge between the American and Iranian people."..."
Added: 8 December 2011;
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- Officials encourage agencies to look far and wide for innovation
- By Caitlin Fairchild. NextGov, 12 October 2011. "There are hidden pockets of innovation nationwide and the federal government must tap into them, federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra told an audience of agency managers at a Washington conference Tuesday..."
Added: 13 October 2011;
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- Business Strategy: Creating More Effective Government Information and Service Channels - Citizen Survey and Analysis
- Authors: Adelaide O'Brien, Thom Rubel. IDC Government Insights, Document #GI229971, Published September, 2011. "This IDC Government Insights report analyzes 2,000+ responses to a survey conducted in February 2011. It analyzes citizen responses to better understand their attitudes and preferences on how often they interact and/or want to interact with government agencies; what are their information and/or services needs from government; what are their primary channel preferences for interacting with government; how they want government to interact with them — responsively, proactively, intuitively; if they want governments to share their information; and do they want government agencies to facilitate communications between citizens..."
Added: 14 September 2011;
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- IDC Government Insights Survey Reveals the Need for Government Agencies to Maintain Multiple Information and Service Channels
- Rapid smart mobile device proliferation is likely to rapidly change interaction preferences. IDC, Framingham, MA, September 12, 2011 – "IDC Government Insights today announced the availability of a new report, Creating More Effective Government Information and Service Channels – Citizen Survey and Analysis (Document # GI229971), based on new survey data revealing that U.S. citizens expect governments to provide multiple channels for the delivery of government services information, including in person, by mail, by telephone, by email, and via a personal computer. The survey revealed the highest preference for interacting with all branches of U.S. government is currently through government Web portals via a personal computer; 36% of respondents chose this method of interacting with the federal government. However, currently, when it comes to interacting with government regarding information and services, one in five survey respondents is not satisfied with the experience with any branch of government, despite efforts at all level of government to improve citizen satisfaction. This new report was designed to help governments looking to evolve from open/transparent government to "Smart Government," which intuitively measures outcomes and monitors citizen satisfaction across all channels to more effectively provide services and information..."
Added: 14 September 2011;
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- Uncle Sam at Your Service: The 2011 Federal Customer Experience Study - in pdf format (1214kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). MerriTalk - the Government IT Network, August 29, 2011. Underwritten by Right Now. "... The study surveyed 1,000 Americans to uncover current customer service perceptions, identify best practices in the public and private sectors, and offer recommendations to agencies on the path forward... To streamline service delivery and improve customer service, agencies must: - Simplify the search –Americans believe making it easier to determine where to go for an answer is the #1 area Feds should focus on - Optimize customer data –Nearly all Americans (91%)want to tell their story only once and 39% are willing to let the government store some of their personal information if it means improved customer service..."
Added: 30 August 2011;
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- How online games could make government more accessible
- By Andy Krzmarzick. Federal Computer Week, May 5, 2011. "Do you remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books we used to read when we were kids — or, if you’re a bit more mature, the ones you used to read to your kids? Inspired by those stories, one GovLoop member — a multimedia communications officer who is trying to make government relevant to young people — had an epiphany: 'Why not create a website where you become an adventurer through local or central democracy — in each case becoming a hero — who has to navigate through the average week or month in that job role?'..."
Added: 11 May 2011;
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- Governments Open Redistricting to the Public
- By Lauren Katims. Government Technology, February 23, 2011. "New redistricting software will give citizens a shot at redefining the legislative lines throughout their states. The software, Esri Redevelopment, enables state and local governments, advocacy groups and citizens to complete official, regulation-compliant plans and share them directly with specific stakeholders or the public. Redistricting is the process by which the boundaries of state legislative districts are drawn to reflect population shifts. Each state has its own redistricting standards, and the changes take place every 10 years based on population counts..."
Added: 24 February 2011;
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- Shaken & Stirred: 21st Century Diplomacy w/ Web 2.0
- By Dan Bevarly. Ahead of Ideas - Public Affairs and Civic Engagement for the 21st Century, August 10, 2010. "Shaping policies to work with the technology and not to traditional (or at times legal) practices results in risks and benefits that are not always obvious or immediate. By reshaping policies (or not adhering to them) because the technology affords us with the opportunity to do so can create an air of ambiguity and uncertainty, even the appearance of roguish behavior, though that is not what is necessarily intended. Policies can conflict between how it's done online and how it's done in the conventional or traditional sense..."
Added: 6 October 2010;
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- Digital Diplomacy
- By Jesse Lichtenstein. New York Times, July 16, 2010. "... On Twitter, Cohen, who is 28, and Ross, who is 38, are among the most followed of anyone working for the U.S. government, coming in third and fourth after Barack Obama and John McCain. This didn't happen by chance. Their Twitter posts have become an integral part of a new State Department effort to bring diplomacy into the digital age, by using widely available technologies to reach out to citizens, companies and other nonstate actors. Ross and Cohen’s style of engagement — perhaps best described as a cross between social-networking culture and foreign-policy arcana — reflects the hybrid nature of this approach..."
Added: 6 October 2010;
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- Challenge.gov Fact Sheet - in pdf format (138kb)
- The white House, 7 September 2010. (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Lists the select prizes and challenges launched September 7, 2010 and featured on Challenge.gov; as well as additional prizes and challenges featured on challenge.gov. Also provides a brief overview of what Challenge.gov is about.
Added: 8 September 2010;
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