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Second Life in Government
Examples of how governments are making use of Second Life or virtual worlds to reach their citizens.
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- Victoria - Would your Business benefit from a Second Life?
- Multimedia Victoria has produced a report on how businesses in Victoria might benefit from a presence in the Virtual World of Second Life.
Added: 2 October 2007
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- Implications for Virtual Worlds: A Comparative Study of United Kingdom, United States and Australia on Network Readiness, Government Investment and Cyber-security
- by Kate Roth. Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, Vol 2, No 5. May 2010. "Abstract - Universities and Colleges are utilizing virtual worlds such as Secondlife in increasing numbers worldwide. Virtual Worlds also contribute to access to knowledge and the economic development of countries. The capacity for continued utilization and development of virtual worlds is influenced by government policy and investment. The worldwide performance index of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the Network Readiness Index (NRI) of the World Economic Forum. This paper compares and contrasts the performance of the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia since 2006. This paper then provides a comparison of the UK, US and the Australian government ICT policies and expenditure, as well as each governments approach to cyber-security and Virtual Worlds. The US and the UK have embraced virtual world technologies and Australia has ignored the opportunities presented by Virtual Worlds..."
Added: 31 March 2011;
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- Birmingham Builds Virtual Library in Second Life
- by Tristan Parker - Article originally published in E-Government Bulletin issue 324, 22 November 2010. "A virtual model of the new £193m Library of Birmingham – planned for completion in 2013 – is on display in 'Birmingham Island', the city's representation in the online virtual world Second Life..."
Added: 23 November 2010;
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- Second Life Chugs Along
- by Erik Sass. The Social Graf, July 29, 2010. "Second Life is a great case study in social media trends. First came the huge wave of hype in 2005-2006, when every marketer and his mother felt compelled to get into the pioneering virtual world created by Linden Labs, which was touted as the future of online virtual interaction. Then came the backlash, as self-identified "original" users bemoaned the influx of newbies and corporate brands, with some even engaging in acts of virtual terrorism. And then came the anticlimax: growth slowed dramatically, many newbies and marketers lost interest, and Second Life slipped from the headlines. Last month it was back in the news, but for all the wrong reasons..."
Added: 30 July 2010;
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- Edmonton, Alberta, Replicating City in Second Life
- By Russell Nichols, Staff Writer. Government Technology, July 13, 2010. "Second Life may be a scary, uncharted world for most local governments, but not for Edmonton, Alberta. In the capital of Canadian province Alberta, CIO Chris Moore is on a mission to recreate his city in the virtual world, where avatars roam and interact like they would in real life..."
Added: 15 July 2010;
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- Government-only virtual world on the way
- USDA, DHS and Air Force participating in vGov, By Alice Lipowicz. Federal Computer Week, May 27, 2010. "Federal employees and managers will be able to meet, interact, train and learn together in a government-only online virtual world being created in the vGov project. The Agriculture and Homeland Security departments, Air Force and National Defense University iCollege have joined to create the vGov virtual world behind a secure firewall that can only be accessed by federal employees with authenticated identities..."
Added: 1 June 2010;
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- Feds look for their avatars in 3-D
- The government eyes a virtual world of its own, By Ben Bain. Federal Computer Week, February 17, 2010. "Many agencies have staked out so-called islands on the virtual world Second Life, but now the government wants software to build and host a virtual world of its own for collaboration, training, simulation, and analysis..."
Added: 18 February 2010;
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- DHS explores virtual world technologies
- Department looks at potential uses for training, By Ben Bain. Federal Computer Week, September 23, 2009. "... DHS' Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) wants information on immersive virtual world technologies that could help authorities prepare for different types of hazard incidents and respond to those incidents, according to a request for information (RFI)..."
Added: 24 September 2009;
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- White House Deputy CTO Held Mixed reality event in Second Life
- Posted by Amanda Linden. Second Life, 21 July 2009. "Yesterday, Beth Noveck, the Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House and the person responsible for Open Government, held a mixed-reality event co-sponsored by the Markle Foundation and Global Kids, to discuss her new book 'WIKI GOVERNMENT: How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More Powerful'..."
Added: 27 July 2009;
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- Second Life: Privacy in Virtual Worlds
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, April 2008. This research was commissioned as part of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's continuing interest in the establishment of real and alternate identities in online environments. "... This report will examine privacy in virtual worlds, focusing on Second Life. Part I will describe Linden Lab, Second Life and activities that Second Life residents pursue in-world. Part II discusses the privacy of Canadians who register with Second Life, examining Linden Lab’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Part III suggests that avatars have privacy rights and examines how residents can protect their privacy in-world. As well, I examine how easily avatars can be traced to the identity of the person controlling the avatar and the potential for in-world surveillance. Finally, Part IV briefly discusses business data practices within Second Life..."
Added: 17 March 2009;
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- Army creates virtual recruiting center
- By Doug Beizer. Federal Computer Week, December 12, 2008. "A virtual Army recruiting center will be launched on Second Life in January 2009, according to the Army Training and Doctrine Command..."
Added: 15 December 2008;
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- Lively no more
- Posted by The Lively Team. The Official Google Blog, 19 November 2008. "... Lively.com will be discontinued at the end of December, and everyone who has worked on the project will then move on to other teams..."
Added: 21 November 2008;
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- Second Life Hosts Web 2.0 Government Discussion Group
- By Matt Williams, Assistant Editor. Government Technology, November 3, 2008. "Governments have proved willing to experiment with Second Life, a popular online 3-D community in which users create virtual worlds and interact with one another via computer-generated characters. For instance, Missouri recently announced it hired its first IT employee recruited directly from Second Life; the employee attended a Second Life job fair as a computer-generated cat wearing a bow tie. Several universities also have held classes in the virtual world..."
Added: 5 November 2008;
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- City of Birmingham establishes virtual island in Second Life
- Public Technology, 22 October 2008. "Birmingham has taken on a whole new identity with the establishment of 'Birmingham Island' in Second Life, the 3D virtual world environment... Developed by Digital Birmingham, it demonstrates the potential of digital and virtual technologies in delivering public services and interacting with citizens, and aims to incorporate virtual worlds and web 2.0+ activity within Birmingham under one co-ordinated banner. In the long term, this will provide city planners amongst others, with a powerful tool for online consultation and marketing, as well as huge scope for inward investment..."
Added: 23 October 2008;
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- Second Life for Business: Ten Techniques
- By Sheila Webber. Fumsi, October 2008. "In this article I'll talk about business uses for Second Life (SL) and give some tips for working in SL. SL is a virtual world (VW). VWs provide digital environments in which you can explore and interact..."
Added: 22 October 2008;
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- Paramedic students trained using Second Life
- E-Health Europe, 20 October 2008. "Paramedic students in London are being trained in how to deal with emergency situations using the virtual world of Second Life..."
Added: 22 October 2008;
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