Tag Archives: web2.0

EDEM 2010 in Austria – Call for papers

The next EDem conference has been shifted to May 2010, to avoid a clash with the EPart conference held in parallel with EGOV at DEXA. The call for papers is now out. More details can be found here, but here’s … Continue reading

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A dictionary and an unexpected user of Web2.0

If this book is at all good, I reckon it should be an essential tool for European e-gov projects: Cassell Multilingual Dictionary of Local Government and Business: The European Language Initiative: Amazon.co.uk: Clive Leo McNeir: Books Local authorities are in … Continue reading

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Links: Digital Britain and Web 2.0 goodness

Summer holidays must be coming up or something. Another government report was issued this week too: UK Government’s Digital Britain Report (big PDF) Stuff for everyone. Chapter 7 and 8 deal with safety, the changes required to allow government services … Continue reading

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(UK) local government, Web2.0 and social networking

On a trawl through the internet I came across a range of resources looking at how (local) government should (and shouldn’t) be responding to the opportunities and challenges that are presented by social networking sites (such as Facebook, Twitter) and … Continue reading

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Two approaches to planning for e-government

First, the euro-academic report (Maria Wimmer is a well respected figure inthe area and a leading light in DEMO-NET): Roadmapping eGovernment Research – Visions and Measures towards Innovative Governments in 2020 | Wimmer & Codagnone Future eGovernment research will advance … Continue reading

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