Earlier this month, I participated in the Gov 2.0 LA conference. According to Alan W. Silberberg, conference founder and organizer:
Gov20LA is a hybrid conference dedicated to enabling open thinking and positive networking around technology, government and people highlighting the global growth of Gov 2.0, as well as the merger points that exist now between it and mobile and enterprise.
It’s my second year participating in the Gov 2.0 LA conference. This year I was asked to lead a structured “brainjam” collaborative brainstorm session. During the brainjam we riffed off of a few of the key themes that had emerged from the conference this year.
1- Gov 2.0: It’s about leadership. Gov 2.0 is being led by those at the top that get it and are pulling the conversation forward. However, there is still a tremendous opportunity for that understanding to make it’s way throughout organizations as a whole.
rt @gagnier @mjmclean sm1 @ the top who gets it-wonderful 2hv Ambassador John Duncan @jduncanmacd share his views w us #gov20la #gov20
rt @lovisatalk @mjmclean Agree @JeanneHolm mst sr level #gov folks get it. Change needs 2 happen in the middle. #gov20LA #gov20
2- It’s about all of us government and citizen alike. Gov 2.0 is not just about what is happening inside of agencies and governments. The success of Gov 2.0 hinges on what people are doing both on the inside and the outside.
rt @lovisatalk @Susan_Hess very true. We need more ppl both from Gov & outside of Gov. Can’t do it alone #gov20 #gov20la
rt @Susan_Hess @JeanneHolm @BillGrundfest #Gov20LA “Egypt is Hrd” shepherds in applied use of #SM 2effect chg & democracy #opendata #opengov
rt @mjmclean Will gov websites ever be lean enough or is mobile the new #ux? #gov20LA <-it's also about access #gov20 #gov
3- It’s a global conversation. Gov 2.0 is no longer a U.S. specific phenomena, if ever it was. Countries as diverse as England, Canada and Egypt are all taking part in the conversation. Gov 2.0 is transforming the world.
rt @JamieXML Ambassador Duncan (@jduncanMACD) We reach quite a few more people w #socialmedia than consular dinner parties #gov20la #gov20
rt @digiphile Remarkable day #techAtState in DC, #datacamp in Boston, #gov20LA in LA: http://goo.gl/sFxlI #opengov #opendata #gov20 #gov
Like many of the other participants, I left the brain jam and the conference as a whole inspired by the continued growth of the Gov 2.0 movement and the possibilities that it holds not only for this nation but also the world. Ultimately I was reminded that the evolution of this movement is very much driven by what we dare to imagine and choose to bring to fruition. In the end, beyond the governments and the agencies Gov 2.0 is what we the people make it.
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