Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase: Innovation on Display
Tuesday, September 8, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase is a one-day event that previews the larger Gov 2.0 Expo scheduled for May 2010. Presenters will deliver 5-minute, rapid-style presentations to demonstrate how people are bringing the principles and value of the Web as a platform to the business of governing, to build what Tim O’Reilly has called “government as a platform.” The goal is to integrate cutting-edge tools and technologies such as virtual reality, social networking, GPS and mobile connectivity to transform the way government interacts with citizens.
Because the presenters have actually planned and/or deployed a Government 2.0 project, they bring a practical perspective that shows us how a profound shift is happening right now, both inside and outside government. Presentations have been divided among five categories:
- Government as a Process
- Government as a Provider
- Government as a Partner
- Government as a Protector
- Government as a Peacekeeper
Following each category of presentation, a panel discussion will be held with the speakers.
CSC's session at Gov 2.0 Expo includes:
Government as a Peacekeeper, 2:00 p.m., Room 146, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Daniel G. Mintz, chief technology officer of CSC’s Civil and Health Services Group, will moderate this session along with Steve Ressler. Ressler is the creator of Govloop, the premier social network connecting the government community.
The session showcases how people are using emerging technology as a tool to make the world a better place. From humanitarian efforts overseas to influencing the world through public diplomacy, these entries demonstrate a new way of working. Examples of entries that will be presented at this session include:
Are You Safe? A project that combines GPS data with crime data to bring dynamic, real-time information on the safety of a particular location that can be downloaded to a computer or an i-Phone.
Digital Diplomacy: An experiment in using virtual worlds to help different cultures understand each other — for example, to promote greater understanding in the west about Islam, and, conversely, help clear up misperceptions that Muslims may have about the west.
Democracy Video Challenge: A public-private partnership that used Web 2.0 tools such as podcasts and video to encourage teenagers to speak out about what democracy means to them. More than 900 teenagers and young people from 95 countries participated in this project. Their videos and podcasts were posted on YouTube and America.gov, where it has already attracted more than 800,000 hits.