Innotech / Netbash Penang '09
Govt 2.0 – Bridging Government and The People Thru Web 2.0 Technologies
Background
Birds of A Feather (BOF) Open discussion/presentation groups People with similar interests can discuss issues of
interest Network, Partner, JV Share/bounce Ideas
Govt 2.0 BOF Outcome Attendance – full room – 8 foreign There is interest – relevancy of Govt 2.0 Teddology was well received Shining opportunity for Malaysia to spearhead
Govt 2.0 adoption American Government is slow to adopt Web
technology There are strict accessibility regulations to
implement web in American Government However, Web 2.0 Summit 2009 now has Govt
2.0 Segment
Govt 2.0 – What???
Use of web 2.0 technologies (e.g. Social networks, collaboration, user-generated content) to connect government to its constituents
Very little case studies around the world A lot of talk on the internet How do we do this effectively? safely?
Why?
Government is more attuned to the people The ability to connect to many people, at personal
level - to provide individually relevant information People contribute to the government / each other Faster, easier access to the goverment and vice-
versa. Government communicates with people thru
emerging media
How?
Look past all the hype, look at the tech itself and what it can do for government Second Life (Training, Coaching) Yahoo Ask – expert help Yahoo Tech Buzz – idea sharing Topcoder – headhunting / job matching Govt side tech?
Examples of Current Web 2.0 technology used at Government Level....
Examples
Obama on: Facebook, Twitter Second Life You Tube
CIA using Wiki's to aggregate intelligence
Examples
An example our guys at MDEC are experimenting with...
Teddology – A Govt 2.0 prototype You'll fail big if you don't fail small.
Release 1 – many bugs and issues, but many revelations
Malaysia's first foray into Govt 2.0 Proof that Malaysia can do it - spectacularly
Paul Graham – YCombinator
Benefits: Increased interaction between govt bodies and entrepreneurs –
teddology past MDEC.
Increased interaction between entrepreneurs – thriving business community
More shared knowledge – Govt and entrepreneurs alike – e.g. PHP
Increased investment in Malaysia – foreign investors get to look at the community
What Next?
Your enthusiasm, support and encouragement Constructive criticism Ideas (very much welcome!) Usage Cheers
Exploration into other means and methods Second life? (Trainings, Coachings etc.) Enterprise 2.0 technologies?
Questions, Suggestions?
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