ifarmer Farmer
Here's a list of government 2.0 links that I have saved in Diigo.com (social bookmarketing tool).Quotes:
Talk:Social media monitoring and interaction - Web Standards
Open Forum - open discussions around Australian government
Web network fails to click | Herald Sun (story about Vic broadband)
GetUp! - Action For Australia - www.getup.org.au
E-Government Strategy in the United States
Generation Y seeks more interaction with government online (7/2/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com
17 Killer Mashups for Taking Control of Your Government
Recently, the Washington DC government launched the Apps for Democracy contest to encourage developers to build applications using its data. Today, the winners were announced, and below, we take a closer look at 17 of them.\n\nLet us know which are your favorites and which you'd like to see in your city.\n\niLive.at - If you're a resident of DC interested in learning more about your neighborhood, or if you're looking to move to the city, this application serves up essential data pertaining to area businesses and crime reports and things of that nature. It's well designed, intuitive, and quite detailed in the information it delivers to users.\n\nD.C. Historic Tours - The nation's capital has been doing its thing for quite some time, and so there are plenty of things to see that are of political and cultural significance to natives, visitors, as well as foreign tourists. To that end, this application is helpful to all.\n\nPark It DC - Learn the roadside parking meter infrastructure so you're as prepared as a city driver can be.\n\nWhere's My Money, DC? - Short of watching over the shoulders of government accountants, this Facebook application enables users to see where their tax dollars are going. Anything over $2,500 in cost is counted, and you're given a forum to discuss with fellow networkers. Does increased citizen awareness breed fiscal discipline? Here's one way to find out.\n\nDC Crime Finder - This is somewhat like iLive.at, but singular in focus. Call a number to learn of crime reports in a segment of the city or offer your location on the Web to get a view.\n\nStumble Safely - You're out at night and fairly tipsy from your time at a bar several blocks from home. Depending on your access to the Web at such a moment, or your exceptional foresight in plotting a route before you went bar hopping, Stumble Safely can help you navigate without getting lost in spots deemed troublesome.\n\nDC Location - Aware Realtime Alerts - An iPhone application that alerts you to crime and building permit notices based on your location.\n\nWe t
One quarter of Australians go online for Government contact - Internet - iTnews Australia
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