Monday 14 February 2011

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tentative schedule for Open Source event Feb. 11-12

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7:45-8:30    Registration, Light Breakfast, Networking

8:30-8:35    Welcome (Loy Henderson Auditorium)

8:35-8:45    OSS at State
Susan Swart, CIO, U.S. Department of State

8:50-9:55    What We're Doing With Open Source or Where Government 'Gets it'

Aneesh Chopra, CTO of the United States
Macon Phillips, White House New…

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Link Summary for Open Source event Feb. 11

This post is the central repository for links to developing content on Tech@State: Open Source on Feb. 11. We'll have a variety of updates, but this one link will contain links to all the new posts, so you can always refer here for the latest.

Tentative schedule

Speaker bios

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Added by techATstate on February 7, 2011 at 12:56pm — 1 Comment

OPEN SOURCE SPEAKERS

These are some of the great speakers that will be at the upcoming Tech@State : Open Source.

Macon Phillips

Macon PhillipsMacon Phillips is responsible for translating Obama’s promises of increased…

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Open Source for America Publishes Federal Open Technology Report Card

This OSFA report will surely be among the topics at our Feb. 11 Open Source event, but here's an excerpt of their conclusions:

 

"As previously discussed, Open Source for America recognizes that this is the first year under which agencies are operating under their Open Government Plans. As such, the results show solid commitment to transparency and public feedback, as well as…

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US CIO issues new memo on open source

The United States' CIO, Vivek Kundra, today issued a new memo instructing government IT officials to consider purchases "free of preconceived preferences based on how the teclmology is developed, licensed or distributed." This means, the memo says, that open-source products should be part of the mix. News, for the federal government.

See more at http://cio.gov/documents/technology-neutrality.pdf

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Previous Events Archive

Civil Society 2.0

mWomen

Mobile Money

Haiti

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Open Source planning suggestions for next Tech@State

We're in the early stages of planning Tech@State: Open Source, but time is short before that Feb. 11 event, so we'll need to make decisions quickly. We'd like to ask you, the Tech@State community, and your colleagues for suggestions. The topic is Open Source, particularly as it relates to government and the State Department, but also and specifically how open source software and systems can…

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Added by techATstate on December 17, 2010 at 3:07pm — 16 Comments

Tech@State: Open Source February 11

“We recognize that the world’s information infrastructure will become what we and others make of it.” -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Remarks on Internet Freedom

Tech@State: Open Source is a conference designed to convene those with an interest in government use of Open Source technologies and those who can envision an “Open Source future” that supports improvements to the…

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Added by techATstate on December 17, 2010 at 3:05pm — 3 Comments

TechCamp: Santiago problem definitions and videos

Among the outcomes of the Civil Society 2.0 TechCamp last month in Santiago, Chile, was a set of problems civil society groups offered up for possible technological solutions. These can be found HERE:

The optimal goal is for… Continue

Added by techATstate on December 6, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

coverage of TechCamp: Santiago

Feel free to add your own or comment on these.

from FastCompany:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1703889/state-department-convenes-tech-conference-for-ngos-in-latin-america

and this think-piece on the underpinnings:
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TechCamp: Santiago Programa el 20 de Noviembre

english | español

20 de Noviembre 2010
Torre Telefónica Chile
Avenida Providencia 111
Providencia,…

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TechCamp: Santiago Agenda for Nov. 20


english | español

November 20, 2010
Torre Telefónica Chile
Avenida Providencia 111
Providencia,…

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What is Civil Society 2.0?

[en Espanol]


What is Civil Society…

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LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL 2.0 PREGUNTAS FRECUENTES

[in English]

¿Qué es la Sociedad Civil 2.0?
La Sociedad Civil 2.0 consiste en una iniciativa para generar un movimiento que se sostenga a sí mismo para que las entidades dedicadas al bien social se relacionen con los medios técnicos y con los voluntarios que eleven sus conocimientos informáticos y aumenten su efecto sobre la vida contemporánea.

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Tech@State Terms of Service

Terms of Service1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to Tech@State! The U.S. Department of State provides this service to you, subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by the Department of State from time to time without notice to you. You can review the current version of the TOS at any time on the Exchanges Connect network.

2. Purpose
The purpose of Tech@State is to form an online community of individuals dedicated to building bridges among… Continue

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Coverage of Civil Society 2.0 DC event

Some praiseworthy, some critical, all thought-provoking. Care to add your comments, stories, pics/vids or links? Please do.

Videos from the event at
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tech-state
and from the unconference
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Civil Society 2.0 in graphics

See more graphic recording images from Diane Cline at

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Tech@State heading to LinkedIn

We are making a transition to take our community to LinkedIn. While this website will continue to be our blog feed, LinkedIn allows us more opportunities for international discussion and more applications that can help us with new ways of working together online (for example the type of interactions we'd hope to come out of Tech@State:Civil Society 2.0 would include microtasking and crowdsourcing skills, both of which LinkedIn is easier to integrate…

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Summary listing for Tech@State: Civil Society 2.0


Tech@State: Civil Society 2.0 was Nov. 4-5 in partnership with the World Bank.

The original announcement of this event is

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Tell us your success! And hit the news

The Tech@State community has grown rapidly since its founding in August. Already there are nearly 300 members and some very active conversations. We know work is brewing among you in other channels as well. We’d like to hear more and share your good work with others. The media are asking us for your stories.

If you’ve developed a new relationship and/or started a new project because of Tech@State, please take a moment and tell us your story. This is your chance to promote your work… Continue

Added by techATstate on October 26, 2010 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

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