Open source

Join the WordPress for Government Google Group

Join the WordPress for Government Google Group

2 / February 1, 2012 7:00 am

As I mentioned in my 2012 civic commitment post, I’m focused on helping drastically lower the cost, de-mystify the technology and build better websites for local government

‘Hacking Democracy’ and open source voting

‘Hacking Democracy’ and open source voting

1 / January 21, 2012 9:00 am

Hacking Democracy, released in 2007, documents the improprieties and lack of security around proprietary voting software vendor Diebold Elections Systems

How government can share and re-purpose open source civic software

How government can share and re-purpose open source civic software

0 / January 6, 2012 5:32 pm

Civic Commons Director Nick Grossman and 2011 Code for America Fellow Jeremy Canfield give an overview of the new Civic Commons Marketplace, a repository and apps showcase for open source civic and government development projects

Open source government

Open source government

0 / December 16, 2011 1:25 pm

San Francisco Director of Innovation Jay Nath’s TEDxSoMa talk from earlier this year

2011 GovFresh Awards entries and voting now open

2011 GovFresh Awards entries and voting now open

0 / December 5, 2011 10:00 am

Every day, tech-minded citizens across the country are doing good by their communities, literally geeking out about how they can help re-define the relationship government has with its citizens, using technology as a democratic tool to empower both

Memphis hopes Drupal will cure its website blues

Memphis hopes Drupal will cure its website blues

0 / December 2, 2011 7:00 am

Memphis announced it will develop its new website using the open source platform Drupal and OpenPublic. Mediacurrent, Linx Consulting and Phase2 Technology will collaborate on the project

Government open source procurement toolkit helps dispel myths of OSS

1 / December 2, 2011 6:15 am

The British government’s Cabinet Office has published an Open Source Procurement Toolkit as part of its ongoing information and communications strategy

13 ways citizen developers are coding a better America

13 ways citizen developers are coding a better America

0 / November 7, 2011 2:25 pm

Code for America has published videos of CfA Fellows demoing their apps during the Code for America Summit held October 13-14 in San Francisco. John Mertens – Art Mapper Erik Michaels-Ober – Adopt-a-Hydrant Anna Bloom – Change By Us Aaron

SF Mayor Ed Lee at 2011 Web 2.0 Summit (VIDEO)

SF Mayor Ed Lee at 2011 Web 2.0 Summit (VIDEO)

0 / October 21, 2011 1:59 pm

O’Reilly Media’s Alex Howard interviewed San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee this week at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Lee discusses open source, open data, apps, mobile and bridging the digital divide

Georgia.gov has Drupal on its mind

Georgia.gov has Drupal on its mind

4 / September 14, 2011 8:58 am

The next iteration of Georgia.gov will be built using the open source platform Drupal

Open government hackathons matter

Open government hackathons matter

0 / August 24, 2011 1:12 pm

The civic hackathon – a gathering (either virtual or physical) of technologists for a few days or weeks to build civic-themed software – remains one of the more durable manifestations of the open government movement

Time for government to plug into one platform?

12 / August 11, 2011 10:23 pm

In a new blog post, Gartner’s Andrea Di Maio asks if it’s time to pull the plug on government Websites

AchieveCity to offer municipalities free, open source government platforms

AchieveCity to offer municipalities free, open source government platforms

0 / July 28, 2011 11:58 am

Firmstep has launched a new service called AchieveCity, a Web-based government platform powered by the Drupal distribution OpenPublic (developed by Phase2 Technology) and hosted in the Amazon EC2 environment

OpenGovDC, ‘open source tools for open government’ and Q&A with Phase2 CEO Jeff Walpole

OpenGovDC, ‘open source tools for open government’ and Q&A with Phase2 CEO Jeff Walpole

0 / June 7, 2011 6:00 am

Federal government open source and open government practitioners will convene for a one-day conference, OpenGovDC, June 14 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington,

Gov 2.0 guide to Plone

Gov 2.0 guide to Plone

6 / March 11, 2011 11:24 pm

Plone is a secure and flexible open source content management system (CMS) for building all types of web sites and web applications. Supported by a vibrant developer community that is ranked in the top 2% of open source projects worldwide, a large number of domestic and international public sector organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, rely on Plone to power their digital communications

Gov 2.0 guide to open source custom map design using TileMill

Gov 2.0 guide to open source custom map design using TileMill

7 / February 24, 2011 4:04 am

This week, Development Seed announced the release of a full-featured map design studio that enables web developers to rapidly generate gorgeous custom maps

Raleigh, NC—the world’s first open source city

Raleigh, NC—the world’s first open source city

0 / February 23, 2011 9:55 am

I started pondering what qualities would define an open source city a few months ago when my friend Tom Rabon mentioned it to me one day

Drupal.gov: A conversation with Drupal founder Dries Buytaert

Drupal.gov: A conversation with Drupal founder Dries Buytaert

0 / February 17, 2011 8:34 am

Drupal and Acquia CTO and Co-founder Dries Buytaert and Acquia Vice President, WW Business Development Tim Bertrand join Gov 2.0 Radio to discuss Drupal and open source in government

Code for America ‘Labs Day’ Fridays tackle small government tech projects to help make a big difference

Code for America ‘Labs Day’ Fridays tackle small government tech projects to help make a big difference

1 / January 20, 2011 4:58 pm

Just received the latest Code for America newsletter and wanted to share info about its ‘Lab Day’ program that happens every Friday in its San Francisco offices

‘GitHub for gov’ GovHub to build open source repository for government

‘GitHub for gov’ GovHub to build open source repository for government

0 / November 17, 2010 12:00 pm

Recently launched GovHub is a new ‘GitHub for government’ that aims to be the comprehensive repository for government open source development projects.