Microsoft Director of Innovative Social Engagement Mark Drapeau asks, ‘Why has government gone from zero to Web 2.0 in 60 seconds?’

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Mark Drapeau, Director of Innovative Social Engagement, Microsoft, asks, ‘Why does government implicitly endorse Web 2.0 companies?’

During Transparency Camp a few weeks ago, I sat down with Red Hat Chief Architect Gunnar Hellekson and asked him the following questions around open source in government:

• What’s the value of open source software to government?
• What are the hurdles in implementing open source software in government?
• What can be done to make implementing open source projects in government easier?
• What’s the state of open source in government and its future?
• What’s the state of open source in government and its future?

GovFreshTV talked with NASA Nebula CIO Chris C. Kemp about Nebula’s role in cloud computing.

The City of Manor’s open innovation portal, Manor Labs, has been live for a few months turning ideas into solutions. When talking with other cities, I find that the entire concept of open innovation is a bit misunderstood. It is very easy to put up a voting platform to rate ideas, but what happens afterwards? With Manor Labs, powered by the Spigit open innovation engine, the system is user-driven and self-sufficient. This allows our small agency the ability to process large quantities of ideas with limit staff involvement.

Here’s a breakdown of idea stages and functions.

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GovFreshTV sat down with founder David Cohn to discuss his vision:

Jen Pahlka on her new role as founder of Code for America, the new role developers play in democracy and the importance of their involvement.

Government 2.0 author Bill Eggers sat down with GovFreshTV to talk about his new book, If We Can Put a Man on the Moon … Getting Big Things Done in Government.

Dr. Mark Drapeau (@cheek_geeky), co-chair of Gov 2.0 Expo, share his thoughts on Gov 2.0 in 2009, and what to expect in 2010.

GovFreshTV talks with Silona Bonewald of Citability.org and League of Technical Voters.

GovFresh TV talks with City of San Francisco Director of Innovation Jay Nath.

GovFreshTV talks with Sunlight Labs Director Clay Johnson.

GovFreshTV talks with O’Reilly Media’s Laurel Ruma.

GovFreshTV talks with Dmitry Kachaev, Director of Research and Development, DC Government OCTO Labs.

GovFreshTV interview with NationBuilder, act.ly and whitehouse2.org founder Jim Gilliam.

Booz Allen’s Anna Gabbert answers the question ‘What does Gov 2.0 mean to you?’

UserVoice CEO Richard White answers the question ‘What does Gov 2.0 mean to you?’

Sunlight Foundation Engagement Director Jake Brewer discusses Gov 2.0, open government and transparency.

Booz Allen Hamilton’s Social Media Lead Steve Radick answers the question ‘What Does Gov 2.0 Mean to You?’

Sunlight Foundation Co-founder and Executive Director Ellen Miller discusses open government, transparency and gov 2.0.