Open government

Open government on GovFresh.

Briefs

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Open source software

A brief-ish explainer of open source software.

Papers

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Open civic organizations

A deep dive on open civic organizations.

Thoughts

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Government README

A simple practice can help give clarity to public sector projects and services, and how those impacted can engage with them.

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Git government

True democracy – and great technology – is organic, collaborative, participatory, responsive, iterative, adaptive.

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Virtuous civic circle

By adopting a simple public engagement framework, we can build a more inspired government, together.

Direct message

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Amy Paige Kaminski

Author, catalyst, & champion for public engagement with space, science, & technology

Demos

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Data.gov metrics dashboard

Data.gov Product Manager Tim Lowden demos the new metrics dashboard.

Podcast

Civic hacking with Steve Spiker

Civic hacking with Steve Spiker

A pioneering civic technologist retrospects and shares his thoughts on hacking government for good.

Research

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SHARE IT Act

GovFresh research notes on the SHARE IT Act.

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Open source

GovFresh research notes on open source software.

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Open innovation

GovFresh research notes on open innovation.

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Open government

GovFresh research notes on open government.

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Open data

GovFresh research notes on open data.

Books

Working in Public

The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software

The People’s Spaceship

NASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement after Apollo

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Proudly Serving

Public service in the digital age

The Open Organization

Igniting Passion and Performance

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Citizenville

How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government

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Citizens

Why the Key to Fixing Everything Is All of Us

Events

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Code for America Summit

Designing for change, delivering for the future

Labs

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Open civic organizations

Finding flow in mission-minded work.