This is the first in a series of posts I plan to do on issues relating to Government 2.0. The first issue is to try to get an idea of what Gov 2.0 is.

On its most basic level, Gov 2.0 is the use of Web 2.0 and social media tools by governments to improve their operations, communicate with their constituents, and increase transparency. This can include government at the federal, state, and local levels.

Needless to say this is an important issue for those of us who work in new media here in Washington DC.

A couple of weeks ago I went to Gov 2.0 Camp, which was held March 27-28 here in Washington DC. Gov 2.0 camp was an unconference intended to discuss issues surrounding the Gov 2.0 movement. The event sold out and was attended by a lot of people. It turns out that a lot of people, both inside and outside of the government are very interested in this issue of using new media tools to improve government.

I won’t do a complete recap of the conference, because a lot of other people already have. You can read some of them here, here, and here.

Suffice to say for now that the Gov 2.0 movement has a lot of momentum and a lot of important people are interested in the subject. More to come.

Danny Allen

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