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Thom’s Top TenA report from the

2009 Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington D.C.

Thomas KearneyDelivered at the Chief Information Officer Branch, Government of Canada, Lunch and Learn

October 21, 2009

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Top People

US CIOUS CIOUS CTOUS CTO

DeputyCTO

DeputyCTO

DeputyCTO

DeputyCTO

Inventor of EthernetInventor

of EthernetSocial

ScientistsSocial

ScientistsAgency LeadersAgency Leaders

Military GeneralsMilitary Generals

Open NGO’sOpen NGO’s

Social ActivistsSocial

ActivistsData

LibertariansData

LibertariansState

GovernmentsState

GovernmentsMunicipal

GovernmentsMunicipal

Governments

Open source Startups

Open source Startups

Cloud VendorsCloud

VendorsIdentityGurus

IdentityGurus

Security Experts

Security Experts

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Top Speech

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Top number

If 150 individuals is a maximum for an effective group:

What is the minimum number of groups in the Canadian public service?

250,000/150=1,666

LESSON:Lots of groups are economical for the

first time with tools like GCPEDIA & GCCONNEX

LESSON:Lots of groups are economical for the

first time with tools like GCPEDIA & GCCONNEX

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Top word

Neophile

someone who loves changesomeone who loves change

They are a minority of the population. They are a minority of the population.

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Top ideasOpen

Open data, Open Government, Open trust framework, Open source, Open secrets

Government as a platform Iphone versus vending machine 3 key levers; standards, R&D, procurement Wholesaler of data not just one product GPS as example of gov as platform Sidewalks as a platform for interaction and

serendipity

DIO (Do It Ourselves) From audience to people with roles Ease of use enables individual action

We serve the public better when we serve togetherWe serve the public better when we serve together

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Top Example

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Top Quotes

“You can’t accept a no from someone who can’t give you a yes”

Michele Weslander, Intellipedia

“When the best leader leads, the people say they did it themselves”

Lao Tzu

“Coding is quicker than consensus”

Clay Johnson, Sunlight Foundation

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Top Challenges

Rapid application development challenges government procurement models

How does participation change the decision making process ?

working on tools to consolidate and filter input

It is all based on trustIt is all based on trust

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Top Cloud Stories

Amazon Most experienced commercial provider Very fine grained control available now Highly secure clouds are possible (can be

integrated with internal environment)

US Gov GSA issued RFI for cloud computing Up to 45 percent of initiatives are low security and

are candidate for commercial cloud

We need an internal development cloudWe need an internal development cloud

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Top take aways

Need to think about things differentlyThe future is up to us. Need to participate and be a positive force for change.

This means you will have to step out of your comfort zone.

This means you will have to step out of your comfort zone.

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Top tips for Open Government

Real simple: Make sites scrapable don’t use PDF’s Diffs not dumps

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Top Insight

Government has three main powers:

The power to convene

The power to enable

The power to regulate

Government has three main powers:

The power to convene

The power to enable

The power to regulate

Andrew McLaughlin, Deputy Chief Technology OfficerAndrew McLaughlin, Deputy Chief Technology Officer

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Top Links

Towards Living IntelligenceAwesome video from Chris Rasmussen

at Intelipedia available on youtube.

www.Stateofusa.org

www.Opensecrets.org

www.Gapminder.org

Towards Living IntelligenceAwesome video from Chris Rasmussen

at Intelipedia available on youtube.

www.Stateofusa.org

www.Opensecrets.org

www.Gapminder.org

http://www.gov2summit.com/http://www.gov2summit.com/