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Is Roz Diane Lasker, MD on Your Radar Screen?

Max Hardy | GovLoop | July 4, 2012

This resource-rich post comes from NCDD member Max Hardy,
 Director of Twyfords
 — a prominent consultancy that works throughout Australia and New Zealand.  Max is co-author of the just-published book The Power of Co: The Smart Leaders’ Guide to Collaborative Governance.  Is Roz on your radar screen? Read More »

Kickstarter Doesn't Do Healthcare, MedStartr Seizes Opportunity

Jen Wike | opensource.com | September 19, 2012

MedStartr is a new way to fund healthcare initiatives—think Kickstarter for doctors, patients, and what ails them. It's headed up by Mike Pence and Alex Fair, two guys of different backgrounds and expertise who've come together to share the same dream and passion for helping those in physical need. Read More »

Millions Of Consumers Face Sticker Shock When 'Open Enrollment' Begins In October

Jim Doyle | St. Louis Today | March 3, 2013

President Barack Obama’s ambitious goal that all Americans have access to health care will take a huge step forward this fall with the opening of federal and state insurance exchanges. But it is too soon to tell whether these bold creations of the Affordable Care Act will actually bring “affordable” care to consumers... Read More »

NASA open government team broadens focus to innovation

Luke Fretwell | FedScoop | January 28, 2013

In true startup fashion, NASA’s open government team has mastered the art of the government “pivot.”  Popularized by “The Lean Startup“ author Eric Ries, the concept of the pivot centers around an organization’s ability to adapt its focus based on the realization of new market potential or service need. Read More »

News Challenge On Open Gov Launches Feb. 12

John Bracken | Knight Foundation | January 30, 2013

The Knight News Challenge on open government will run from Feb. 12 to March 18. It’s an opportunity to win part of the $5 million we’ll use this year to support innovative projects. Read More »

OK Festival: What Is Open Development?

Anahi Ayala Iacucci | Internews | September 21, 2012

On the third day of the Open Development and Open Knowledge Festival, I spent the entire day in the Open Development track (on Twitter #OpenDev). The first session was an open discussion and debate about what ‘openness’ can add to traditional development approaches, trying to explore different visions. Read More »

Open Data For Development Camp Highlights Challenges And Innovations In Aid Transparency

Staff Writer | AidData | May 18, 2011

From May 12-13, AidData's Anna Lauridsen attended the Open Data for Development Camp (ODDC) in Amsterdam. The camp, hosted by Open for Change, allowed participants from the development and technology fields to discuss challenges, benefits, and lessons learned associated with open data. Read More »

Open Development And The OKfestival

Kim Borrowdale | IATI | September 28, 2012

Kim Borrowdale, IATI Delivery Manager, recently attended Okfest 2012 in Helsinki (Finland) and has shared her personal account of the conference with us. The theme was Open Knowledge in Action with a full week of participatory sessions, keynote lectures, workshops, hackathons and satellite events organised by diverse communities from over 40 nations across the globe. Read More »

Open Government Is An Open Conversation

Lisa Ellman and Hollie Russon Gilman | Whitehouse.gov | July 3, 2013

President Obama launched the first U.S. Open Government National Action Plan in September 2011, as part of the Nation’s commitment to the principles of the global Open Government Partnership. [...] Read More »

Open Is the Solution to Improving 21st Century Education

Much of the Internet runs Linux and open source software, yet in most of our schools—whether PK-12 or higher education—Linux and open source software are given short shrift. Linux has made serious inroads on hand-held devices, the desktop, and the Internet of things (IoT) that use platforms such as Raspberry Pi, Galileo, and Arduino. Despite this astounding growth, a relatively small number of secondary and post-secondary schools offer technology training that prepares students for increasingly in-demand technical skills. The growth of the maker movement and the concurrent interest in STEM skills, which include coding and ethical hacking, may provide a much-needed impetus to change this trend. The problem for most schools is finding the mentors and exemplars of this paradigm...

Open Source Programs Aim To Meet Global Demand For Developers

Jim Zemlin | Linux.com | September 28, 2012

It is software that differentiates one device or computing experience from another. And since nearly all software today is built using open source projects and code, knowing how to collaborate and contribute to an open development community is a requirement for any developer or company regardless of industry. Read More »

Putting People First In The Post-2015 Development Framework

Alan Hudson | ONE | October 31, 2012

This post sets out what open government is and why it matters, explains the relevance of open government to the post-2015 development framework, and poses some questions about whether and how the principles of open government might feature in the post-2015 development framework. Read More »

The Internet, SMS, and Participatory Health

mstem | Global Voices | July 3, 2012

Serina Kalande (@serina_k) is a volunteer with Rising Voices, where she has lead the Blogging Positively project. The project began almost as soon as Global Voices itself. It’s a collection of HIV-positive bloggers and those blogging about HIV AIDS. You can view a map of this network here... Read More »

The Unheard Millions: A New Audience Joins Global News Conversations

Trevor Knoblich | Idea Lab | August 31, 2012

The field of journalism has faced a number of technology-driven changes in the past decade, including the advent of blogs, the generating and sharing of news via social media, and the tentative move by many governments to provide open data. Read More »

Time For Zero-Tolerance

Staff Writer | Woodcote Consulting | April 19, 2013

[...] I wonder why so many “designing” and procuring NHS IT Systems manage to deliver systems that make life more difficult for frontline staff undermining the quality and service they are able to offer patients. Read More »