Open Government Innovation

Naturally one of the most powerful topics within open source e-government is “Participative E-Democracy“, which ranges from i-Voting techniques through to the phenomona of the ‘Arab Spring‘ et al, where uprisings are co-ordinated via Twitter. In short Internet technology is ideal for co-ordinating any kind of political movement, whether that be anarchic uprisings as much … Continue reading »

Open Innovation communities are web sites that enable the members to work together using “Crowdsourcing” techniques. Defined by Henry Chesborough of Berkeley, Open Innovation is the best practice for an “open source approach” to business models. Operated by organizations such as Innocentive this enables them to harness a large community of experts for a wider … Continue reading »

An Executive Guide to the Business Value of Microsoft Cloud Computing Download: 16-page PDF This white paper is intended as a strategic overview of Cloud Computing for senior business executives in Government, providing a synopsis of how Cloud-based applications like Sharepoint might be applied to advance progress against critical policy areas.