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Gov 2.0 Expo was held a few weeks ago in Washington, DC. Much has been written summarizing and reflecting on this event that focused on the next generation of government technology and innovation, including cloud computing, social media and open data (just google “Gov2.0 Expo)  to see many articles and blog postings).

This blog post summarizes a few highlights of the Gov2.0 Expo event and links to YouTube videos to watch the presentations.

1. Tim O’Reilly talks about government moving to platform providers and where the marketplace finds and build businesses.

2.  Jack Dangermond with ESRI presented about “Geoenabling Gov2.0”. It is a fascinating presentation that talks about how GIS is evolving and becoming mapping for the masses.  ESRI has launched a new website arcgis.com that is a cloud-based environment to share maps – check it out.  Watch video

3. Kate Lundy with ACT, Australian Government outlined 3 pillars of Gov 2.0: democratizing data (open data format); citizen centric services (easy to use); participatory government (collaboration, consultation.  Watch video

4. Marie Davie with GSA (General Services Administration) talked about how they are changing the $530B contract processes with its “better buy project” to achieve better results for tax payer money.  Watch video

The Gov 2.0 Summit presentations are available on bliptv and worth listening to.  Fascinating comments and discussions about government at all levels changing,  adopting innovative technologies and re-using / sharing information.

Here are a few highlights:

• Tim O’Reilly’s opening about government participating in Web 2.0, killer apps, Software as a service, “harnessing collective intelligence” … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFXxEXH23CE
• Jen Palka with TechWeb to announce a new exciting initiative “Code for America” which is about sharing  some of the best “experiments going on locally” and “propagate best local Gov 2.0″ ; based on the notion “What if, instead of reinventing the wheel every time, cities shared technology resources?”
• Andrew McLaughlin, Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the Obama administration, talking about “speeding up government” in the decisions, data it makes available, real time capabilities to data.gov and apps.gov

What do you think about Code for America?