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Open source technologies, communities, and methodologies are playing an increasingly important role in international governments and policy-making. Learn more about open government.

A time for change: Citizens empowered by open government

Do you see government as an institution without much room for growth and change? The open source way is creating a path for citizens to become empowered and help their…

Government petitioned to "free the code"

Open Source for America has asked the White House to "Free the Code," meaning that the U.S. federal government should share government-developed software under an open source…

Government and library open data using Creative Commons tools

Open data done well is a catalyst for change

In March 2012 I reported in a post entitled “ Open by design ” a paper by Harlan Yu and David Robinson entitled “ The New Ambiguity of Open Government “. A discussion of the…

Community Spotlight: Andrew Krzmarzick, enabling open source and empowering citizens in government

As the Community Manager of GovLoop —a highly active online community connecting more than 50,000 public sector professionals—Andrew Krzmarzick suspects his role is pretty…

Brazil at forefront of open source initiatives

Since the workers’ party won the Brazilian Presidential election in 2003, an open source movement has continued to grow in government and public spheres. Now, the country…

Does your city need a better brand?

Do governments care about branding? You bet they do. With today's economic climate, governments are looking for ways to get an economic edge and create jobs. One of the ways…

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