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What SOPA means for [fill in the blank]

Today the House Judiciary Committee spent four hours debating HR 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, better known as SOPA, despite early successes of momentum against it. No…

An open source political party?

That's the same question that crossed my mind when I came across this site. Highlighted in green at the top, "Liberty, Democracy, Transparency!" So far so good. But is this…

Leveling the playing field for procurement of open source solutions

The software market has changed. Government entities and the corporate market are now embracing open source software like never before, primarily for its twin attributes of…

Two countries, separated by a common IT market

The UK Cabinet Office has made no secret of its enthusiasm for open source software. They've provided a Government Action Plan, included open source in their ICT Strategy, and…

Granicus hosts CityCampSF Hackathon to promote civic innovation and open government

Guest post by Granicus. Granicus is partnering with CityCampSF to host a 24-hour Open Government Hackathon in San Francisco, December 11-12 th at Granicus Headquarters. The…

Restoring trust in government

The theme that emerged from the first CityCamp Honolulu, held on December 3 (the 17 th CityCamp held worldwide), was restoring citizen confidence in their government. In a…

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