Federal Goverment Uses Web 2.0 as Open Dialog with Nation
March 2nd, 2010Gov 2.0 is a mashup of Web 2.0 widgetry, Social Media interactivity and analytical transparency. Vivek Kundra has been driving this type of communicating for some time now. His primary objectives are transparency of U.S. government agendas, accountability for lawmakers and an open interchange of information. And for Vivek Kundra, this exchange of information operates both ways. This means not only does he want you to listen to the U.S. government, he wants the United States government to listen to you as well.
Vivek Kundra believes that government information and services can and should be provided to U.S. citizens whenever and wherever they need it. As Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra works to ensure the governmental IT endeavors deliver quality data to tax payers through initiatives such as IT Dashboard, Datamasher and even the White House blog. The overall thought is if government upholds information on an assortment of issues, that information should be regarded a national asset.
Named by President Barack Obama, Vivek Kundra has become the first Technology Czar in the Nation. He is constantly operating to revolutionize IT in the public sphere practicing principles of participation, collaboration, transparency. With past experience has CTO for Washington, D.C. Vivek Kundra has the know how and credentials to meet the IT challenges before him. His former experience at the District and State levels prepared him well for this task.
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