The past several years have seen a dramatic increase in the use of web 2.0 tools at all levels of government. Beyond simply using them as communication vehicles, many public managers have adopted these tools as a means to solicit and aggregate ideas from employees and external stakeholders on how to solve problems and enhance government services. However, the plethora of platforms and variety of functionalities available can make a manager’s choice of technology challenging.
This comparison of different platforms is aims to assist public managers early in the planning process of such an initiative by comparing the purposes and functionalities of different ideation tools. It is part of a series of resources based on our experience conducting online stakeholder consultations with government (see also the Online Dialogue Brainstorm Guide).
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Note: The information in this document is compiled from information publicly available on the vendors’ websites, supplemented by the National Academy of Public Administration’s fi¬rst-hand experience with several of the tools. The Academy and the Collaboration Project are technology-neutral: this document is not intended as an endorsement of any particular technology or vendor.
After more than a dozen successful dialogues, covering myriad topics from health IT and privacy to homeland security strategic planning, the Collaboration Project has developed a guide to help public managers in the brainstorming and planning of an online collaborative dialogue. This guide provides leaders with a step-by-step list of critical questions to consider, including the discussion questions to ask, which stakeholders to engage, and how to craft a platform to fit one’s needs. Considering these factors upfront will help align the effort with your business needs and deliver meaningful results from the engagement.
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Online Dialogue Brainstorm Guide
The Center for Technology in Government at the State University of New York at Albany developed this extraordinarily helpful guide providing eight critical elements that should be considered in crafting an agency’s social media policies.
The guide is embedded below and is also available on the CTG website.
Due to population density and opportunity awareness, Oahu will surely lead broadband initiatives. However, a different scale of opportunity exists in rural Hawaii Island. Creating a global model for sustainability will require a global model for connectivity and community including video collaboration and online education. Fast data connections are a requirement.
Broadband is as it’s often referred to is an access speed currently possible and probably for rural areas. Boradband is also via for telecommuting and it’s wide-spread adoption could be considerd the corner-stone in a stronger digital economy for Hawaii Island.
I’ll do my best to keep updating these resources over time. If anyone is interested in managing a site with a “Broadband in Hawaii” focus, I’ll set you up.
Broadband in Hawaii Resources
- Contact / Point person in the effort to proliferate broadband on Hawaii Island – Jeff Gray, Netcom Enterprises.
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Broadband Census Resources:
- Hawaii Broadband Task Force web site
- Hawaii Broadband Task Force initial report [PDF], December 2007
- “Task force targets expansion of Hawaii’s broadband capabilities,” article, Pacific Business News, August 8, 2008
- “The State of the Internet,” Akamai Report, May 2008
- “17-member consortium to invest $500m in 20,000 km Asia-America Gateway submarine cable system,” Press Release, Telstra International
- “Oceanic debuts turbo Road Runner in Hawaii Internet-service war,” article, Honolulu Advertiser, October 1, 2007
- Federal Communications Commission Data on Hawaii Broadband(BroadbandCensus.com, August 9, 2008)
- June Meeting of Broadband Breakfast Club : Spending the Broadband Stimulus - Technologies That Enable Universal Broadband Connectivity
- SpeedMatters.org speed test results for Hawaii (PDF) also visit SpeedMatters.org
