South by Southwest (SXSW, or just SX for initiates) is crowdsourcing their panel selection for 2013, and as in prior years, there is a host of Gov 2.0-related offerings. Of the 3,123 proposals this year, 82 have been tagged as “Government or Citizen Engagement.”
Those tagged include presentations on law, coding, public participation, open government/innovation, and news from the nexus of politics, technology, and social media. Keep reading →
Just five months into the role, it appears Justin Herman is handily leading the government’s march toward a new communications model that includes agencies talking to each other virtually, collaborating on what tools to buy, finding free services and using the Internet to communicate with the public.
I like it when I move faster than the private sector.” – Justin Herman Keep reading →
The General Services Administration confirmed today Justin Herman, a widely regarded specialist in interactive online and social media, will join GSA later this month as New Media Manager at GSA’s Center for Excellence in Digital Government. The move is also aimed at supporting GSA’s broader efforts to help federal agencies with their new media initiatives.
Herman will be responsible for “developing strategies for large-scale engagement initiatives, providing policy recommendations and implementation guidance, and coordinating web-based citizen engagement activities using collaborative tools,” according to a spokeswoman in GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies. “He is very well respected and well known across government,” she said. Keep reading →