December 2010
24 posts
Next Generation Democracy
by Jared Duval
Drawing on the lessons of open source technology, social change leader Jared Duval offers an inspiring call to action. Next Generation Democracy chronicles some of the watershed events, such as Hurricane Katrina, during which centralized leadership was not enough, and then tells the success stories of the leaders, both inside the government and out, who...
What are the chances for a free software cloud? →
O’Reilly Radar’s terrific 5 Part Series
Resolving the contradictions between web services, clouds, and open source
Defining clouds, web services, and other remote computing
Why clouds and web services will continue to take over computing
Why web services should be released as free software
Reaching the pinnacle: truly open web services and clouds
Everything You Need to Know About Wikileaks -... →
Two experts lay out the facts surrounding the controversy.
BY JONATHAN ZITTRAIN AND MOLLY SAUTER
Ecotopia or Sprawling Nightmare? Four Scenarios for the Future of our Cities (video) | TreeHugger
by Sami Grover
Megacities on the move - Renew-abad from Forum for the Future on Vimeo.
Gov 2.0 events: Civic hackivists gather globally | O’Reilly Radar
by Alex Howard
Collaboration opportunities abound at a host of Gov 2.0 weekend events.
Around the world, the International Open Data Hackathon will convene participants in over 56 cities in 26 countries on 5 continents. Also,
people interested in local Gov 2.0 will be gathering together this weekend at CityCamp...