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Sarah Granger - @sairy - #sxswgov

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Components of Innovation

New ideas

Leadership

Creativity

Entrepreneurship

Problem-solving

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ObstaclesArcane leadership (or lack of)

Fear of change or loss of power; risk aversion

Closed doors

Limited access to information

Sluggish action & response, inefficiency

Bureaucracy, layers between leaders & public

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Startup culture -> stimulating innovation

Opportunity & challenge

Freedom to explore

Flexibility & adaptability

Inviting, creative environment

Risk tolerance

Openness & collaboration

Encouragement

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Inside out

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Internally driven solutions

Open data initiatives: WHOpen Government Initiative, Data.gov

Directives & leadership: executive Open Government Directive

Sharing: State Dept. Intranet, @statedept

Challenge.gov: Apps for Democracy, Apps for Healthy Kids

Direct social media engagement: Twitter, blogs, etc.

Crowd sourcing policies: citizens, public interest orgs

Citywide apps & datasets: Datasf.org, SF311.org, Crimespotting, CivicApps

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Outside in

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Externally driven solutions

Improved access: Sunlight Foundation’s OpenCongress

Enhanced productivity: FixMyStreet in UK

Enabling connectivity: OpenMeshProject & #openmesh

Online communities: GovLoop, Crisis Mappers

Information & education: GovFresh*, techPresident, O’Reilly Radar, Nextgov, #opengov #gov20

Events: Transparency Camps, Crisis Camps, Personal Democracy Forum, Gov 2.0 Summit

Audio/Video: FedScoop, Gov 2.0 Radio

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What would Yoda say?

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Share. Inform. Participate.

Encourage exchange of ideas across gov’t

Collaborate cross-sector: public to private & vice versa – business, tech, military, NGO, academia

Remove road blocks (i.e. using USA API)

Advocate for direct government to public engagement

Re-educate government employees and staff

Be patient: change takes time

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What’s at stake?

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Start. Lead. Innovate.

Sarah Granger, @sairyCenter for Technology, Media & Society, cftms.org

& PublicEdge, [email protected]