We are all very shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic death of our friend and colleague, Aaron Swartz,... View Article
Continue readingPersonal Democracy Forum 2011 video collection
On June 6th and 7th, many of the thought leaders from the open government community attended Personal Democracy Forum 2011... View Article
Continue readingOpen Government: Collaboration, Transparency, and Participation in Practice
A new book from O’Reilly media, entitled Open Government: Collaboration, Transparency, and Participation in Practice, discusses the possible ways government can utilize the power of citizen engagement to become more efficient and transparent.
Continue readingSunlight in ‘What Matters Now’
Seth Godin, the prolific author and blogger, recently asked a collection of contemporary thinkers to contribute to a project on a word they feel should carry significance in our lives.
Continue readingPersonal Democracy Forum: We.gov
Personal Democracy Forum kicks off Monday in New York. This will be PDF’s sixth event, with this year’s theme being... View Article
Continue readingGrace and Brilliance Under Fire in Albany
The New York State Senate’s chief information officer Andrew Hoppin and his team have been making tremendous strides in opening... View Article
Continue readingThe Dawning of Empire State Transparency
Within the past week, the New York State Senate has taken some impressive steps toward conducting its business open and... View Article
Continue readingWeekly Media Roundup – May 1, 2009
Here are a few of the more interesting media mentions of Sunlight and our friends and grantees from this week:... View Article
Continue readingThe Crowd Says It All
TransparencyCamp was awesome, but rather than my just writing about just how great it was — what we all learned,... View Article
Continue readingFederal Agencies and Web 2.0
Elizabeth Newell, at GovExec.com, writes about how federal agencies are beginning to stick their toes in the social media pool.... View Article
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