Innotech / Netbash Penang '09

Govt 2.0 – Bridging Government and The People Thru Web 2.0 Technologies

Background

Birds of A Feather (BOF) Open discussion/presentation groups People with similar interests can discuss issues of

interest Network, Partner, JV Share/bounce Ideas

Govt 2.0 BOF Outcome Attendance – full room – 8 foreign There is interest – relevancy of Govt 2.0 Teddology was well received Shining opportunity for Malaysia to spearhead

Govt 2.0 adoption American Government is slow to adopt Web

technology There are strict accessibility regulations to

implement web in American Government However, Web 2.0 Summit 2009 now has Govt

2.0 Segment

Govt 2.0 – What???

Use of web 2.0 technologies (e.g. Social networks, collaboration, user-generated content) to connect government to its constituents

Very little case studies around the world A lot of talk on the internet How do we do this effectively? safely?

Why?

Government is more attuned to the people The ability to connect to many people, at personal

level - to provide individually relevant information People contribute to the government / each other Faster, easier access to the goverment and vice-

versa. Government communicates with people thru

emerging media

How?

Look past all the hype, look at the tech itself and what it can do for government Second Life (Training, Coaching) Yahoo Ask – expert help Yahoo Tech Buzz – idea sharing Topcoder – headhunting / job matching Govt side tech?

Examples of Current Web 2.0 technology used at Government Level....

Examples

Obama on: Facebook, Twitter Second Life You Tube

CIA using Wiki's to aggregate intelligence

Examples

An example our guys at MDEC are experimenting with...

Teddology – A Govt 2.0 prototype You'll fail big if you don't fail small.

Release 1 – many bugs and issues, but many revelations

Malaysia's first foray into Govt 2.0 Proof that Malaysia can do it - spectacularly

Paul Graham – YCombinator

Benefits: Increased interaction between govt bodies and entrepreneurs –

teddology past MDEC.

Increased interaction between entrepreneurs – thriving business community

More shared knowledge – Govt and entrepreneurs alike – e.g. PHP

Increased investment in Malaysia – foreign investors get to look at the community

What Next?

Your enthusiasm, support and encouragement Constructive criticism Ideas (very much welcome!) Usage Cheers

Exploration into other means and methods Second life? (Trainings, Coachings etc.) Enterprise 2.0 technologies?

Questions, Suggestions?