Government 2.0. Let that sit there for a second. The term is widely credited with having been invented by William Eggers. If you do not know who he is, it may be because others would like you to think they came up with the term. Don't let them fool you.
The Gov 2.0 World is Growing Fast. I have said that on many occasions and written it all over the place. One of the reasons it is growing so fast is that despite efforts to the contrary -- there has been and continues to be more than one voice representing the Gov 2.0 Revolution. This is a vitally important and crucial aspect of the continued organic growth in this space. Collaboration and ideas flow together naturally. When an un-natural dam is placed in that flow, it merely diverts the flow, but does not stop it.
The past three years have been an exciting time for many, here in the United States and abroad. The voices in Government 2.0 abound. Below I have chosen to list just some of the ones that come to the top of my head and also ones you may never have heard of and are in no particular order. So in addition to the cast of the "usual suspects" we all know and read each day in the #gov20 stream on Twitter and elsewhere, I offer some others.
Dominic CampbellNick CharneyCraig NewmarkLuke Fretwell aka GovfreshSeth GrimesJohn F. MooreKarine Barzilai-NahonArvind NigamGwyn Kostin Mike KujawskiDavid OsimoLovisa Williams
Something to think about as the Gov 2.0 world heats up: The inclusion of voices; acceptance of different types of events, camps, conferences is a critical part to all of us growing this into not only an industry, but one where the freedom of ideas runs parallel with the hard nosed business tactics already being deployed.
Cross published on Silberberg Innovations.