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27 Feb 09

Who's using wikis

Federal Computer Week provides a quick list of government agencies using wikis and what they are using them for.

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The list of government wikis and the variety of purposes for which they are used continues to expand. The versatility of wikis’ freely editable Web pages makes them a great tool for the types of knowledge sharing and collaborative projects that government employees work on every day.

Here is a sampling of government wikis that illustrate that wide range of uses.

22 Nov 08

Data Catalog - District of Columbia

The District of Columbia is providing RSS feeds as well as mashups of "city operational data," such as crime reports, building permits, purchase orders, and much more. This seems like a great example of using new media/web 2.0 technologies to increase government transparency.

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For years the District of Columbia has provided public access to city operational data through the Internet. Now the District provides real-time data from multiple agencies to citizens, a catalyst ensuring agencies operate as more responsive, better performing organizations. Use the data catalog below to subscribe to a live data feed in Atom format and access data in XML, Text/CSV, KML or ESRI Shapefile formats.