If you are in DC - CL Kao from g0v.tw will present a not to miss case study on the open gov/civic tech movement in Taiwan. - Steve P.S. CL is also involved in http://poplus.org - join him and other global collaborators here: http://bit.ly/poplusgroup
RSVP here: http://bit.ly/beyondhackingeventDC From: Sandra P. Moscoso <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 9:49 AM Subject: Invitation: Nov 20 - 11:30 AM: Beyond Hacking for Good: An Inclusive, Government (and Citizen)-Friendly Approach Toward Civic Tech To: DC Civic Tech Friends, Many of us work or volunteer in the Open Government and Citizen Engagement space, but struggle with how to actually get to the point of where government and its stakeholders are communicating and collaborating. G0v is a diverse community of 81, 000 online and off-line members, that tackles social problems with the use of technology, and by making complex data accessible and understandable to citizens. For example, http://fact.g0v.tw/ communicates complex political issues via simple fact-based timelines. Hear from g0v.tw co-founder, Chia-liang Kao, how this civic tech community (which is 60% non-tech) has managed to bring together stakeholders and build practical tools that enable citizens to connect with, communicate with, and collaborate with government. This event is open to the public - please bring identification and be prepared to share your own successes (and lessons learned) in this space. When: Thursday, November 20, 11:30AM – 12:30PM Where: World Bank I Building (1850 I St., NW), Room I1-200 Click HERE for more Details + RSVP. Grateful if you would circulate within your communities. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/beyondhackingeventDC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Speaker: Chia-liang Kao, g0v.tw and Open Culture Foundation Taiwan: Chia-liang Kao has been an active open source software developer since 2000. He co-founded the g0v.tw initiative in 2012. g0v.tw is an online community that advocates information transparency, focusing on developing tools for improving citizen participation. Following the model established by the Free Software community over the past two decades, g0v.tw transformed social media into a platform for social production, with a fully open and decentralized cultural & technological framework. He is also a board member of the Open Culture Foundation Taiwan. Discussants: Traci Hughes, Director of the Office of Open Government, Washington, DC Laurenellen McCann, Open Tech Institute (New America Foundation) Stephen Davenport, Senior Governance Specialist, Digital Engagement, Governance Global Practice, WBG Welcome: Denisse Wolfenzon, Project Manager, BOOST (Open Budget), Governance Global Practice, WBG Moderator: Sandra Moscoso, Deputy Program Lead, Global Media Development, Governance Global Practice, WBG ᐧ ----------------------------------------- Group home for Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire: http://groups.dowire.org/groups/newswire Replies go to members of Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire with all posts on this topic here: http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/4msYOYYNEhtgsQhPHSzKEa For digest version or to leave Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire, email [email protected] with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire is hosted by Democracies Online - http://dowire.org.
