Just back from NYC after a hectic few days attending the Web 2.0 expo held at the famous Javits center.
A summary of some standout keynote sessions which stood out for me include:
Government Crowdsourcing:
Beth Noveck the United States deputy chief technology officer for open government who leads President Obama’s Open Government Initiative on the concept of open.gov was interviewed in a session with Tim O’Reilly.
Government Crowdsourcing is a method whereby politicians, parties and government bodies source change, ideas and methods of improvement via the Internet. I believe this is a great way for government to listen to the people whilst also giving the greater public a view on other peoples thoughts & opinions. What I’d really like to see is a site dedicated to sourcing these ideas on a .gov site and including a ranking mechanism, the ability to post new ideas on spending, bringing to light the biggest issues facing the public to debate in Parliament sessions such as health care, education , taxes, defense. Not a bad project for someone who capable and inclined.
Tummling:
“Stop focusing on the broadcast, start focusing on the conversation circle”
Basically sums up this keynote by Heather gold who hosts the Heather Gold Show featuring bold conversations about politics, relationships and big life questions mingling web innovators with the avant-garde. Tummling is a Yiddish word and Heather described it the process for involving various points into a conversation for the benefit of all.
If you want to known more check out the YouTube Video – How to be a Tummler which was recorded during a previous Google Tech Talk….funnily enough exactly 1 year ago since her session at W2E NYC.