virtual government network at ps engage 2011

Virtual Government Network

The OpportunityThe Proposal

Your Role

Short History

1980’s Advertising, Teaching & Learning1990’s Clue train manifesto, Web 1.02000’s Change consulting, PS EX22010’s Gov 2.0, Everything is miscellaneous

Recent Projects

Government of Canada EX 2 @ TBS – CIOB

GCPEDIA - Knowledge & People

Consulting Knowledge exchange networks Information & collaboration support Health, Agriculture, Social Services, Standards…

Academic Papers Complexity theory & social media for knowledge

networks in Canadian Health Virtual Government Network

2008 2011

THE OPPORTUNITY

What if we could unleash the cognitive surplus of the entire Public Service?

Connect all jurisdictions across all levels and all disciplines?

NWTYukonNunavut PEILess than 1% pop

Quebec

Ontario23-40% popSaskatchewan Newfoundland

and Labrador

ManitobaNova Scotia

New Brunswick

1-5 % pop

British Columbia Alberta

10-15 % pop

Federal Healthcare Partnership

Less than 1% pop

Health Canada

PHAC

CanadianForces CIC

RCMP

Corrections

VAC

Federal Influence

Infoway

CIHI

CIHR

HC

PHAC

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Health Jurisdictions.

Learn from each other?

THE FRAMEWORK

What now?

THE PROPOSAL

1. Create a non-profit organization with broad representation to explore & propose.

2. Connect interested parties: Conversation and idea exchange

Design for synergistic emergence

What would be most valuable to share?

Explore standards across vendors

Value added uses for Open Data

Other…

THERE ARE LOTS OF NETWORKS

This is not about building software.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Open idea collection, sharing and ranking?

Safe professional networking?

Visualization of current multi-level government infrastructures/responsibilities?

Standardized social engagement services?

Input from citizens?

WHAT I KNOW

Size Matters.

Embrace complexity.

Think big, start small.

There will be vigorous discussion.

We can do amazing things when we believe in something.

YOUR ROLE

1. Make it happen by participating

2. Support with money, time and evangelism

It won’t happen without you…

3. Change the future by intervening today.

Feedback

Please

@thomkearneyThom.Kearney@rowanwood.ca