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The Canadian government has demonstrated exceptional foresight with its embrace of the Web 2.0 initiative. Essentially, ...
The European Commission has announced plans to form an open data portal for the European Union. The portal would become ...
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To judge from recent U.S. news reports, open government is either thriving or in the midst of an unceremonious death. In ...
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We are witnessing a critical juncture in world history, and it’s not taking place in a dusty town square. Forget Libya ...
In the United States particularly, the political conversation has long been centered on personal relationships and the g ...
Historical parallels between Rome and this century have been invoked often enough to become a cliché. The empire, havin ...