The Collaboration Project

Collaboration Project 2.0!!!
 
The National Academy is excited to launch the second version of our Collaboration Project website. Featuring lighthouse studies and examples of leaders driving change, this site will become home to the ideas that help to solve the tough problems that government managers is facing.  See it now at www.collaborationproject.org.

The Collaboration Project is an independent forum of leaders committed to leveraging web 2.0 and the benefits of collaborative technology to solve government's complex problems. The Project is supported by dedicated staff and access to the National Academy’s distinguished Fellows, subject matter experts, and leadership.

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Collaboration Project in the Spotlight

Collaboration Project Joins Federal News Radio at FOSE

Frank DiGiammarino and Lena Trudeau joined Jane Norris and Tom Temin to discuss the doors that Web 2.0 technologies can open for the public sector.

Listen to audio highlights:

Frank talks about Collaboration and Challenges to Government

Lena drives the Focus on Government Leadership

Lena sees Government Addressing the Problem

Listen to the complete interview

The Collaboration Project Featured in The Public Manager

The interactive Web is forcing change across society, and the public sector is no exception.  In this feature article, Frank DiGiammarino and Lena Trudeau highlight Virtual Networks, and how they bring together stakeholders and peers to meet the challenges facing government leaders.
 
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National Academy Launches The Collaboration Project on Web 2.0 in Government

Excitement and media attention for The Collaboration Project continue to build.

Check out the Federal Computer Week cover article featuring Collaboration Project co-founders Frank DiGiammarino and Lena Trudeau.

Read the Federal Computer Week article

Listen to a Federal News Radio interview with Federal Computer Week Editor in Chief Chris Dorobek on Web 2.0, including a discussion on the Collaboration Project.

Also see "Web 2.0: Rebooting the Public Square", a December 2007 article by National Academy President and CEO Jenna Dorn on the role of collaborative technology in revitalizing government. Read the article

Join the Collaboration Project

Leaders who join the Collaboration Project benefit from in person meetings, virtual forums and online resources to share best practices, lighthouse cases, white papers and leadership tools for implementation. All members share a commitment to realizing the promise of web 2.0 in government.

“Government is supposed to look for comments and thoughts from the public, and the internet now is a way to provide that. Instead of just a monthly or a yearly open house, you can actually do it 24/7, and isn’t that powerful?” -- Molly O’Neal, founding Collaboration Project member and Environmental Protection Agency Chief Information Officer and Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information.

For membership information, please contact:

Frank DiGiammarino
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
frankd@napawash.org
(202) 204-3476

Lena Trudeau
Director, Strategic Initiatives
ltrudeau@napawash.org
(202) 315-5476

MULTIMEDIA

"Video Case Study: Puget Sound Information Challenge"



TSA’s Kip Hawley Featured at Collaboration ProjectInaugural Meeting

TSA Administrator Kip Hawley provided plenty of inspiration at the Collaboration Project’s first meeting in February with a presentation on the successful web 2.0 advances at his agency, including a new blog for the traveling public and an internal “IdeaFactory” that allows TSA’s 43,000 workers to collectively discuss job-related issues and ideas. Other highlights include the heavy audience participation during the facilitated session and the valuable networking opportunities with fellow participants.

Audio Highlights

Kip Hawley discusses how the IdeaFactory helped TSA’s front-line officers improve their skills on the job.

The TSA Administrator discusses how IdeaFactory postings undergo minimal editing from site monitors.

Hawley says success involves both technology and leadership

EGov 2.0 Statement

Read the National Academy’s Statement for the Record on E Gov 2.0 the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs

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