overview of social media and government
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Presentation given to MITRE staff in September 2012, presentation covers social media applications for government and history of social media.TRANSCRIPT
Social Media In Government Brief History of Social Media in Government – How we got here and where we are going.
What’s actually new with social media?
Source: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/12/history-of-social-media/
Social Media Background
• Transparent, Participatory, Collaborative
• Complexity of Government• Wisdom of the Crowds• The Lowe’s Approach to
Government: Let’s Build Something Together
Orange Husky Research Institute - Exercise
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• Orange Husky Research Institute is a think tank dedicate to the advancement of policy and protection of Orange Husky’s in the United States.
• Based on this organizational chart, who is the most critical employee in this organization?
• What’s the traditional way of thinking?
Another Look at Orange Husky Research Institute
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The way organizations are “structured” and work, are often very different.
When we take another look at Orange Husky, who do we believe is the most important?
How does this apply to government?
What if the manager, was actually the citizen?
Let’s put the citizen at the center of what we do.
Social Media beyond the platform – as a philosophy to how to transform government services
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Top 5 Federal Uses of Social Media
Informed Decision Making
Communicate with Citizens
and Other Agencies
Internal Collaboration
Research/Information Gathering
Marketing and Promotion
Source:Market Connections 2011 Social Media in the Public Sector Study, Oct. 2011http://www.marketconnectionsinc.com/Reports/social-media-in-the-public-sector-2011.html
Top 5 Federal Benefits of Using Social Media
Increased Education of
the Public
Information Access
Agency Promotion
Increase Collaboration
Cost Savings and Other
Efficiencies
Source:Market Connections 2011 Social Media in the Public Sector Study, Oct. 2011http://www.marketconnectionsinc.com/Reports/social-media-in-the-public-sector-2011.html
Case Study: US Marine Corps
Case Study: State Department
Case Study: CDC Zombie Apocalypse!
Where are we now with social media?
• In the “So What” Phase• Struggle to define what engagement actually means• Sharing and collaborating with resources• Transparency• Digital Divide• Limited legal precedent for social media in the workplace• Broader acceptance that government does not have all the
answers, needs to collaborate across sectors for solutions.
GovLoop Story Quick history and overview of GovLoop – Knowledge network for government
GovLoop’s Purpose
Indicate a Problem
• Millions of government employees working on similar issues without an outlet to communicate. Without communicating with one another a gap in knowledge was created.
Provide a Solution
• GovLoop creates a knowledge network to connect, engage and train government employees.
Government Challenges: Bridging the Gap•Budget Cuts - government employees are
faced with doing more with less.
•Retiring workforce – the number of retiring government workers is at an all time high.
•Collaboration – increase need for knowledge transfer within and across agencies.
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