Digital Government
Why international aid needs a viral social media presence
Networking on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube enables agency to advance its 'Third Goal': Sharing the experience with other Americans.
Digital Government
Taiwan launches cloud initiative
Taiwan's government has a five-year program to make that nation more competitive in the global cloud computing market.
Digital Government
Muslims in the U.S.: Reader comments and further reflections
Blogger Steve Kelman responds to readers who commented on his recent blog post about Muslims who feel unwelcome in the United States.
Digital Government
A new domain signs on with DNSSEC
Another top-level domain has been digitally signed to enable DNSSEC, the first step in a project by Internet Registry Afilias to expand the DNS Security Extensions to 13 more top-level domains by the end of the year.
Digital Government
Yes, Canada is different
Globetrotter Steve Kelman's travels take him to the Great White North.
Cybersecurity
U.S. approach to global cybersecurity falls short, GAO says
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt should take action to deal with problems posed by global cyberspace policy questions, a report says.
Digital Government
Were alleged Russian spies undone by technology problems?
The alleged Russian spy ring that the FBI recently busted might still be operating covertly if they had had better tech support.
Digital Government
Spy case shines light on steganography
Russian spies used ancient and modern means of secret message transmission
Digital Government
Twitter lands State Department staffers in spotlight
Two State Department employees' innocous tweets while on a visit to Syria raise eyebrows back in Foggy Bottom.
Cybersecurity
Australia taps ISPs to fight 'zombies'
Australia's Internet Industry Code is aimed at reducing threats posed by computers that have been hijacked to act as zombies and participate in botnet attacks.
Digital Government
Final impressions of China: Land of contradictions
Blogger Steve Kelman is fascinated by the contradictory images that people have of China.
Cybersecurity
Better security requires changes not in technologies, but in user practices
A recent trip to Haiti reminded blogger John Klossner about the sisyphean task agencies face in trying to secure their networks.
Digital Government
Visiting Expo 2010 Shanghai
Pavilions at the international expo reflect the cultures and values of their nations—or do they? Globetrotting blogger Steve Kelman files this report.
Digital Government
Meeting the prime minister of the Palestinian authority
Dr. Salaam Fayyad tells Steve Kelman's group about the Palestinian Authority's desire to build up governing capabilities in anticiaption of independence from Israel.
Digital Government
Blogging from Israel: Random impressions
Steve Kelman travels to Israel to meet with Israelis and Palestinians.
People
Australia, U.K. put government data online
Government 2.0 leaders from Australia and the United Kingdom are working to enhance transparency and put data online.
Digital Government
How Web-based technologies are reinventing government services
Web-based technologies on display at the Gov 2.0 Conference are helping governments across the globe serve citizens more effectively.
Cybersecurity
US, Russia kick off talks on IT
Officials from the United States and Russia meet this week on a range of information technology-related topics.
Cybersecurity