Category Archives: Politics / Government

Discussions about the political process and subsequent government

Daily Links for Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Bob Sutor

Politics / Government Public Access Policies for Science and Technology Funding Agencies Across the Federal Government With this notice, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) within the Executive Office of the President, requests input from the community regarding … Continue reading →

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Daily Links for Wednesday, September 30, 2009 – Evening Edition

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Bob Sutor

Open Source Portland Plans to Become Open Source Mecca DaniWeb Community / Sharon Fisher In its ongoing effort to become the coolest city in the U.S., the mayor of Portland, Oregon, is going to attempt tomorrow night to make it … Continue reading →

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Andy Updegrove: “IT Policy And The Road To Open Government”

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Bob Sutor

Attorney Andy Updegrove has just published his latest newsletter on the topic of “IT Policy And The Road To Open Government” within his Consortiuminfo.org website. He includes discussions on With Access and Information for All Enabling Open Government How Open … Continue reading →

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Government and open source: Public interest

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Bob Sutor

This week I’m going to pose a series of questions in the hope of driving some discussion around the use of open source in government, as well as government involvement in open source. (General warm-up question) In what ways is … Continue reading →

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Government and open source: Research projects

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Bob Sutor

This week I’m going to pose a series of questions in the hope of driving some discussion around the use of open source in government, as well as government involvement in open source. Questions When a government provides funding to … Continue reading →

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Government and open source: Participation

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Bob Sutor

This week I’m going to pose a series of questions in the hope of driving some discussion around the use of open source in government, as well as government involvement in open source. Questions Should government employees be allowed to … Continue reading →

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ODF Alliance offers recommendations to Obama administration

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Bob Sutor

Following on the heels of yesterday’s set of open standards recommendations to the Obama administration by the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, the Open Document Format Alliance has offered its own recommendations in the area of open standards … Continue reading →

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Information Society Project at Yale Law School offers standards recommendations to Obama

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Bob Sutor

Laura DeNardis, Executive Director of the Yale Law School Information Society Project, announced today that the group had sent a set of recommendations for open standards to the new Obama administration. In the announcement, Laura said The administration’s technology policy … Continue reading →

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Obama memo: Transparency and Open Government

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Bob Sutor

On January 21, US President Barack Obama published a memo called “Transparency and Open Government.” In it he makes many good points, but particularly note “Government should be transparent. Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their … Continue reading →

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Inauguration video via Hulu

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Bob Sutor

Thanks to Dennis Hamilton for this link and embed.

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Everyone’s talking: standards reform

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Bob Sutor

I’m a relative newbie when it comes to standards, only being involved for the last 12 or 13 years. I’ve never before seen the amount of attention that is being brought to the idea of standards reform by so many … Continue reading →

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Andy Updegrove’s “10 Standards Recommendations for the Obama Administration”

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Andy Updegrove has published his “10 Standards Recommendations for the Obama Administration.” In my opinion, this is a timely must read for those concerned with both standards reform as well as a modern application of standards to IT policy. Comments … Continue reading →

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Daily Links 11/14/2008 (p.m.)

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Doug Mahugh : ODF Interoperability and Conformance TC (OIC TC) “I’ve had a few people ask recently whether Microsoft would be participating in the OIC TC, and I’m glad to report that as of today we’ve signed up.” Excellent news, … Continue reading →

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Playing with the numbers, baseball and politics

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Many diehard baseball fans love to play with the numbers, the statistics, associated with the game. One reason is that there are just so many of them, but the other is the hope that somehow they might predict the future … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 meets government

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Bob Sutor

See change.gov, from the “Office of the Predisent-Elect.” Caution, seems to be getting a lot of traffic.

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Election dreams

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Last night a lot of the tension and stress of this election season in the US hit me and I went to bed early, exhausted. For me, that meant 10pm since I’m a night owl if I can get away … Continue reading →

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Free cup of coffee at Starbucks on Tuesday if you vote

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Starbucks is offering a free tall cup of coffee to anyone (presumably in the US) who comes into one of their shops on Election Day, Tues, November 4, and says they voted.

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Almost November

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Bob Sutor

I realized today that it’s been almost a week since I last did a non-news post here. There are several reasons for this. First, of course, I’ve been busy with work. Among other things, I’m preparing for my ten minute … Continue reading →

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Sarah meets Hillary on Saturday Night Live

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Bob Sutor

In case you didn’t see it, here’s the opening comedy skit from Saturday Night Live: Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton, as played by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, discuss sexism in American politics. A higher resolution video clip is available … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-02-22

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Bob Sutor

What If Microsoft Gave An Interoperability Party and Nobody Came? Jason Brooks – Open Source – Microsoft’s Interop Forecast Is Partly Cloudy “However, the legal environment surrounding interoperability between Microsoft’s products and the open-source applications that have sprung up to … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-02-20

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Politics Lessig: I’m considering a run for Congress | Tech news blog – CNET News.com “Confirming weeks of speculation, Larry Lessig, the Stanford University law professor and “free culture” icon, has confessed that yes indeed, he’s considering a run for … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-02-17

Posted on February 17, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Can Microsoft be trusted on OOXML covenants?: Insight – Software – ZDNet Australia “Developers wanting to use Microsoft’s Office Open XML specification will need to brush up on their legal skills.” (tags: microsoft ooxml) Datamation Announces 2008 Product of the … Continue reading →

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Dead Heads for Obama

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Bob Sutor

There will be a concert tonight where several of the remaining members of the Grateful Dead will reunite in a concert to benefit Barack Obama. Whatever your politics, the concert will be streamed over the Web starting at 7:30 PM … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-01-08

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Media and Entertainment News Netflix Partners With LG to Bring Movies Straight to TV – New York Times “Netflix, the DVD-by-mail company with more than seven million customers, has a new strategy that may one day make those red envelopes … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-11-27

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Bob Sutor

24/7 Wall St.: Sun Microsystems Reflects Ticker Change Over 1-4 Reverse Split (JAVA, JAVAD) I had missed this when it was first announced. “The high-end server maker and owner of the rights to Java will temporarily change its stock ticker … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-11-20

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Document Formats An Antic Disposition: Document Format FUD: A Guide for the Perplexed “This inaugural edition is dedicated to the fallout from the recent supernova we know as the OpenDocument Foundation” (tags: odf) Open Malaysia: ODF a National Standard in … Continue reading →

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Vote

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Today is Election Day in the United States. While next year is a presidential election and last year had many congressional elections, this is what is called an “off year.” Most of the elections are local, with some statewide propositions … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-11-02

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Bob Sutor

OpenSocial OpenSocial opens new can of worms | CNET News.com “When Google announced that its new social-networking initiative would extend to any site that wanted to participate, the land grab for the social Web’s attention just got a whole lot … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-08-27

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Maybe, Just Maybe, It Really Is a Bad Idea Brazil says ‘no’ to Open Office XML – ZDNet UK “The bid to fast track Office Open XML as an ISO-certified standard has received a setback, with ISO member Brazil casting … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-08-13

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Bob Sutor

PC Pro: News: Google adds StarOffice to its free software pack “Not content with taking on Microsoft Office with its online Docs and Spreadsheet service, Google has now included StarOffice in its free download suite.” (tags: google sun staroffice openoffice) … Continue reading →

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