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Book 2.0

Nov

2009

I am pleased to announce that the book, State of the eUnion: Government 2.0 and Onwards, is now in production and will be available for ordering in your favorite bookshop very soon. But wait, there’s more: On 18 November, the free, online version will be available from 21gov.net. Read the press release. Follow the book @gov20book on Twitter. The book’s twitter hashtag is #gov20book. Also, follow the list of contributors.

Next Book: Government 2.0 and Onwards

Aug

2009

Now the Coherency Management book is out, my next book project has ben launched. With the working title “State of the eUnion – Government 2.0 and Onwards”, the book will be published in min-November this year (reason), so it needs to be written in a rush. I have already invited a number of contributors, but now take the Call for Participation open for a couple of days for anyone to submit an abstract. We will accept legitimate and relevant remixes and reuses of stuff that ...

Next: Canada, US, and Iceland

Jul

2009

As indicated in a 140 char note on Twitter, I’m leaving Europe. For a month, that is. I am going on a flight/roadtrip, part work, part vacation. Locationwise roughly as follows: Toronto from July 17th to 25th. Washington, DC from July 26th to 31st. Ottawa from July 31st to August 6th. Boston from August 7th to 14th. oh, and then a stopover in Iceland: ReykjavÃk from August 14th to 18th. Along the way I will attend The Open Group’s 23rd Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference in ...

Democracy and XML

Nov

2007

I’m in the US (Washington, Boston, Washington) from 26 Nov to 7 Dec. I have been invited to come over to Washington, DC, to attend a researchers and practioners meeting in the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, which will be held Thu-Sat this coming week. After that, I go to Boston for the XML 2007 conference. Pop quiz: At which of these events will there be discussions about erosion of trust? (hint)