Fusion PPT, a recognized strategy and technology solution firm, announced today that Michael Biddick’s article on Government 2.0 has been published in InformationWeek Magazine.

The much-anticipated Open Government Directive will come at a time when federal CIOs already face unprecedented resource, technology and process challenges. Two things are clear: A new type of chief is needed to bring about significant evolution in public-sector IT delivery, and this is a journey, not a destination. Here’s our guide.

Just days after taking office, President Barack Obama signed a memo directing his CTO to develop by the end of May recommendations for an Open Government Directive. Obama outlined three key goals to be furthered by this directive: increase transparency, provide more opportunities for citizens to participate in government and encourage collaboration among agencies.
Obama’s memo made it clear that technology was the driving means to accomplish these objectives, which together comprise what has been dubbed “Government 2.0.”

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