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Envisioning Greater Possibility: Collaboration Expedition Workshops

Join us on June 18, 2002 for a workshop exploring the potential of building a public code commons. This workshop will focus on open source, Section 508, and beyond, aiming to foster communication circles among science and service agencies, universities, industry, and non-profits. Together, let's envision a future of greater possibility.

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Envisioning Greater Possibility: Collaboration Expedition Workshops

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  1. Envisioning Greater Possibility: Collaboration Expedition Workshops June 18, 2002 Susan B. Turnbull, GSA Chair, Universal Access Working Group, Federal Architecture and Infrastructure Committee, CIO Council

  2. June 18, 2002 Workshop Purpose • To explore the Potential and Realities of Building a Public Code Commons: Open Source, Section 508, and Beyond.

  3. Envisioning Greater Possibility: Context for Workshop Series • I. Purpose • II. Relationship to the Federal CIO Council • III. Relationship to the Federal IT R&D Program • IV. Relationship to Universities – Internet2 • IV. Initial Product • V. Workshop Values • VI. Workshop Outcomes, one year later

  4. I. Purpose • To open up communication circles among science and service agencies, university, industry and non-profits • Frequent, low cost, low risk, high return opportunities to explore… • How to advance national goal of all citizens connected to products, services, and information of government?

  5. II. Relationship to CIO Council • A. Initiative of the CIOC’s Architecture and Infrastructure Committee • 1. Explore role of innovation for inclusive, citizen-centric government

  6. II. Relationship to CIO Council • 2. Unite affinity groups of the CIO Council exploring near-term technology designs for citizen-centric government • a. Universal Access – online community of practice at ioa-qpnet-co.gsa.gov/UA-Exp • b. XML - xml.gov • c. Knowledge Management - km.gov • d. Section 508 Executive Steering Committee. – www.section 508.gov (IT accessibility)

  7. III. Relationship to Federal IT R&D Program • A. With affinity groups of the Interagency WG on IT R&D exploring long-range research agendas • 1. Human-Computer Interaction & Information Management • 2. Social Economic & Workforce Implications of IT • B. How can ITR&D be harnessed by users to build communities of practice that enable universal access?

  8. III. Relationship to Federal IT R&D Program • C. President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee - Expand Federal initiatives and government-university-industry partnership to explore implications: • 1. Pace of transformations • 2. Promise of inclusive information age • 3. Improved flow of information • 4. NewGovernance and transformations of social institutions

  9. IV. Relationship to Universities • Internet 2 – A consortium of 180 universities for the next generation internet • Liaison through George Brett, Chief Information Architect, End-to-End Performance, Internet 2

  10. V. Initial Product -June to September 2001 • Workshop participants developed guide for Public Administrators: Extending Digital Dividends: Public Goods and Services that Work for All

  11. VI. Workshop Community Values • A. Accommodate Difference • Greater Diversity of Participation around Shared Purpose • B. Faster Innovation Diffusion • Improved Ability to Appreciate the Whole Picture and Engage in Sustained Dialogue • C. Better Marketplace Discernment • Nexus of common sense and good science

  12. VII. Workshop Community Outcomes, One year later… • Growing track record of surfacing innovations beneficial to sponsors: • 1. EPA pilot using Voice XML developed from workshop discussions won FY2002 Government Innovation Award presented by OMB • 2. Five of our “hosted” workshop initiatives at FOSE (VoiceXML, audio Ebook, workshop guide, CyberSeniors/Cyberteens, Open Source presenters) • 3. Workshop guide is first federal publication in Audio ebook format; GPO will feature it at American Library Assn. Conference in June

  13. VII. Workshop Community Outcomes, One year later… • 4. Open Source sessions gaining attention and influence • 5. Informal partnerships underway, shared workshop planning • 6. More participants, all-day wrkshps, new-comers feel welcome • 7. More science and service affinity groups joining in • 8. Sharing resources in online community of practice space • 9. International interest – New Zealand, Denmark, India, France, and Australia

  14. VIII. Exploring Frontier Governance Space… • Based on our workshop community, what might we expect from new governance forms on the horizon beyond Washington, DC? • How might our institutions be influenced (informed and reformed) by new governance forms that are emerging globally? • What principles and language will help us understand and engage with new forms of public association?

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