EGovernment
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E-Government (also known as E-Governance) is the use of advanced digital computing technologies in the political oversight process.
It has gained rapid growth on the back of Social Media and new media thanks to their popularity and widespread use on the web.
Contents
Specifications
- Taxonomy of Human Services: http://www.211taxonomy.org/resources/xml_schema/ (UNOFFICIAL STANDARD... but represents services that are typically government provided to its citizens)
- Internet Bill of Rights (DRAFT): http://opengovfoundation.org/digital-bill-of-rights/
By Country
EU
- EU Public Data: http://publicdata.eu/
UK
- UK Data: http://data.gov.uk/[1]
Sweden
- Sweden - Open Aid: http://www.openaid.se/
NA
US
- US Data: http://data.gov
- GovTrack - LOD source for politicians and voting records: http://www.govtrack.us/developers/[2][3]
- US Government Notifications Dashboard: http://notifications.usa.gov/
- NASA - open datasets: http://data.nasa.gov/[4]
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/getdata.html | NOAA's National Weather Service | Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory | Coastal Service Center | National Oceanic Data Center | Current Space Weather Conditions | Climate Monitoring | Climate Data[5][6]
Canada
- Data(dot)GC: http://www.datadotgc.ca
- GeoGratis - Geospatial data available online at no cost and without restrictions: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en[7][8]
- GeoBase: http://www.geobase.ca (powers GeoNames' Canada data)[9][10]
- Canada - Atlas data: http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english[11]
- StatsCan - Canadian national data: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/dli-idd-eng.htm (available to government employees only)
- CanadaPost - Find Postal Code (by Address): http://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/apps/fpc/personal/findByCity | Find Address (by Postal Code) | Find a Shipping Rate[12][13][14]
- Canada - Postal Codes (political jurisdictions): http://www.digital-copyright.ca/edid/postal
- OpenParliament: http://openparliament.ca/
- ElectionsCanada - Find your Electoral District (ED): http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/FindED.aspx[15][16][17]
- Provincial Open Data: [BC] | [ NB]
[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
Asia
Japan
- OpenLabs: http://openlabs.go.jp/labs/[25]
- Japan Radiation Open Data: http://www.sendung.de/japan-radiation-open-data/[26][27][28][29]
- Japan Open Maps: [30]
- Hayabusa Space data: http://darts.isas.jaxa.jp/planet/project/hayabusa/data.html
- U.S. Marine Corps News from Okinawa, Japan: http://explore.data.gov/National-Security-and-Veterans-Affairs/U-S-Marine-Corps-News-from-Okinawa-Japan/7apn-h2gq (by US gov)
India
- Open Government PLatform (OGPL): http://www.opengovtplatform.org/ (joint US-India initiative for government transparency and citizen engagement)
Tools
- Google Earth - Outreach: http://www.google.com/earth/outreach/ (tool to help find zoning info and proving illegality of natural resource extraction projects)
- Top 10 tools for Canadian activists: http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/activist-toolkit/2011/12/top-10-tools-canadian-activists
- Political Compass test: https://www.politicalcompass.org/test (test your political leaning along left-right paradigms & libertarian-authoritarian spectrum)
Resources
- United Nations (UN) - open data: http://data.un.org/
- World Health Organization (WHO) - open data: http://www.who.int/research/en/
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Data and Statistics: http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm
- WorldBank - open data: http://data.worldbank.org/[31]
- Government Open Source CONference (GOSCON): http://goscon.org/livestream
- Open Government Data: http://www.opengovdata.org/
- OpenTreeMap: http://www.azavea.com/products/opentreemap/ (find tree species by location, locations by species, etc...)
- COMMERCIAL GEOSPATIAL DATA SITES (worldwide): https://mli2.gov.mb.ca/weblinks/3.html
- OpenPlans: http://openplans.org/
- Principles of Holistic Information Governance (PHIG): http://phighsimc.app.box.com/phigs-pdf
Tutorials
- Open Government Data Principles: https://public.resource.org/8_principles.html
- Three Laws of Open Data (International Edition): http://eaves.ca/2009/11/29/three-laws-of-open-data-international-edition/
- Advanced SEO -- How to Get .gov and .edu Links: http://www.devx.com/webdev/Article/45622
External Links
- wikipedia: e-Government
- wikipedia: E-democracy
- wikipedia: Open Data in Canada
- Digital Daya: http://www.digitaldaya.com/
- Experiments with the HAARP Ionospheric Heater: http://vlf.stanford.edu/research/experiments-haarp-ionospheric-heater
- Government 2.0 - The Rise of the Goverati: http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/documents/SocialMediaFed%20Govt_BarriersPotentialSolutions.pdf
- Citizens for Open Access to Civic Information and Data: http://civicaccess.ca
- Federal government activities now can be monitored in (near) real time: http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/business-brains/federal-government-activities-now-can-be-monitored-in-near-real-time/10330/
- NRC-IIT Fredericton network speeds: http://www.speedtest.net/result/981611381.png
- Fredericton Bell "FibreOp" network speeds: http://www.speedtest.net/result/1023043008.png
- Halifax Bell "FibreOp" network speeds:
- Moncton Statistics: www.moncton.ca/Moncton__Our_Tide_is_Rising___/Moncton_Statistics.htm
- 10 Lessons for Gov 2.0 from Web 2.0: http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/10/top-10-lessons-for-gov-20-from.html
- E-Government Canada online presences: http://government20bestpractices.pbworks.com/w/page/10044431/Canada
- Open Data – USA vs. Canada: http://eaves.ca/2009/10/08/open-data-us-vs-canada/
- Alfred Ernest Marples, Baron Marples of Wallasey, is very sad because the Public Data Corporation wants to lock public data away behind fees: http://ernestmarples.com
- The ROI of open government data? New jobs: http://govinthelab.com/the-roi-of-open-government-data-new-jobs/
- Dangerous Levels of Radioactive Isotope Found 25 Miles From Nuclear Plant: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/asia/31japan.html?_r=1&src=twrhp
- Citizen science, civic media and radiation data hint at what's to come: http:/radar.oreilly.com/2011/06/radiation-data-japa-citizen-science.html
- Radiation visualizations paint a different picture of Japan: http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/03/japan-radiation-visualizations.html
- Big data and open source unlock genetic secrets: http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/06/big-data-open-data-genetics.html
- Look! Up in the sky! It's an earthquake!: http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/look-up-in-the-sky-its-an-earthquake
- The top 10 Canadian cities for family income: http://finance.sympatico.ca/home/the_top_10_canadian_cities_for_family_income/d7085885
- “With a gift from Google, Canadian activists get on the map” – The Globe And Mail, Sep 28, 2011: http://tidescanada.org/news/with-a-gift-from-google-canadian-activists-get-on-the-map-globe-and-mail-sep-28-2011/
- NEC to buy Danish IT firm KMD for $1.2 billion (in play for E-Governement markets in Europe): https://japantoday.com/category/tech/nec-to-buy-danish-it-firm-kmd-for-1.2-billion
References
- ↑ Government Digital Service: http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
- ↑ Real-Time Congress API: http://services.sunlightlabs.com/docs/Real_Time_Congress_API/
- ↑ RDF and SPARQL Endpoint: http://www.govtrack.us/developers/rdf.xpd
- ↑ NASA's open data tools and resources: http://www.nasa.gov/open/data.html
- ↑ Alarming NOAA data, Rapid Pole Shift: http://modernsurvivalblog.com/pole-shift-2/alarming-noaa-data-rapid-pole-shift/
- ↑ NCDC - Most Popular Products/Free Data: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/mpp/freedata.html
- ↑ GeoConnections: http://geodiscover.cgdi.ca/web/guest/home
- ↑ GeoDiscover API: http://geodiscover.cgdi.ca/help/DevelopersGuide/English/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=doc1.2.49.html
- ↑ GeoBase Initiative: http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/about/
- ↑ GeoBase API:
- ↑ THE DISSEMINATION OF GOVERNMENT GEOGRAPHIC DATA IN CANADA - GUIDE TO BEST PRACTICES: http://www.geoconnections.org/publications/Best_practices_guide/Guide_to_Best_Practices_Summer_2008_Final_EN.pdf
- ↑ Canada Post API docs: http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mr/assets/pdf/business/arch_en.pdf
- ↑ Free Canada Post Shipping Rate Calculator/Module (PHP): http://canship.sourceforge.net
- ↑ CanadaPost - Sell Online Shipping Module: http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/business/solutions/sellonline.jsf
- ↑ Political Financing: http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=fin&lang=e
- ↑ Election History: http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&lang=e
- ↑ Elections Canada - Resource Centre: http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&lang=e
- ↑ Service New Brunswick - GeoNB Catalogue: http://www.snb.ca/geonb1/e/DC/catalogue-E.asp
- ↑ SNB - Research Modeling Project ontology: http://www.unbsj.ca/sase/csas/data/awoss2-2010/AWOSS10.2_SNBOntology.pdf
- ↑ Imagining New Brunswick as a world leader in open data: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/imagining-new-brunswick-as-a-world-leader-in-open-data-1.2846649
- ↑ GNB - Open Data Policy: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/gs-sg/pdf/OpenDataPolicy.pdf
- ↑ Evaluation of the Service New Brunswick Geographic Data & Maps Section: http://www.gogeomatics.ca/magazine/evaluation-of-the-service-new-brunswick-geographic-data-maps-section.htm#
- ↑ Premier launches New Brunswick’s open data policy: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2016.04.0334.html
- ↑ How to make property taxes better in New Brunswick: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-make-property-taxes-better-new-brunswick-shawn-peterson
- ↑ Japan's e-Government Initiatives: http://www.e-gov.go.jp/doc/e-government.html
- ↑ Japan Radiation Map: http://gebweb.net/blogpost/2011/03/17/japan-radiation-map/
- ↑ 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami#JAXA.2FALOS_Sendai_0312
- ↑ Open Mind? HAARP Data Says Japan Quake was Induced: http://deadlinelive.info/2011/03/23/open-mind-haarp-data-says-japan-quake-was-induced/
- ↑ Japan Geiger counters: http://japan.failedrobot.com/
- ↑ Map Data in Japan: http://blog.mapquest.com/2011/03/25/map-data-in-japan/
- ↑ About the World Bank's Open Data: http://maps.worldbank.org/opendata
See Also
Government | E-Voting | E-Business | E-Commerce | Economy | Linked Data
