Democratising and socialising data to empower the public domain – part 1
This month’s article is brought to you by the letter ‘E’ and ‘D’ —‘E’ for ‘electronic’, ‘D’ for ‘democracy’. Taken apart, they each constitute a vast body of meanings. Google …
View ArticleDemocratising and socialising data to empower the public domain – part 2/3
Starting points for practicing E-democracy “A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency. As Justice Louis Brandeis wrote, “sunlight is said to be the best of...
View ArticleDemocratising and socialising data to empower the public domain – part 3/3
Some inspirations Digital Public Square of the District of Columbia Vivek Kundra, America’s Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO), spearheaded this project when he was still the Chief Technology...
View ArticleDemocratising and socialising data to empower the public domain – other examples
This serves more as an appendix to the main articles I’ve written on the subject. I plan to update this list of best practices in e-democacy / e-governance / open …
View ArticlePracticing the social in social media
[Note: This article was originally published in Munting Nayon Magazine and was meant as an introductory piece on the importance of properly drawing up social media strategy and policies.] Social …
View ArticleSocial media as platforms for good governance
Here’s my take on the furor in the Philippines over Mislang’s Twitter fiasco and the recent moves to regulate the use of social networks by government employees. This whole issue …
View ArticleCase study: Philippines tourism rebranding could have harnessed the wisdom of...
In brief: The short-lived Philippines tourism rebrand sorely lacked social touchpoints. Such a high-engagement brand should’ve leveraged public participation by strategically integrating the role of...
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