The document discusses citizen engagement in government. It highlights top citizen issues in Washington like legalizing marijuana and making the government greener. It also outlines tools for citizen engagement like maps of government data, real-time traffic alerts and cameras, live streaming and archiving of government meetings, and harnessing social media and mobile apps for two-way communication between citizens and government. The speaker, Bill Schrier, is the Chief Information Officer for Washington state and previously held roles in Seattle government.
28. Tweeting and Emergency Alerting
Harvesting social media
Two-way video for testimony
Gamification – budgets and more
Living Voters’ Guide for legislation
Mobile apps of all kinds
30. Bill Schrier
State of Washington
Office of the Chief Information
Officer
Retired Chief Technology
Officer, City of Seattle, 2003-2012
Contacts:
bill.schrier@ofm.wa.gov
Mobile 206-255-2156
Twitter @billschrier
Blog schrier.wordpress.com
www.Ideascale.com also has been used by the Obama Administration in Citizen’s Briefing Book – could be used to collect ideas from travelers to help improve transportation in neighborhoods or feedback on specific issues.
Add the Seattle Times to this
Add the Seattle Times to this
City government has openly embraced a series of Social Media tools, starting with City Link
Seattle PD will often tweet about events or incidents which are causing traffic tie-ups, allowing people to avoid those locations. Tweets often link to the blog spdblotter.seattle.gov for more information, which more rapidly disseminates information to the media as well.
SPD will blog with details of incidents so media and the public can rapidly get correct information. Tweets feed to this blog.
http://web5.seattle.gov/mnm/default.aspx?tabId=1 or click on the map at the Seattle government homepage www.seattle.gov