© Copyright IBM Corporation 2008 Blogging In Government Agencies Spring 2008 Government Leadership Summit Williamsburg, VA June 2008
© Copyright IBM Corporation Overview: Blogging in Government The Workforce Is Changing Government Is Playing Catch Up to Join the Web 2.0 World Overcoming Institutional Barriers to Blogging Ten Tips for Blogging by Government Executives
© Copyright IBM Corporation The Workforce – And How it Works -- Is Changing Traditionalists The Baby Boomers Generation XThe Millennials Born1922 – – – Description Greatest Generation Me Generation Latchkey Generation Net Generation Attributes Command and Control Self-sacrifice Optimistic Workaholic Independent Skeptical Hopeful Determined Likes Respect for Authority Family Community Involvement Responsibility Work ethic Can-do attitude Freedom Multitasking Work-life balance Public Activism Latest technology Parents Dislikes Waste Technology Laziness Turning 50 Red tape Hype Anything slow Negativity Adapted from The New Workforce by Harriet Hankin and Educating the Net Generation by Diana and James Oblinger
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5 Author: David Wyld, Maurin Professor of Management Southeastern Louisiana University First Survey of Blog Activity at all Levels of Government Federal State Local -More than 400 links The Blogging Revolution: Government in the Age of Web 2.0
© Copyright IBM Corporation Playing Catch Up: Blogging in Government
© Copyright IBM Corporation Overcoming Institutional Barriers to Blogging Have a Boss That Wants To Do It Working with the Lawyers Working with Public Affairs Working with the Chief Information Officers Starting Internally Rather Than Externally
© Copyright IBM Corporation Tips for Blogging by Government Executives 1.Define yourself and your purpose 2.Do it yourself 3.Make a time commitment 4.Be regular 5.Be generous
© Copyright IBM Corporation Tips for Blogging by Government Executives Have a “hard hide” Spell check Don’t give too much information Consider multimedia Be a student of blogging Web 2.0 tools such as blogging, can “increase civic engagement and serve to strengthen our democracy for the 21 st century.”
© Copyright IBM Corporation Resources IBM Center for The Business of Government -“The Blogging Revolution: Government in the Age of Web 2.0,” by David Wyld - Federal Community of Practice – “Collaborative Expeditions” -Susan Turnbull, GSA, (202) - John Kamensky, Senior Fellow, IBM Center (202)