Government Futures – governmentfutures.com Launches a New Online Community Designed to Move Ideas Between Government and the Private Sector
Washington, DC, July 01, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Today a new online community is launched with the ambition of enhancing the way government and industry work together. The community is Government Futures – a site conceived to create a diverse and energized online community that is passionate about innovation and excellence in public service.
Government Futures began as a project designed to harness the “wisdom of crowds” in order to predict scenarios that may emerge in the Federal market environment. Today Government Futures has evolved to harness the power of collaborative technologies to create a non-partisan, independent, virtual “think tank” designed to move ideas between the private sector and government to address the most important issues of our time.
“We are doing this because we believe that dramatic changes in the way that the public and private sectors collaborate are needed if the federal government is going to deliver on the future policy, services, and security needs of this country,” said Brad King, President of McConnell International - the firm providing initial sponsorship of the initiative. “Our mission is to leverage the converging themes of public private partnership and collaboration technologies to build a community of thought leaders that will enable people and organizations to accelerate understanding and to shape the future.”
At launch, Government Futures has established relationships with an array of individuals and organizations representing both federal Government and private sector perspectives to ensure that robust and diverse ideas are shared and explored. This initial group is just a start. It is the purpose of this site to engage a broad audience and to continue to add contributors to the conversation.
According to Camille Auspitz, Editor, “Government Futures is designed to create a multi-directional conversation. The site creates a unique environment for people from different disciplines and interests to share their ideas and learn from one another. This site is a hub where new ideas can be swiftly presented to a broad audience who can then enhance them through debate - using a variety of Web 2.0 tools like Facebook, Twitter and others. Government Futures will continue to evolve in its use of technology to engage passionate people and organizations in a collaborative effort that can help government deliver great services to people.”
For more information contact:
Camille Auspitz, Editor
(215) 715-3896
camille.auspitz@governmentfutures.com
Notes to editors
Government Futures: www.governmentfutures.com
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Government Futures began as a project designed to harness the “wisdom of crowds” in order to predict scenarios that may emerge in the Federal market environment. Today Government Futures has evolved to harness the power of collaborative technologies to create a non-partisan, independent, virtual “think tank” designed to move ideas between the private sector and government to address the most important issues of our time.
“We are doing this because we believe that dramatic changes in the way that the public and private sectors collaborate are needed if the federal government is going to deliver on the future policy, services, and security needs of this country,” said Brad King, President of McConnell International - the firm providing initial sponsorship of the initiative. “Our mission is to leverage the converging themes of public private partnership and collaboration technologies to build a community of thought leaders that will enable people and organizations to accelerate understanding and to shape the future.”
At launch, Government Futures has established relationships with an array of individuals and organizations representing both federal Government and private sector perspectives to ensure that robust and diverse ideas are shared and explored. This initial group is just a start. It is the purpose of this site to engage a broad audience and to continue to add contributors to the conversation.
According to Camille Auspitz, Editor, “Government Futures is designed to create a multi-directional conversation. The site creates a unique environment for people from different disciplines and interests to share their ideas and learn from one another. This site is a hub where new ideas can be swiftly presented to a broad audience who can then enhance them through debate - using a variety of Web 2.0 tools like Facebook, Twitter and others. Government Futures will continue to evolve in its use of technology to engage passionate people and organizations in a collaborative effort that can help government deliver great services to people.”
For more information contact:
Camille Auspitz, Editor
(215) 715-3896
camille.auspitz@governmentfutures.com
Notes to editors
Government Futures: www.governmentfutures.com
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www.governmentfutures.com
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