GovCamp is part of a movement of so-called unconferences — events that are community run and open to everyone, typically at no charge. It’s purpose is to bring together governments, public institutions and citizens to explore the idea of Government 2.0 and ways in which social technology can change the way services are delivered. The [...]
A few weeks ago, Mark published a blog post that social media has transportation problem. He explained that to become digitally engaged many organizations must overcome the challenges presented by the first and last miles of adoption. This presented a fantastic opening for a discussion on the subject. On this edition of Public Affairs, Mark [...]
In follow up to the House of Tweets report on the use of Twitter by Members of Parliament, Public Affairs podcast host Mark Blevis met with Liberal MP Denis Coderre and NDP MP Libby Davies to talk about Twitter and Canadian politics. Unfortunately, Heritage Minister James Moore was unavailable. This podcast features an excerpt of [...]
Michael von Herff and podcast host Mark Blevis talk about social media, MPs, the federal politics and Mark’s white paper, “House of Tweets: Twitter and the House of Commons.” Click here to read more and download your own copy of the white paper.
John Sparks, Paul Monlezun and Michael von Herff join host Mark Blevis to talk about the role of technology, particularly for human communication, in energy and natural resources.
Paul Monlezun, Eric Lamoureux and Brian Innes join podcast host Mark Blevis to talk about politics being as much a part of the Olympics as the sporting events are. They also consider who will take gold on the political stage at the 2010 games. Click the play button, below, to listen.

