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From a story published at the BBC’s dot.life:

The [Gov 2.0] effort is being largely led by the US tech gang of chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra, chief information officer Vivek Kundra, Federal Communications Commission chair Julius Genachowski and director of new media Macon Phillips.

But at ground level, it is the likes of Greg Whisenant – the founder and chief executive officer of Crime Reports – who are trying to do useful things with the data.

Read the full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/09/government_20_in_action.html

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Our founder and CEO, Greg Whisenant, recently attended the Gov 2.0 Conference in Washington D.C., to discuss issues in government and technology. As part of the conference, Greg did a short presentation on citizen participation in government through web 2.0 tools like CrimeReports. The slide presentation was recorded and you can watch it below.

As well, Greg participated in a panel discussion about “Government as a Peacekeeper.” Which you can watch by clicking here.

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Greg Whisenant, founder and CEO of CrimeReports.com, will be presenting at the national Gov 2.0 Expo in Washington D.C., on September 8. Greg will be presenting on engaging the public through neighborhood-level law enforcement efforts, including agency-level information sharing and transparency.

The Gov 2.0 Expo is a showcase for highlighting practical, cutting-edge efforts to create a profound shift in thinking across government, helping to build what Tim O’Reilly has called “government as a platform.”

For an abstract of Greg’s presentation, click here.

For more information on the expo click here.

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