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Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: All Things Open, Fellows Blogs, Innovation, Open Data, Open Government Data, Privacy, Steve Song
- The Open Data Cart and Twin Horses of Accountability and Innovation
- Let me start by saying that the ideals of the Open Data movement: transparency; accountability; and, citizen innovation, are ones that I hold near to my heart. Further, I admire and respect many... Read more – ‘The Open Data Cart and Twin Horses of Accountability and Innovation’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: All Things Open, Fellows Blogs, Open Data, Steve Song
- Right Openness If You Meet the Open Guru on the Road, Kill Him
- Let me start by saying how much I love Open Source software, peer production, the tide that raises all ships, Wikipedia, all things “open”. It is part of how I define myself. I love what... Read more – ‘Right Openness If You Meet the Open Guru on the Road, Kill Him’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, All Things Open, DFID, Fellows Blogs, Making All Voices Count, Omidyar, Open Data, policy, SIDA, Steve Song, UKAID, USAID
- If I Had 50 Million Dollars
- If I had any poetic talent, I would have done this in rhyming couplets set to the music of the Barenaked Ladies but sadly today you are left with my prose. Hum along with me anyway. If you work in... Read more – ‘If I Had 50 Million Dollars’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: All Things Open, Fellows Blogs, Innovation, Steve Song, Village Telco
- Everyday Internet MiraclesIllustrating the Power of Open
- Imagine for a minute that you’ve just bought a new stove. The old stove just wasn’t doing all you needed so you’ve bought a new German-engineered stove. It’s Saturday morning... Read more – ‘Everyday Internet MiraclesIllustrating the Power of Open’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: All Things Open, Connecting South, documentary, Fellows Blogs, Gilberto Gil, open culture, Steve Song, ubuntu
- Chiclete Com Banana
- On Wednesday this week I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of hours chatting with Gilberto Gil. I am still pinching myself. When I was 17, I was an exchange student for a year in Brazil. It... Read more – ‘Chiclete Com Banana’.
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