Recently, I was asked: "What is Gov 2.0?"
How do you define it? How does Microsoft support Gov 2.0?
Well, there are many articles and in-depth answers, but what I thought would be helpful is to give a consolidate answer using a table from the government itself.
The following table was extracted from a Gov 2.0 Whitepaper which I co-authored and was derived from USA.gov definition of Gov 2.0.
If you are interested in Gov 2.0, I would encourage you to read the Gov 2.0 Whitepaper for the full-story, but here is a consolidated answer:
Technology
Simple Definition
2007 Office System Technology
Microsoft Product(s)
Blogs
Journal or diary with social collaboration (comments)
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 OR
SharePoint Online
Office SharePoint Server 2007 with Microsoft Office Word blog post template and/or
Business Productivity Online Standard Suite
Office Word 2007 (blog creation)
Wikis
Collaborative authoring and editing
Office SharePoint Server 2007 OR
Office SharePoint Server 2007 and/or Business Productivity Online Standard Suite
Video and Multimedia Sharing
Videos, images, and audio libraries (YouTube, Soapbox)
Office SharePoint Server 2007 with Interactive Media Manager OR
FAST audio and video search
Interactive Media Manager for SharePoint Server OR
Podcast Kit for Office SharePoint Server 2007 (download)
FAST ESP Search for Office SharePoint Server 2007
Photo-Sharing
Photo libraries
Office SharePoint Server 2007
Photosynth™
Podcasting
Multimedia content syndicated for use on MP3 players and computers
Virtual Worlds
Simulation of environments (Second Life)
N/A
Microsoft Simulation solution
Social Networking Sites
Connecting people globally
Office SharePoint Server 2007 People, Expertise, and Communities
Syndicated Web Feeds (RSS)
Automated notifications of frequently updated content (RSS)
Office SharePoint Server 2007 (search and all lists)
Clients: Office Outlook®, Internet Explorer®, and Windows Vista®
Mashups
Combine content from multiple sources for an integrated experience
None
Built-in SharePoint Server web parts for data visualization data from the Business Data Catalog
Popfly™, Silverlight, Web Sandbox,
Virtual Earth, Visual Studio
Widgets, Gadgets, and Pipes
Small applications and code in Web pages or for desktop use
SharePoint Server Web Parts, Windows Live Gadgets
Social Bookmark and News (Sharing, Tagging) sites
Ways of sharing content with others
SharePoint Server with community kit (download)
Micro-Blogging, Presence Networks
Form of blogging which allows brief (instant message–sized) text updates
Office Communications Server
Office Communications Server R2, persistent chat, and chat gateways
Gov 2.0 Data Mining and Aggregation
New!
Making sense of all the data to allow responsiveness, trend analysis, and the ability to deliver targeted information to users
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007 and SharePoint Enterprise
FAST ESP Search for Office SharePoint Server 2007, Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, Social Streams, and Entity Extraction, and
Microsoft Vine New!
The one thing that was added to the USA.gov definition was “Gov 2.0 Data Mining and Aggregation.” In my discussions with customers, one of the key success factors is its ability to use Gov 2.0 to improve services. However, there is no component in the definition that gives a direction.
I think that “Gov 2.0 Data Mining and Aggregation” helps quantify how to make Social Networking actionable.
As I become aware of new technologies, I will continue to update this posting since I don't have a hosted Wiki....yet ;)