Tag Archive: open content

Jan
24

Content Management Systems Toolkit

A Content Management System can help support your agency's mission by making it easier to publish structured, open content.

If your agency is thinking about implementing a new Content Management System (CMS), or updating your current CMS, check out the new CMS toolkit on HowTo.gov. A CMS can streamline your agency’s content publication processes, and make it easier to publish structured, open content. The toolkit will help you: Choose the right CMS for your …

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Jan
08

Mobile Gov Resources for 2013!

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Federal agencies are implementing customer-facing mobile services at a rapid pace. Check out the MobileGov Blog “cheat sheet” that’s chock full of information to help your agency accelerate the process. Here’s a taste of what you will find there: APIs Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have been called the “secret sauce” for digital services. They help open information (content and …

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Nov
01

Open Content Day Unlocks Digital Government

Content managers and technologists from several federal agencies got together to draft a roadmap to help the federal government unlock and share government content.

On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, content managers and technologists from NASA, HHS, Energy, Education, USDA, Commerce, FDA, the Census Bureau, and GSA got together to draft a roadmap to help the federal government unlock and share government content. A recent report by Tech America Foundation stated that around 85% of information published today is unstructured, meaning it’s in …

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Oct
18

Open Content Day and API Hackathon

Government employees gathered for a wikithon.

The Digital Services Innovation Center and GSA will be hosting Open Content Day on Tuesday, October 23. The purpose is to bring together some of the best minds in the government web space to develop strategies for better sharing and unlocking government content. The event is part of GSA’s work in helping agencies implement the …

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