Posted: 18 May 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Perhaps you've looked around a Linux conference and noticed more than a few "Han Shot First" t-shirts. Or maybe you enjoy sci-fi cons and are always pleased to see costumes powered by Arduinos. This year, the tenth annual Penguicon celebrated what happens when you cross those streams.

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Civil servants cut through the red tape and share government forward

Posted: 18 May 2012 03:00 AM PDT

'Why not?!' is the motto of Open Government Places.

The Open Government Places project allows civil servants to cut through the red tape, join forces, and share government forward. This project is called Deelstoel in Dutch ('share chair') and invites civil servants to 'hack' the government and share their workplaces. Government offices are invited to reserve a part of their buildings to be made available to colleagues from other public administrative organizations.

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Mainstreaming the Gov 2.0 message in the Canadian Public Service

Posted: 17 May 2012 09:00 AM PDT

A couple of years ago I wrote a Globe Op-Ed "A Click Heard Across the Public Service" that outlined the significance of the clerk using GCPEDIA to communicate with public servants. It was a message - or even more importantly - an action to affirm his commitment to change how government works. For those unfamiliar, the Clerk of the Privy Council is the head of the public service for the federal government, a crude analogy would be he is the CEO and the Prime Minister is the Chairman (yes, I know that analogy is going to get me in trouble with people...)

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Inspired by Linux? Design a T-shirt

Posted: 17 May 2012 07:33 AM PDT

The Linux Foundation launched their annual T-shirt design contest. The theme this year is "Inspired by Linux," and The Linux Foundation created an inspirational video urging people to create a design based on what inspires them.