Communities @ State
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Communities @ State is one of the U.S. government's internal blogs to promote inter-agency dialog.
The sites in Communities @ State combine content with conversation. They allow easy publication of information, and let readers comment on the material. The program has three goals:
Since the program’s inception in 2005, over 70 blog-based communities have been launched. As of October 2009, there are 59 active communities, and over twenty additional communities are being planned. Over the course of the last year, Communities @ State and Diplopedia have shown 90%-600% growth across monitored growth criteria.
Communities at State is coordinated from the State Department's Office of eDiplomacy
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The sites in Communities @ State combine content with conversation. They allow easy publication of information, and let readers comment on the material. The program has three goals:
- Promote knowledge sharing within the Department;
- Share information with other Federal agencies; and
- Promote connections and conversation among personnel with shared professional needs and interests.
Since the program’s inception in 2005, over 70 blog-based communities have been launched. As of October 2009, there are 59 active communities, and over twenty additional communities are being planned. Over the course of the last year, Communities @ State and Diplopedia have shown 90%-600% growth across monitored growth criteria.
Communities at State is coordinated from the State Department's Office of eDiplomacy
Office of eDiplomacy
The Office of eDiplomacy acts as an applied technology think tank for the United States Department of State. As part of the Bureau of Information Resource Management, eDiplomacy serves as a liaison between Department of State IT specialists and Department of State diplomats and other employees /...
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