The concept of government has been tossed around for quite sometime. As the private sector and web have long grown tired of web 2.0 and moved on to version 2.5 the public sector is looking at web 2.0.

State's are looking to implement web 2.0 applications/technologies where it makes the most sense. If you've been paying attention lately you'll notice state's with youtube channels, representatives with twitter and facebook accounts and internal wikis are being setup to increase collaboration.

With all that said, there is still some apprehension towards the web. Government has yet to fully embrace instant messaging and other collaboration tools. I am very interested on the impact the Obama administration will have on government technology. He has indicated that he will appoint the nation's first CTO and plans to use a laptop (ohh boy) at his desk.

It will be interesting to see what steps government will take in technology.

Any thoughts or ideas?