At the second day of the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington, DC, Chris DiBona , Google's Open Source and Public Sector Programs Manager, explored how transparency can first be considered a social problem rather than a technical issue.

Using the DARPA logo as focal point for his talk, he noted the difficulties in getting a high resolution version of the agency's logo and the required searching through the USPTO's databases to ensure he was complying with trademark law when using the logo in his presentation. Chris closed by encouraging the audience of more than 200 to build transparency into government and its applications from day one, thanking everyone for creation of the ultimate open platform, the Internet.

For those of you who couldn't join us, check out the slides from Chris' presentation.

Post by Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source Team