Uncategorized - Written by Anthony D. Williams on Sunday, October 21, 2007 18:34 - 3 Comments
Building the Second House of Sweden
Most web 2.0 fanatics have long known about Sweden’s foray into Second Life. Michelle Springer at the Congressional Research Service just alerted me to the Swedish Institute’s blog, where they chronicle their experiences running the virtual embassy. It’s worth checking out if your organization is curious about the opportunities and challenges of establishing and managing an organizational presence in Second Life.
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Dan Herman
Dan Herman
And actually, apparently the Maldives was the first country to set up shop in SL – a good write up about it found here: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article1832158.ece
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Just to add to this story, Sweden has been joined by Estonia in the list of countries with an Embassorial presence on SL. The soon to be opened Estonian embassy will act as a portal, and will host press conferences, concerts, and exhibitions.
Estonia, home to some pretty savvy hackers, has developed itself into a technologically-savvy post-Soviet country. It has become a leader in e-govt, allowing citizens to vote electronically in local elections in 2005 and in parliamentary elections in 2007.