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Fifty years ago, the memo that launched the space program and put man on the moon contained just a few, clear paragraphs. The U.S. government’s plan to expand the nation’s broadband is 376 pages – and that’s just the beta. There’s a story here about how the adoption of public policy hasn’t kept pace with a global, always-on world.

A thinker/writer/entrepreneur talks about information that’s public by default – and the new social contract of “publicy.”

Steven VanRoekel, Managing Director of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, discusses open government in the Obama administration with Ellen Miller, Executive Director of the Sunlight Foundation.

We Media Miami ‘10 opened with a reception and welcome from Sam Grogg, Dean of the University of Miami School of Communication, followed by a conversation with PBS CEO Paula Kerger and We Media founder Andrew Nachison.

AssignIt and Audimated won We Media’s 2010 PitchIt! Challenge March 11 in Miami, beating six other commercial and non-profit groups vying for the $25,000 prizes.

Allyson Burns works to tell the story of the Case Foundation’s work and help get other people and organizations involved.

Find the video streams, live blogs, tweets and discussions at wemedia.com/miami/.

Game Changer winner the Red Cross is always finding new ways to reach out and help people.

Invitation to talk from Ros Atkins of BBC’s World Have Your Say show.

Game Changer Demand Media’s Byron Reese describes the different thinking about content and the process of creating content.

Almost nothing has been invented yet, We Media founders Dale Peskin and Andrew Nachison like to say. But that doesn’t mean that a lot of people aren’t trying.

Hey, Mediabistro, thanks for asking: Hey, Andrew Nachison and Dale Peskin, How’d You Form a Media Think Tank?. Sorry, as far as I can tell, you’ll need to be a member of Mediabistro ($55/year) to view the full article.

What is the next generation document? Ask Francois Ragnet.

Ellen Miller reviews progress of The Sunlight Foundation and shares projects under development.

TCKTCKTCK put issues on the table and showed worldwide support at the Copenhagen meeting.