Communities @ State

{{Refimprove|date=March 2010}} '''Communities @ State''' is one of the U.S. government's internal blogs to promote inter-agency dialog.<ref name="state.gov">{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/m/irm/ediplomacy/c23840.htm |title=Major Programs of the Office of eDiplomacy |accessdate=2011-10-25 |publisher=U.S. Department of State}}</ref>

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 of State|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]].

==See also== *{{sectionlink|Classified United States website|OpenNet}} *[[Diplopedia]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Communities At State}} [[Category:Government-owned websites of the United States]] [[Category:United States Department of State]]