E-government is not always the best option, say British MPs
Check http://www.computing.co.uk:80/computing/news/2245571/government-always-best-option Dr D.C.Misra
Yearly Archives: 2009
Using a translation widget
On LGBT Asylum News I recently added a Google Translation widget. I’ve just got my first feedback on it and it’s good, apparently it’s a useful add-on! The widget is from madtomato and shows flags for six languages. You click and it sends you to Google Translate, where you can pick another language. It’s notRead… Read more »
The La Follette Weblog – La Flog
The La Follette School Student Association, a student organization for the La Follette School of Public Affairs, has created La Flog to: 1. Share events and discussions of La Follette Students in a public forum; 2. Raise awareness of La Follette, LSSA, and the policy issues we study; and, 3. Collaborate and interact through technology.Read… Read more »
Durham, North Carolina
This is my article from my site Durham, NC is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake county. It is the fifth largest city in the state by population, with 217,847 residents as of July 1, 2007. It is the home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University, and isRead… Read more »
@PubSecBloggers – follow UK Public Sector Bloggers on Twitter
Using Twitterfeed I’ve set up a new Twitter account which will be updating with new posts from UK Public Sector Bloggers. These are the bloggers which are on the page which Dave Briggs set up last year. He says: The bloggers I have used so far aren’t just civil servants, or local government officers, butRead… Read more »
Federal Eye Eye Opener: Economic Stimulus Progress Report
Happy Wednesday! It appears that a good chunk of economic stimulus funding is going right into the nation’s roads, according to a GAO update set for release today about the massive government spending project. The Congressional auditing agency must deliver a bi-monthly stimulus progress report and is tracking the 16 largest states and the DistrictRead… Read more »
The benefits of crowdsourcing – US$1,000,000 prize from Netflix
Republished from eGov AU. (I would appreciate if you could Vote for me in ‘The 10 who are changing the World of Internet and Politics’) I highlighted the online Netflix prize quite some time ago as an example of how an organisation could work with its community to drive innovation. Netflix has a longstanding prizeRead… Read more »
Drawing on experience within your Department for online initiatives
Republished from eGovAU. It is common practice for government Departments to go to consultants when they need specific skills or experience. The strategy is often to draw on this expertise to get started, transfer as much knowledge as possible to staff and move forward. However sometimes it can be more cost-effective to draw on theRead… Read more »
Looking for Potential Investors and/or Partners
Hello everyone! I am new to this site and am finding it very useful on so many levels. I have a new position with a new company starting up a federal government procurement division. My company currently has multiple municipal projects through out the Tampa Bay area and they are now expanding into the federalRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Administration Urged to Boost Food Safety Efforts
By Jane Black and Ed O’Keefe Updated 4:11 p.m. ET The Obama Administration today took a first step towards overhauling food safety regulations that have been blamed for a steady stream of food safety outbreaks and product recalls. The new proposals, recommended by a working group President Obama created in March, emphasize prevention, enforcement andRead… Read more »