Resources 1. Modernizing Government: Overview and Next Steps (03/24/2010) – Results of a White House Forum to identify best practices in using technology to streamline federal operations, improve customer service, and maximize returns on technology investments. 2. Peopleandparticipation.net – UK portal for people who work in public, private and non-profit sectors, advice, case studies andRead… Read more »
The Foreign Office is developing an increasing presence on Facebook – which is as it should be. Facebook is, after all, the third largest country in the world with 500 million inhabitants. Or it would be, if it were a country. You know what I mean. The reason is pretty simple – we have aRead… Read more »
I was delighted to read Web Manager University’s first blog entry on Govloop the other day. Delighted for two reasons – first, that they’re using the widely-read Govloop to advertise the wonderful courses offered through WMU. But I was even more delighted when I read this: “WMU is expanding our training to include all aspectsRead… Read more »
Welcome to the first posting of the Jennovation blog series! As a featured blogger on Govloop, I will be posting every other Monday, beginning June 14, 2010, about my musings on innovation, Open Government (Open Gov) and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). But how to these three—seemingly loosely connected subject areas—relate enough to justify being lumped together?Read… Read more »
David Eaves-eaves.ca “to prophesy is difficult – especially about the future” – chinese proverb“future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed” So I’m live at the Municipal Information Systems Agency 2010…live-blogging the keynote. David Eaves-eaves.ca “to prophesy is difficult – especially about the future” – chinese proverb“future is already here – it’s justRead… Read more »
The Communities of Practice (CoP) has over 1,300 UK communities and upward of 57,000 UK members, it is the largest collaborative platform for local government and so can be a daunting place for newcomers. If you begin your CoP journey as a community facilitator, however, this feeling of uncertainty is amplified as you have theRead… Read more »
Take a look at an interesting article published by GovExec : http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=45458#comments-form-area What’s more interesting is the comments posted. Are we THAT heartless of a society that we don’t want to take care of our mothers in the workplace? As a mother, I am greatly offended by the lack of support for policy proposals thatRead… Read more »
Yesterday I attended the Data BBQ. The mix of people there was great, govies, privates and nonprofs. It was held at Insomniac Designs, really gorgeous office space with a fabulous roof top. Here are some photos/videos from the BBQ. More videos to come throughout the week! As you entered, everyone was asked to write theirRead… Read more »
The paper and the article are talking primarily to the private sector but suspect there is a significant amount of relevance to the public sector as well 1. Introduction of viruses and malware to the organizational network 2. Exposure to customers and the enterprise through a fraudulent or hijacked corporate presence 3.Unclear or undefined contentRead… Read more »
A discussion with Mark Headd, an app developer and former govie, about civic apps. Mark Headd explains Open311 and accessing government services and lowering costs using Twitter, and gives ideas on how to engage developers around government civic apps contests. Listen to internet radio with Gov20Radio on Blog Talk Radio