Just before its launch in New York on September 20th, the Canadian Government agreed to be a signatory of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Composed of over 40 countries the OGP signatories are required to create a list of commitments they promise to implement. Because Canada signed on just before the deadline it has notRead… Read more »
Have you ever wondered how you can make sense and uncover connections between lots and lots of ideas? Have you ever wanted to see if you could understand what trends the ideas were shaping on a theme you were exploring? We’re half way through our competition and as we encourage people to sign up forRead… Read more »
Day 58 Tree Contractor Started The Emerald Ash Bore has been in our community for a few years now. But the Ash trees really didn’t show severe signs of infestation and damage until last year. Then unfortunately it seemed like they all died this summer so our council decided to make the removal of ashRead… Read more »
White Horse recently released a report, “Mobile development Guidelines for Government Agencies,” that examines the mobile medium’s emerging role in delivery of government services. We believe that mobile has the potential to help government agencies keep the public informed, foster public engagement and ultimately improve the work of democracy. But in the rapidly changing realmRead… Read more »
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Part four on the fear some people in government, associations and nonprofits express when whey contemplate social media. Entering social media now is like having an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of Google or Apple. If you knew it was going to become a worthwhile investment, you would have bought. SocialRead… Read more »
The following is the original version of a shorter post originally published on GPO’s Government BookTalk blog on October 11, 2011. On October 5, 2011, we lost one of America’s great geniuses of innovation, Apple’s founder and CEO, Steve Jobs. From the beginning, Steve Jobs seemed to “Think Different” than everyone else, which made Apple’sRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports. Over the last few years, social networking – particularly Facebook – has shifted from a forum for college students to keep in touch, to a worldwide community with participants of all ages. The capabilities of social media tools are seemingly endless as users are no longer limited to simply messagingRead… Read more »
Http://LeonardSipes.Com There are endless reports about the ever increasing presence of video in our digital world. Another from Nielsen is below. The truly amazing thing is the presence of YouTube and the ability of having a free hosting source for your video products. All you have to do is create and link to YouTube fromRead… Read more »
Learning is Doing. It’s not just cracking the books, it’s making something new. Making new makes learning stick. Research and study are tools to get to the doing part. Learning conductors do a better job when they conduct from concept to completion. Shipping provides lessons that are not to be missed, that retroactively change understandingRead… Read more »
Every day, for the next month, maybe two depending on how annoyed my followers become, I’m going to do something a bit bizarre. I’m going to tell everyone what I’m doing. I think you should too, if you work in local government and here’s why. I read a comment by @ermintrude2 (she’s a social worker,Read… Read more »