Yearly Archives: 2011

Getting digital engagement right

Today I gave a talk at the CIPR public services communications conference. In case they are handy, here are the slides: Getting digital engagement right View more presentations from Kind of Digital. Possibly related posts: No Related Post Original post

Is it time to buy a new iPhone 4S without LTE?

The iPhone 4S is the exact same form factor as the 4 Apple just released the details on the iPhone 4S, for those expecting the 5, they were extremely underwhelmed, and Apple’s stock has taken a bit of a tumble. The updates were all internal and all on the back-end. This has made quite aRead… Read more »

Yesterday’s Security Doesn’t Work for Today’s Threats

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Yesterday’s Security Doesn’t Work for Today’s Threats

Another discussion from the HP Protect 2011 conference on Monday, September 12, 2011 featured Bob Gourley and HP’s Andrzej Kawalec, CTO of Enterprise Security, discussing the evolving enterprise threat environment and how it can be mitigated. Bob and Andrzej agreed on three major emerging challenges in enterprise cybersecurity. The first is simply the nature ofRead… Read more »

Meet Code for America 2012

Code for America brings together innovative cities from around the country with passionate technologists eager to make a difference, and pairs them up for a year-long fellowship program. Both are selected through a competitive process; for 2012, over 20 cities and over 550 fellows applied. We are honored to have had such an amazing responseRead… Read more »

Daily Dose: Secretary Salazar Seeks to Add Sites and Properties to National Register

Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has requested that the National Park Service add more sites and proprities related to women and minorities to the National Register of Historic Places or to be named as historic landmarks. The Washington Post Reports: “Less than 3 percent of all the national landmarks that we have — theRead… Read more »

Why Innovators Should be Paying Attention to Prizes

Innovators—including government innovators—should be paying attention to prizes because they work, because they add another tool to their innovation tool belt, and because they are already being used by a typical late adopter—the government. I’ve been a student of prizes and competitions in government for several years now—there is always something to learn: a newRead… Read more »

Rhode Island asks for more HCR funding

Rhode Island is applying for a second round of funding to further work on the state Health Benefit Exchange. The application asks for $74.5 million in additional funds for the exchange. Rhode Island is one of several states working to comply with new requirements outlined in federal health care reform legislation. The state expects thatRead… Read more »

New app doubles as alarm clock

Most transit-tracking applications promise to let you know if you have enough time to grab a cup of coffee on the way to work. TravAlarm goes one step further and warns you about travel delays while you’re still in bed. The free iPhone and Android app, currently available for systems in London, New York, Boston,Read… Read more »