The PA Times, published by the American Society of Public Administration, has just issued a special edition called “From Bureaucratic to Cool: A Call for Public Service”. My article on “Crowdsourced Ideas Make Participating in Government Cool Again” describes how government agencies on all levels are turning to Open Innovation platforms to collect the wisdomRead… Read more »
Commissioner Patricia T. Rickard-Clarke of the Law Reform Commission of Ireland has published The Irish Legal System, Law Libraries and Legal Information: Access to Justice: Accessibility, Legal Information Management, 11(3), 159-164 (2011). Here is the abstract: Patricia T Rickard-Clarke writes on the complex issues relating to access to justice for the citizens of Ireland. HerRead… Read more »
We live in a magical age, where I can write a book in Washington, DC, and then readers in Paris can download my work to their e-readers. Murder in Ocean Hall is now available in France. It’s available in la boutique Kindle, which is an adorable name for an e-book store. The book is inRead… Read more »
During hurricane season, my attention turns to the Atlantic Ocean. I keep an eye on swell-producing storms and use a variety of forecasting tools to get to the right spot for the best surf. But I never really thought about the data behind the tools I use. There are many different stats brought together byRead… Read more »
Watch your local Pee-wee football team’s practice sometime and you’ll see a lot of dropped passes, missed tackles, and a whole host of other mistakes. But…what would happen if you put that team on Heinz Field and gave them all the same amenities as the Pittsburgh Steelers? Yep, they still wouldn’t be able to completeRead… Read more »
*****Want to learn more about Bloomberg Government and how to use its acquisition and spending research? Join us on 10/27 for our free See. Do. Learn event – RSVP at http://seedolearnbgov.eventbrite.com/**** In government procurement, there is an emphasis on ensuring a variety of certain types of business have a chance to compete for procurement dollars.Read… Read more »
The term serious game may seem to be a bit of an oxymoron; however, it has been in existence for a significant amount of time. The first types of serious games didn’t rely on computer technology, but rather on simple card games and board games that required the player to make choices that continued toRead… Read more »
After my essay on the 9/11 Anniversary, I decided to make room for my basic Yin-Yang nature: here is an article on eight styles of humor. (The 9/11 essay, “Ten Years After: A Personal Remembrance of Sep 11th – Strategies for Grieving, Surviving and Evolving: (http://www-stressdoc-com.blogspot.com/2011/09/ten-years-after-personal-remembrance-of.html). The early-mid 20th century pioneering film-maker, artist and comedienne,Read… Read more »
I compiled a list of publicly available social media policies, handbooks, guides, rules, etc. of federal departments and agencies on my blog: Social Media in the Public Sector. This is a rolling page and I will add more policies as they become available. Please email me iamergel (at) maxwell.syr.edu with additional policies for federal, stateRead… Read more »
Gary Danoff (Chevy Chase, MD) — In an era when information about you is moving around computer systems and file cabinets as much as water moving around the earth, how do you keep data about you and your health safe and secure? There are several ways patient data – data about your wellness, tests you’veRead… Read more »