Last week I posted about how General Assembly-style co-working spaces/incubators are about to disrupt higher education, offering basically the same value to their customers at a fraction of the cost of institutional education. Near the end I said non-essential grad programs would either “wither on the vine or else radically transform themselves to stay alive,Read… Read more »
Although man-spaced flight has been put on hold, NASA still has a lot of really cool missions and projects they are working on. One of my hopes is that we get back to the moon and make it a base for manned deep space travel. I came across an article on NextGov which reports thatRead… Read more »
I know some of you get questions day in and day out about how to use Twitter. I thought these Cliff Notes might help. I developed these “Cliff Notes” as a way to help manage expectations and provide someone who is unfamilar with the tool a foundation to start from. We have a more inRead… Read more »
The most recent blog post from the IBM Center’s Dan Chenok looks at three ways his office at OMB was affected by and responded to the events of September 11, 2001. _______ This past week, millions of people here and around the world have remembered the tragedy of 9/11, the bravery shown by so many,Read… Read more »
A few weeks ago, HP attended the National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Pittsburgh, PA, organized by the VA and the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA). HP was a proud sponsor of the games, and I was able to sit down recently with HP’s Tom Sardelis to talk about his experience at the games. Tom, isRead… Read more »
Earlier today I went to a meeting in my capacity as a school governor and like you do in meetings where you’ve never met people before you often introduce yourself and explain a bit about your background and skills etc. Well I broadly introduce myself as someone who is interested in Social Change but worksRead… Read more »
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is making a big investment in electric cars nationwide. The investment is part of DOE’s Clean Cities initiative which is supporting the growth of energy efficient and renewable energy measures in America’s cities. Awards were given to 16 electric vehicle projects in 24 states and Washington DC. The projectsRead… Read more »
Our next video in our Esri video series features John Thomas, Planning Director for the Utah Department of Transportation. Video Notes: John Thomas defines the primary function of the Utah Department of Transportation Planning. He goes on to describe the UPlan project, the key aspects of UPlan and how GIS has aided their mission. StayRead… Read more »
Thanks to those that attended the September 8th training session – Analytics to Outcomes: Leveraging Predictive and Perscriptive Analytics. For those that did not attend, it’s not too late, so register here. Below please find a link to the following: 1. A copy of the slide deck. 2. Your Training Certificate For more analytics discussionsRead… Read more »
This post is a repost of Greg Michener’s blog on ObservingBrazil.com. Check out the blog for other insights on Brazil government. Brazil unveiled tentative plans to make good on the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a multi-country, multi-stakeholder international initiative to advance greater transparency, openness, accountability, and participation in government. Brazil and the U.S. are theRead… Read more »