Back in March of 2009 I wrote a post entitled “Latest mobile phone statistics from Africa and what this means” based on a report that had come out from Blycroft Publishing tracking 2008 African mobile phone market stats. The findings back then were already profound, as were the overall anticipated trends. That post alone, toRead… Read more »
The 2012 Feds Feed Families Food Drives, sponsored by the Office of Personnel Management and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, will launch on June 1, 2012. There continues to be a need to feed the hungry accross the country, particularly in the summer months, when there are increased shortages in food banks and anRead… Read more »
Reposting this from my blog “Social Media in the Public Sector“: https://inesmergel.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/a-tale-of-the-social-media-one-way-street-city-of-manor-reverts-back-to-the-dark-ages/ Remember the unbelievable Government 2.0 and social media success story of the City of Manor – a small town in Texas? Dustin Haisler, former city manager & CIO of Manor, was the driving force behind the use of WordPress to redesign the city’sRead… Read more »
A little while ago, we ran some webchats here, and they were pretty popular. Now we have the website sorted, I think it’s a good time to bring them back. So, on Tuesday 12th June at 11am for an hour we’ll be having a webchat here at kindofdigital.com on the subject of… webchats! Nothing likeRead… Read more »
We’ve talked about the first two pitfalls to Workforce Planning: Expecting HR to Own Workforce Planning; and Missing the Big Picture. Today, let’s talke about Pitfall No.3: Biting off more than your organization can chew. When properly characterized, Workforce Planning should be viewed as a living, breathing organism. What does that mean? It means thatRead… Read more »
In January of 2010 the Phoenix City Council created the Finance, Efficiency and Innovation Subcommittee, which has identified more than $40 million in savings, and expects to save $125 million over the next five years. The subcommittee created five working groups: communications, process improvements, private-public partnerships, rightsourcing, and technology. Highlights of the committees accomplishments asRead… Read more »
Several weeks ago, we launched the beta version of Engagement Commons, a collaboratively-built catalog of technology for civic engagement. The response we’ve received from the community since the launch has been heartening. It’s clear that Engagement Commons is addressing an important problem, and its mission — to help city officials and civic leaders discover newRead… Read more »
The operative message from last week’s GSA Expo is that GSA has an opportunity for constructive change. During his meeting with the Coalition, Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini discussed the ongoing top down review of GSA’s operations and his outreach to customer agencies regarding how GSA can provide even greater value in delivering sound, efficient andRead… Read more »
If you’ve obtained a security clearance or a TS/SCI clearance involving a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) chances are you had that scary moment when you considered who the investigators may be contacting – exes, old roommates, kindergarten teachers. From all of the individuals listed on your SF-86 to people you didn’t even consider, someRead… Read more »
It’s been said many times- government agencies are collecting more data than ever before. But how to best manage and leverage all of this information still remains unknown for many agencies. On Thursday, May 31st, we will be tackling this issue. Join GovLoop and Bob Gourley, editor of CTOvision.com and founder of Crucial Point LLC,Read… Read more »