Market Connections Conducts Accenture Study, Finds that Governments Need to Address Growing Interests of ‘Digital Citizens’

Digital citizens are feeling more empowered and believe that government needs to do more to address their needs, according to a recent study from Accenture, conducted by leading government market research firm Market Connections, Inc. Nearly half (44 percent) of 1,400 citizens surveyed in seven countries — Australia, France, Germany, India, Singapore, the United StatesRead… Read more »

Your 7 Gov’t Stories: Need medical assistance? DARPA wants an app. for that

The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Tuesday the 1st of May 2012 Congress is getting closer to a fina transportation bill to maintain highway and transit aid. Unless the House and Senate can agree, funding ends June 30. But Federal News Radio says election year pressures are driving Republicans and Democrats to findRead… Read more »

Announcing the Open Gov Summit 2012

Open source is answering the call at government agencies at all levels as they look for opportunities to carve out costs and improve security, transparency, public participation and collaboration. Why? Open source is stable, trustworthy, and secure, and its solutions are being used across government agencies to create efficiencies, eliminate vendor lock-in, meet mission-critical ITRead… Read more »

BlueLightCamp: Weekend Camping (Pt1)

If you’re interested in use of social media by emergency responders, or ‘unconferences’, or both, you might like this blog post about BlueLight Camp in the UK: First thing in the morning on Sunday 15th April there was barely a cloud in the sky above Manchester. The sun shone, the sky was blue, and IRead… Read more »

The Power of One

By Dave Worsell, Director, Government Solutions, GovDelivery UK I was recently asked to present to the UK Government Digital Service (GDS) for a “Lunch and Learn” session. The purpose of the presentation was to demonstrate the importance of proactive public sector communications and some of the risks and pitfalls when providing proactive communication on aRead… Read more »

From talking at citizens to talking with them

Rather than writing a blog post today, I’ve linked to an article I wrote for the Public Informant last week that was published today: From talking at citizens to talking with them Please feel free to leave your comments below. eGov AU Craig Thomler’s personal Gov 2.0 and eGovernment thoughts and speculations from an AustralianRead… Read more »

Everything is Amazing and Nobody is Happy

The video below of Louis C.K. on Conan is hilarious. Great tech humor! But it has a couple serious points related to enterprise IT and user expectations. Please watch it and laugh and let me know if you see what I mean. Do you think he could be talking about the users in your enterprise?Read… Read more »

Telework: More Work is Needed

The Federal Government touts its telework program as being a great benefit to employees. But is it a benefit that people can use? And, if they can’t use it, is it a benefit? In 2011, Jody Thompson, co-creator of the Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE), was a speaker at sessions with HR representatives from the VeteransRead… Read more »

Building The New Civic Hackathon

Sometimes, a word can’t do justice to an idea. To some, the word “hackathon” means a somewhat narrow, one-dimensional kind of event that attracts software developers cloistered away to tinker with new APIs – fueled by pizza, Red Bull, and the incessant beats of the very latest dubstep jam. And while hackathons of all varietiesRead… Read more »

Mayor’s Around The Country Are Encouraging Innovation

The key to success for many private sector corporations is innovation. Tapping into the knowledge of employees and customers results in improved or new products and services. In times of budget cuts and taxpayer resistance to increased spending, government at all levels needs to tap into creative ideas from employees and citizens as well. Mayor’sRead… Read more »

Yearly Archives: 2012