College is a great time to learn, but it’s not the only time to learn in your life. You only stop learning when you’re dead. What I learned in college and how it’s enriched me in my professional experience While I learned the basics of education in high school — some science, some writing, someRead… Read more »
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Exploring how digital technology can support young people to engage socially and economically in their communities : Tim’s Blog – Tim is “launching an open research project to find key messages for youth-focussed digital innovation” A manifesto for teaching computer science in the 21st centuryRead… Read more »
Lots of people write advice for young people about how to do well in your career. Thinking beyond the usual, I think it’s fun to think of how you should suck when you want to do well. Suck Up Knowledge That is, be eager to learn. Shadow people who seem to do jobs that interestRead… Read more »
There are dozens of applications of GIS technology. Last month, I wrote about 10 ways GIS can influence governance. One of the more interesting ways, and quickly emerging, is using GIS during an emergency. I recently read a case study from the ESRI website, Larimer County GIS Builds Customer Web App to Empower Emergency Managers,Read… Read more »
Across the public sector, agencies are faced with the challenge of understanding how to drive decisions by using analytics. With such tight budgets, limited resources and ever growing complexities facing public administrators, government is challenged with the task of identifying the best way to use data to enhance citizen services. As operational challenges grow inRead… Read more »
Announcing the Mobile Platform Development Webinar Series! GSA’s Mobile Gov Program Management Office is working with agencies throughout government to help them deliver government content–information, data and services–anytime, anywhere and on any device. One way to deliver content to citizens is via applications on mobile devices or native mobile apps. Agencies with mission-related apps needRead… Read more »
It’s a Tuesday night and it’s sprinkling outside, much to my dismay, as I head over to City Hall to witness what is expected to be a long and onerous council meeting. As I near the chambers it becomes obvious that a large swath of people have already begun to pour out onto the patioRead… Read more »
Although this was posted over on Govloop, I thought I’d repost here because it is so relevant to the public works industry. For some time, we’ve been advocating for the use of virtual worlds for training, design, and networking in our industry. And now it seems there is finally a sign that the technology isRead… Read more »
One million background checks have been processed through the Arkansas’ Online Criminal Background Check System. The online system was launched in 2004 in order to facilitate easier criminal background checks by authorized parties such as employers or licensing agencies. The system was a joint effort between the Arkansas State Police, the Arkansas Crim Information CenterRead… Read more »
See the latest from GovWin blogger Marc Hausman. An exclusive interview with Thomas Dungan III, Chief Executive Officer, Management Concepts There is a wonderful scene in the movie The Natural when Roy Hobbs, the main character played by Robert Redford, carves a baseball bat from a tree split by lightning. Although Management Concepts CEO ThomasRead… Read more »