We tend to write about fixed asset tracking on this blog in terms of supply chain management, but law enforcement around the world have started employing GPS tracking in entirely different way – to catch bad guys. And this form of aggressive asset management is sure to make the world a more dangerous place toRead… Read more »
By Ryan Kamauff Here are top cyber news and stories of the day. White paper: NIST conducts proof of concept on trusted geolocation in the cloud – A group of NIST scientists working with Intel, VMWare and RSA Archer have created of proof of concept for trusted geolocation in the cloud. This allows managers toRead… Read more »
Judge Cans Soda Ban Welcome Newest Members Individual Member: Katya Reyna, University of Oregon, RARE Corporate Member: Johnson Controls delivers products, services and solutions that increase energy efficiency and lower operating costs in buildings for more than one million customers. Upcoming Forums March 15 Webinar: Creating and Getting Assistant City Manager Positions with Alex McIntyre,Read… Read more »
We have come a long was from the first pages built and shared on the internet. Remember when you had to type in “Click Here” to guide users to clicking on a link if they wanted to open and read a report? Now everyone knows what underlined text means on a website. Design for theRead… Read more »
Yesterday the MongoDB Days tour made a stop in Washington, DC at the Newseum for a full day event around their NoSQL database. While the entire day was jam packed with valuable content and information, here are the main takeaways… JP Prochazka, of RadiantBlue, summarized the main features of MongoDB in relation to GeoSpacial uses.Read… Read more »
I received a few emails recently asking me about my favourite mobile apps. Rather than responding individually I have decided to create a public blog post out of my response in case others are interested as well. Out of the hundreds of apps (on iOS, BB and Android platforms) that I have downloaded since IRead… Read more »
Ahhhh…small talk. Some people just hate the concept in itself. But in reality, you need to be good at small talk in order to get things done. It helps you build rapport before meetings, between colleagues, and across functions which in the end contributes to the main goal (getting projects done in government) Personally whenRead… Read more »
While people relatively new to project management understand the advantage of getting a formal certification such as PMP or PRINCE2, especially when looking for a job, many experienced project managers are outraged that organizations place so much emphasis on certifications when screening résumés. They claim that experience is the one that counts, that no formalRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley This is a video of the world’s top humanoid robots, including Asimo, HPR-4 and NAO! We thought you would want to check this out, these are all progressing so very fast, and soon will be impacting our environment in ways we should all be trying to understand Original post
Resource Assistance for Rural Environments The mission of the RARE AmeriCorps Program is to increase the capacity of rural communities to improve their economic, social, and environmental conditions, through the assistance of trained graduate-level participants, from across the US. These RARE AmeriCorps participants live in and serve the communities for 11 months. RARE AmeriCorps participantsRead… Read more »