Jeff Jonas notes from Gov 2.0 expo keynote Data will find data and relevance will find you-amazing ads tailored just for you-populations spear phised en masse Context accumulating systems used to deliver value in real-timeBetter understanding something by taking into account the things around it Data without context vs Data in context…so much more usefulRead… Read more »
Dan Munz of GSA and Peter Levin VA CTO talking about citizen engagement… Some key take aways-Citizen engagement is about making GOVERNMENT WORK BETTER…Not about cool tech, cool ideas.-GSA has lots of upcoming items including challenge platform, citizen engagement platform, and Fedspace coming up. VA is serious about engagement-300,000 employees in VA, 50,000 in VBA-VeteransRead… Read more »
As part of The FCW Challenge, GovLoop and Federal Computer Week have been making pretty provocative statements, including the claim that “government social networks are Towers of Babel, doomed to topple.” In fact, we suggested that “social networking sites are designed to break down the silos of work and social groups and enable people toRead… Read more »
Some people are gadget people and some aren’t. But in the best possible way, gadgets make your life better. At work, I think there are a couple must-have gadgets: 1. Bluetooth – If you spend any time on the phone, you need a Bluetooth. It frees up your hands, so you can work as needed.Read… Read more »
I was at Management of Change conference in Philly this morning and saw the Chief Information Officer for TSA speak – Dr. Emma Garrison – Alexander Here are my notes Building 30 year collaboration… -Some people hear collaboration and only think of 2009 and on Collaboration defined – a true partnership in which both organizationsRead… Read more »
So I’ve been working with ACT/IAC Voyagers at the Management of Change conference interviewing a number of the attendees. Here are some of the videos so far: Gary Galloway, State Department and conference chair Denise Hill, on Biggest Tech Innovation in 30 years – results on ideas.govloop.com Dave Rogers on Mobile Favorite
GovLoop has teamed up with Young Government Leaders to launch Next Generation of Government Summit, July 6 & 7. More information and this blog appear at nextgengovt.com Working in government, you often get the question “What’s the ROI?” Or “If I send you to that training or conference, what will you learn and bring backRead… Read more »
So I’m in Philly at Management of Change and Martha Johnson, head of GSA spoke about one cool example of affecting change. When she came in, she met with Casey Coleman, CIO of GSA to discuss IT Modernization – it was a long plan with end dates of 2011. They decided to push and tryRead… Read more »
So I’m in Philly this week at Management of Change Conference. I’ve been tweeting away #moc10 but also took some notes. Here’s my notes from the speech by Chris Painter, Senior Director for Cybersecurity Change in threat landscape -Criminals in early 90s were mostly individuals for their gratifications -Now – Transnational criminal groups – goalRead… Read more »
On May 25, CiviGuard will launch what it’s calls the next big thing in disaster response. In less than a week CiviGuard will launch the first city government partnership with Manor, Texas – just east of Austin – enabling the city’s first responders to tap the pervasiveness of smartphones to more effectively send out crucial,Read… Read more »