“Serving the Public Interest: Providing Citizens with the Public Service They Deserve” – by Rebecca Eby

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* As I approach the final year of my graduate program I look forward to acquiring the knowledge necessary to become a competent and compassionate public servant. In my future work as a public administrator, my focus will beRead… Read more »

“Making an Impact” – by Michelle Stevens

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* Like a majority of students, I entered college without a clear vision of my future career. I wanted a career where I could work with people and positively affect society, which drew me to explore public administration. MyRead… Read more »

“In Pursuit Of Public Service” – by Ellen Kamei

*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* My introduction to women in politics came when I was nine years old. My mother took me to a fundraiser to meet the newly elected U.S. Senator representing our home state of California, Barbara Boxer. That night, IRead… Read more »

September 1 Application Deadline: EU Civil Justice Action Grants

A call for proposals — with submission deadline of 1 September 2010 — has been issued for Civil Justice Action Grants, with the designation JLS/2010/JCIV/AG, by the EU Directorate General for Justice, Freedom, and Security. Applications are invited respecting the areas of e-Justice or the training of legal practitioners. For more information, please see theRead… Read more »

Nigeria wins bid to host Idlelo-5

Nigeria wins bid to host Idlelo-5 Nigeria has won the bid to host Idlelo-5, an international conference of the Free and Open Source Software Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA). This is coming as FOSSFA and partners have advanced plans to hold the 2010 West Africa Internet Governance Forum in Dakar, Senegal. In the bid to hostRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up August 27, 2010

Here are some of the articles we read this week that caught our attention at the IBM Center for the Business of Government. Feel free to send me anything you think we’ve missed! Gadi Ben-Yehuda AP: Blacks and Women Talk and Text More – What does this mean for government outreach efforts that use digitalRead… Read more »

AIIM Messiest Desk Contest – win a scanner

Free yourself from the shackles of too much paper. Win a Kodak scanner. Here’s how. Do co-workers place orange cones around your cubicle? Can they see you when they stop by for a visit? Do you have piles (you’ll say stacks) of – paper, magazines, newspapers, spreadsheets, a report on greenbar paper from 1989 –Read… Read more »

Extreme Job Search Makeover Winner!

It was an exciting time this last spring as we looked over the applications for the Extreme Job Search Makeover. While we had many entries, one that stood out to us captured the essence of what many security cleared job professionals were grappling with. “Please tell us why you are in need of an ExtremeRead… Read more »

Model Customers

I am seeing that service providers get some funny ideas about the people they serve. In many industries, I have observed that continuing exposure creates a callous attitude, or familiarity breeds contempt. Yesterday I received an email from a sales trainer I have never met, saying my problem was fear and then gave me aRead… Read more »

New Rules for the New Resume

Hi everyone – I’m excited to be here at GovLoop! A bit about me, I’m a Director of Communications at the Government of Ontario, Canada, working in Cabinet Office. I’m also a late GenX and early Netgen kinda guy! I write to an internal Ontario gov blog and thought I’d share and cross-post some ofRead… Read more »

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