As promised, Department of State is hosting a conference on Civil Society 2.0 in November… see announcement below and save the date! –an earthquake in Haiti –African fishermen needing cash for their catch –disrupted elections in Iran –overseas families in need of support In all these difficult circumstances, technology has made a dramatic difference inRead… Read more »
2nd part in the photo series – government in wild. You know when you see gov’t ads in weird spots – like a weird magazine, bathroom stall, airport, etc. I want to highlight these amazing works…cause I think we need to honor public service Favorite
I attended a sales seminar where the presenter and the audience were agreeing that being called in to give a buyer “three bids’ was a bad thing, a waste of time. I musta had a depraved upbringing, because I always found a high percentage of those calls resulted in transactions. The way I see it,Read… Read more »
Happy Labor Day, and thank you, organized labor!Benjamin Strong: Federal Employee Internet Bill of RightsIrish Times: Innovation in the city Peter Klein: Analyzing the Wikileaks DataJenifer Levini: Easier living through government transparencyAdriel Hampton: How To – Write a News Analysis of Political Use of Twitter and Other Social MediaGov 2.0 Radio: SaaS Before the CloudRead… Read more »
I was out in San Francisco this week and attended an event with that city’s CIO that highlighted how developers are using open government data to provide interesting and useful apps for residents– like “MomMaps” for to find clean city parks. We put together a short video with interviews with some of the presenters– definitelyRead… Read more »
As the reports of Hurricane Earl’s strength get less serious (thank goodness!), we can all breathe a sigh of relief and start to have some fun with it. (After all, folks in NC have) What’s your favorite song about storms? I’ve (unfortunately) had this one stuck in my head this morning:
Going in circles, or a revolution? In Texas, a Small Town Hopes for a Gov 2.0 Makeover Miracle Gadi Ben-Yehuda: Meeting Halfway – Becoming Citizen 2.0 Christa Miller: First-ever police-on-Twitter report Alex Howard: How Social Data Built a Better Health Care App Richard Fahey: Promoting Innovations through Prize and Challenge Programs Adriel Hampton: San Francisco’sRead… Read more »
San Francisco’s aggressive open data efforts were on display this week, as civic and technology leaders took the stage at sf.govfresh, an event highlighting technology innovation in City government. City CIO Chris Vein (who also was recently interviewed by ideation solutions firm BrightIdea) and Department of Technology innovations manager Jay Nath explained how the CityRead… Read more »
From The Acquisition Corner With the end of the fiscal year comes the right of passage for government contracting personnel and contractors alike; the end-of year budget dump or as I like to call it, the end of fiscal year feeding frenzy. This time of year is characterized by the worst practices in federal contracting:Read… Read more »
If Abraham Lincoln were stumping for a Senate seat in the 2010 midterm elections, I have a hunch he’d put a special spin on his Gettysburg speech – starting with something like: Foursquare and 7 months from now, our politicians will bring forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Personal Branding, and dedicatedRead… Read more »