One thing that people often find surprising when I’m talking to them about social learning and communities, is when they find out how government and military organizations are really leading the way when it comes to actually using Web 2.0 tools and making an impact within their organizations. Hands down, government organizaitons are the onesRead… Read more »
E-Democracy.Org has a great new free monthly e-newsletter on building democracy and community in the information age. Shared most months, you’ll discover exciting news and tips on how to use the Internet to make a difference as well as highlights from across the E-Democracy.Org network. You can select the national or global edition of mostRead… Read more »
People that write content know the message that they want to get across to the people that are reading thier content. But they have very little idea about how to organize that material that people can easily sort though that content and that is the largest part of the problem or discontect from the contentRead… Read more »
The Interior Department’s inspector general has found widespread mishandling and tracking of highly valuable passports issued to department officials traveling overseas, alleging that in numerous instances employees violated federal privacy laws. Several expired passports could not be accounted for and inspectors also could not locate the passports once issued to Interior Secretary Gale Norton andRead… Read more »
Good morning. It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk. Stocks or Bonds? The good news from last week was that after some late selling on Friday afternoon, the S&P 500 did manage to end the week up about 0.5%. The bad news was that it started the week with a +3% rally on Monday, butRead… Read more »
A couple of weeks ago I made the argument on my personal blog’Why .gov webbies need professional status‘. This is not a new idea, it’s been circulating in the UK for a couple of years. Problem is it hasn’t actually gone anywhere. Now the idea has some solidity through the efforts of myself and theRead… Read more »
Performance management and measurement have taken on a number of different meanings with regard to application in the public sector. In some cases it’s regarded strictly as data reporting and in others it takes on a more qualitative form. It may be useful to start a dialogue on coming up with an actionable, consolidated setRead… Read more »
Months before I planted my organic garden, I read & read. I made my garden map. strategically placing my herbs, flowers, and veggies for optimum fertilization and growth. I used cedar as the base for my raised bed. I secured the bed with chicken wire. My version of Green Computing. As I sat on myRead… Read more »
My friend Sylvia Harris, and her pals at Design For Democracy have proposed a terrific idea: clear labels for credit cards, just like we have for food. Good information design promotes good democracy. Check out the article at the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/opinion/24gibson.html
Please check out Data.Gov and the Apps for America Contest: Sunlight Labs Contest: Apps for America is a special contest we’re putting on this year to celebrate the release of Data.gov! We’re doing it alongside Google, O’Reilly Media, and TechWeb and the winners will be announced at the Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase in Washington, DCRead… Read more »