Have you seen the latest issue of the U.S. General Service Administration’s Intergovernmental Solutions newsletter? It’s chock full of great articles aimed at improving communication between public servants and citizens. I have embedded it below for you to view or download. Do you have any thoughts about the articles? Engaging Citizens Originally published at theRead… Read more »
We all want our websites to be “intuitive” and organized in a way that seems natural to our users. But how do you make sure you know how your users expect the content to be organized? A great technique for finding out how your users think is card sorting. You can use this technique toRead… Read more »
The new AIIM Records Management Industry Watch survey is now available. The survey can be downloaded at THIS LINK. The survey results are free, but you must register first. Overall, our findings show that in most organizations, electronic records are still taken less seriously than paper records. Responsibility for applying good records management practice toRead… Read more »
This newsletter should stimulate a lot of discuss on a host of issues in Open Gov, ranging from data sharing, to participation activities, to engagement potential, to standards creation (right there with ya!). Article List: Increasing Citizen Engagement in Government By the People, For the People Citizen Engagement National Dialogues Build Communities Believable Change: ARead… Read more »
In these days when politicians are being vilified from coast to coast. When transparency and accountability are ignored. There still stands tall some elected officials whose reputations are beyond reproach. I would like to honor such a man. I first met Harvey Stower when he was a State Representative and I was a rookie Mayor.Read… Read more »
Though the majority of IT professionals who seek out new certifications attend traditional classroom-based training, there are all sorts of other ways to gain the knowledge you need to pass a certification test. Beyond books – of which there are thousands – is a host of online, video, and multimedia options that are worth considering.Read… Read more »
Hi All, Just wanted to point you at this video that I uploaded. It is a presentation I just did at the Advanced Learning Institute’s Social Media in Government Conference in Ottawa, Canada. Feel free to have a look/listen, leave a comment, etc. The presentation aims at helping you create a more social workplace withoutRead… Read more »
This post originally appeared in my blog http://wethegoverati.wordpress.com On September 8th – 10th, 2009 Anna York and I attended the Government 2.0 Expo and Summit, which was a wonderful few days where we learned tons of new stuff and met amazing people that we hope can enrich our work on the Gov20 Caucus here atRead… Read more »
Capitol Circle is now live. It’s a “Bloomberg for politics” concept that aggregates twitter, RSS, and the web to deliver real-time political news as it breaks across the Internet. It’s searchable and filterable as well. Please let me know what you think of the site, I’m looking for feedback to iterate the product and takeRead… Read more »
TodayYesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a Department of Homeland Security Blogger Round Table—an extension of the National Dialogue on the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review occurring online right now. The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) is a congressionally mandated review of homeland security. The outcome of the review is a final report dueRead… Read more »