Paul Wormeli, Executive Director of the IJIS Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to improving information sharing for public safety, justice and homeland security communities, has started a blog entitled “The IJIS Factor – Strategic Thinking for Innovations in Government Through Technology.” …”We believe that it is nearly impossible to create too many opportunities for communication ofRead… Read more »
Just saw this article from PC World Business Center and wanted to share. A Nielsen report this week revealed that Twitter has an uncanny knack for hemorrhaging users. In fact, some 60 percent of new users bail on the service within a month. For those of us who’ve been tweeting for a couple of years,Read… Read more »
Pardon The Interruption… for the PTI (Public Technology Institute)… Celebrating its 35th year of providing technology leadership, the PTI, lead by GovLoop member Dr. Alan Shark, is a not-for-profit, member supported organization. PTI is the only technology organization created by and for cities and counties. Its core network of local government officials work to identifyRead… Read more »
I am organizing a Potomac Forum Workshop for May 19th and I think it has some interesting topics which a lot of agencies could benefit from. It is at the Willard in downtown DC and has reduced price compared to other PF events.. Here is the registration link http://www.potomacforum.org/?view=301 Our Keynote Speaker will be LindaRead… Read more »
It looks like the author of Wikinomics is blogging about govloop and the “new” collaborative style enabled by the Internet. I guess while we’re on the topic we can add crowdsourcing Perhaps a small scale version would be microsourcing? Some of this might be said to reflect the power of leaderless organizations as in TheRead… Read more »
Why was Villanova ranked the most “connected, plugged-in, and high-tech campus in the country”? While consistently at the cutting edge of technology, until recently Villanova lagged behind in one area: their legacy phone system. So what happened after they upgraded to an IP based phone system that complemented the capabilities of their data network? FlexibilityRead… Read more »
For as long as elected officials have had one set of ears to listen to thousands if not millions of constituents and interests, there have been gatekeepers – the legislative staffs and lobbyists. One of the goals we can gather from Government 2.0, e-Democracy – or ‘just the way things are these days’ as IRead… Read more »
I haven’t heard much of anything good in the news lately – the economy #FAIL, swine flu, Apple raising prices on itunes songs. And I won’t even start on the weather as of late. Last time I checked my zip code was in Washington DC, not Seattle. BUT – being a die-hard half-glass full kindRead… Read more »
Many public and private organizations are already using social media tools as part of their communications planning to advance their missions and reach target audiences. For organizations still relying primarily on traditional media to get their messages out, curiosity about how to incorporate social media tools are high. Facebook, Twitter, Wikis, YouTube, blogs, podcasts, forums,Read… Read more »
Lisa Nelson from GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Communications, passes along this info about their latest newsletter: ————————————————————————————————————————– The Transparency and Open Government Newsletter presents the views of 21 individuals and organizations across federal, state, local and international governments, industry, academia and the non-profit communities. They represent a broad spectrum of ideas from thoughtRead… Read more »