“All of a sudden it is cool to be a data geek.” Spoken enthusiastically by Tim Paydos of IBM, these words perfectly encapsulated the mood of Thursday’s 2014 Data Innovation Day. The conference, now in its second year, is a product of the Center for Data Innovation, a non-partisan think tank that researches the growingRead… Read more »
The industrial revolution profoundly changed the socioeconomic and cultural landscape of society. The breakthroughs in manufacturing, creation of new products, workforce changes by the movement to create unions to create workers rights, new forms of government regulations, and the emergence of new markets, this was all shaped and sculpted by the technological advancements of theRead… Read more »
Getting a government job can seem like an uphill battle and the application process can be brutal and bureaucratic. But now the people at Vision Internet have created a tool to help streamline the process for local governments. Ashley Fruechting the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Vision Internet. She told me during GovLoop’s State andRead… Read more »
For centuries, people have used mapping to chart trends and patterns. One great example is John Snow’s 1854 cholera map, which is an early example of how to leverage GIS in the health field. On August 31, 1854, the London district of Soho was struck with a cholera outbreak. By September 10, 500 people hadRead… Read more »
When you think of well designed and easily accessible websites, government examples probably don’t come to mind first. You probably think of Apple or CNN, but that is what the VA Modernization Team is trying to fix. The team is part of the second round of the Presidential Innovation Fellowship program, and their goal isRead… Read more »
Yesterday GIS professionals from throughout the Washington, DC metro area joined to share in an opportunity to learn more about the unique integration of social media and GIS. Social media has changed the way organizations engage and communicate with citizens. Yet, understanding how to truly leverage volumes of unstructured social media data presents unique challengesRead… Read more »
Hi! We’re really happy about this! We just installed a sensor+totem for counting bikes, and we are proud to say we did all of the software in our office, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is all part of our strategy of transforming the city to an “open by default” mode, and specifically, the first stageRead… Read more »
There’s no question that big data is changing the way the government organizations do business. Although there are pockets of innovation, many agencies have yet to capitalize on the power of big data. The 3rd Annual Cloudera Federal Forum will be held February 6th, 2014. This event will bring together leaders from government and industryRead… Read more »
Work will support incident management information sharing and open standards for VirtualUSA® Ashburn, VA (January 23, 2014). The IJIS Institute—a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission‐critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security—has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate, First Responders GroupRead… Read more »
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-e-finch/cybersecurity-industry-in_2_b_4620232.html?utm_source=Alert-blogger&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Email%2BNotifications www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-e-finch/”,”background_color”:”#cccccc”,”font”:”lucida grande”,”layout”:”button_count”,”author_nickname”:”hp_blogger_Brian E. Finch”,”entity_type”:”1″,”entity_id”:320489,”hp_track”:”Author Info”,”vertical_id”:0}”> Cybersecurity Industry Interview With Xerox’s Chuck Brooks by Brian Finch, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro, LLP As we kick off 2014, I am starting the New Year with an interview series, which will provide an overview of the cybersecurity industry. I spoke with Vice President and Client Executive at Xerox, ChuckRead… Read more »