by Barbara Micale “Bridging academia and the corporate world, Kevin Desouza, director of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech, has written a recently published book looking at the critical role of ideas in the success of any new venture. Intrapreneurship, published by the University of Toronto Press, provides an engaging guide for managers and employees,Read… Read more »
by Barbara Micale “Bridging academia and the corporate world, Kevin Desouza, director of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech, has written a recently published book looking at the critical role of ideas in the success of any new venture. Intrapreneurship, published by the University of Toronto Press, provides an engaging guide for managers and employees,Read… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Gov 2.Overseas! Across the Pond. Alex Howard covers the release of GOV.UK, which in time is slated to be a single portal through which Brits can access all government agencies and, in Alex’s words, “aims [to] deliver[] faster digital services to citizens through a much improved user interface at decreased cost.” Importantly, andRead… Read more »
I’ve been meaning to write this post for awhile now. For the past several months I’ve been regularly annoying my followers on Twitter and friends on Facebook by posting about Hi5 Fridays. These are my two favourite posts so far: Shock the shit out of a co-worker today, give them a hi5. #hi5friday— Rod GallantRead… Read more »
Dear friends, Below (first in english then in a rough french translation – my spoken is much better than my written so I’ve relied on Google translate) is my application letter to attend the April 16-18 Annual Open Government Partnership meeting in Brasilia as a Civil Society Representative. The first reason I’m posting this isRead… Read more »
Things which caught my eye elsewhere on the web Top Ten Tips from Mobile Web Experts – Forbes Don’t just scale down your desktop site and try to squeeze as much as you can into the little screen. Use the mobile development process to prune your offerings to the most essential. The next step |Read… Read more »
Http://LeonardSipes.Com The research below from the Pew Center on the States measured every election website in the country as to services provided and the ability of people to locate the site. If one wonders how government websites are progressing, this research is a barometer. The data provides a comprehensive look at every variable measured; itRead… Read more »
On the internet, my persona is “Vocab Gal” and my brother’s is “Mr. GovLoop,” which leads one to the idea that our parents instilled in us a love of words and the feds, which is rather true. My mother and I are both teachers, and my brother and father both government men (my father workedRead… Read more »
The State Department is hosting the next tech@state tomorrow. This installment’s topic is real-time awareness and, with such a great line-up of speakers and panelists, tickets have sold-out. However, there’s no need to fear! There are still several ways you can follow the action: I’ll be live-blogging (or, if my multitasking skills/technology fail me, justRead… Read more »
Those living in cities are more than familiar with circling blocks for parking spots, unable to find one. New York City, however, is testing a solution that’s been tried in San Francisco. NYC will be utilizing small sensors placed on the ground in parking spots which will transmit information on whether or not a parkingRead… Read more »