Lately, we’ve been talking about Esri’s upcoming Federal GIS Conference, and I know what a lot of you may be thinking: “A conference completely devoted to discussing GIS sounds really cool, but I don’t know anything about GIS!” Is this you? Maybe you know of GIS, but feel like you don’t know enough to diveRead… Read more »
Photo via S. Brett Walker at UofI What is particle-free silver ink, and why should you care about it? A researcher at the University of Illinois, Jennifer Lewis, and a graduate student, S. Brett Walker have developed a new particle-free silver ink. This is the kind of ink that transmits electrical current, so it hasRead… Read more »
Looks like Vivek Kundra, former U.S. Federal CIO, just joined Salesforce as EVP for Emerging Markets (TechCrunch got the scoop) Makes a lot of sense as Kundra was heavily focused on cloud initiatives in his 25 point plan and Salesforce is the largest cloud player and continues to invest in the public sector with recentRead… Read more »
Recently the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media brought on board a new Medical Director – Dr. Farris Timimi. As part of the Advisory Board for the Center, I wanted to get to know Dr. Timimi a little better and share with you some insights into his work and his new role. We’re really happyRead… Read more »
Http://LeonardSipes.Com This site is dedicated to government, associations and nonprofits and nothing stirs the soul of people in the latter two categories than fundraising; money moves public policy far more than ideology. The research below from Pew Internet is based on charitable giving during emergencies. Charitable donations from mobile phones have grown more common inRead… Read more »
Some small examples of open data use and public servants who do and don’t understand open data from the Province of British Columbia to the City of Vancouver. Open Libraries? For the past several years – ever since the open motion was passed in Vancouver – the city has been releasing more and more dataRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Aila Altman reports. The eHealth Initiative (eHI) Annual Conference, held this week in Washington, D.C., brought together an array of health professionals, from practicing physicians and cardiologists to American Heart Association (AHA) directors, to vendors looking to broaden their reach in the public and private health care environment. This year’s conference theme, “Cancer,Read… Read more »
Chapter 27. Freedom in a Prison “In the desert of the heart Let the healing fountains start, In the prison of his days Teach the free man how to praise.” – W.H. Auden, British poet Pastor and writer Rowland Croucher speaks about how the leaders who can teach us our mettle have spent time inRead… Read more »
Just before Christmas, I received the very excellent news that I have been taken up on my offer to become a trustee of Community Lincs, a local community development charity here in Lincolnshire. I’m delighted, because it’s going to give me a chance to do my bit supporting the great work the organisation does inRead… Read more »
Big Data solutions company Splunk has just filed to go public and is looking to raise $125 million in IPO. Splunk, which will list under the symbol SPLK, collects, indexes and harnesses all the fast moving machine data generated by enterprise applications and devices. It makes this data, which can be hundreds of terabytes aRead… Read more »