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SharePoint as a Service Catalog

SharePoint as a Service Catalog SharePoint can be used as a repository for the definition of services. This same repository can be published to potential and existing customers to enable them to understand services available to them, how to order, service to be expected, know which services they’ve purchased as well as introduce new servicesRead… Read more »

Project of the Week: Telework Solutions

GovLoop is proud to have Microsoft as one of its 2011 Premiere Partners. This week, we’re highlighting their Telework Solutions. You can learn more below from our interview with Martin Isaksen, a Federal Technologist at Microsoft. 1. What is Microsoft’s take on Telework? Isaksen: These are exciting times for the nearly 2 million federal civilianRead… Read more »

Delhi lost-and-found goes online

Delhi Metro passengers who leave something on the train can now look for their lost items online. Articles will be held for 24 hours at the station where they were found; after that, all lost belongings will be consolidated at the Kashmere Gate station, where 1,000 items currently site unclaimed. A recent check of lostRead… Read more »

Generation Y and Public Management: Issues and Implications [Live Blog from Paris]

Good morning. I am live blogging from the Ministry of Finance in Paris, France, where I am participating in an event hosted by the Institut de la Gestion Publique (Institute for Public Management). This marks the 10th year of an annual event and this year’s theme is “Generation Y and Public Management: Issues and Implications.”Read… Read more »

MOSES – Ramping up Government Use of Virtual Worlds

We’ve been fortunate to have a group of federal employees from the US who are dedicated and passionate about government use of virtual worlds. The work accomplished by Eric Hackathorn (NOAA), William May and Lovisa Williams (State Dept), Charles White and Jeanne Holm (NASA), Paulette Robinson (NDU), and Douglas Maxwell and Tami Griffith (US Army)Read… Read more »

ALA 2011: Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall

The ALA Annual Conference and Exhibit is in gear in New Orleans, LA. This conference brings together more than 25,000 librarians, educators, authors, publishers, literacy experts, illustrators and the leading suppliers to the market. (2011 ALA Conference Overview) One of my favorite things about ALA is the huge exhibit hall. it’s worth attending the conferenceRead… Read more »

ALA 2011: In New Orleans

New Orleans is a great town for a conference. It’s easy to fall in love with it: the food, the music, the architecture, the history, the people. You can take a cooking class and learn how to make jambalaya at Crescent City Cooks. Or just enjoy the view. Over at the Ernest N. Morial ConventionRead… Read more »