A call for papers — with submission deadline of 10 November 2010 — has been issued for ODR Workshop 2010: The 6th International Workshop on Online Dispute Resolution, to be held 15 December 2010 in Liverpool, England, UK, in conjunction with JURIX 2010. The theme of the workshop is: “Web 2.0, semantic web and theRead… Read more »
Let’s say you are planning an important celebration…perhaps your 30th birthday party. The event is meaningful, and something you want to be a success. You have the choice of inviting everyone you know – all of your 800 friends on Facebook, or your closest friends who you think will be most likely to come, andRead… Read more »
As discussed previously on this blog, hermeneutics is the study of the interpretation of of events. So, in studying the usefulness of hermeneutics in public administration, we must consider how different groups interpret events differently. Here’s an example: Last year, one city determined that its volunteer boards and commissions were composed of only 15% minorities,Read… Read more »
Social media tools are weaving their way into agencies’ Gov 2.0 and Open Government planning. There are many to choose from that handle all types of activities. But we know that policy compliance of these tools is of concern. That is where APPS.gov NOW comes in. APPS.gov NOW is a platform that our Center CitizenRead… Read more »
As you may remember, I recently began a series about Government 2.0 for Fortune Magazine. My second piece looks at Manor, Texas and includes a shout out to GovLoop. Let me know what you think. With state and local governments in a tax crunch, small towns often don’t have the resources they need to provideRead… Read more »
On the Government Info Pro… Thanks to Kathy Kelly, MSLS, C.A. for this Government Info Pro guest post: E-Gov Resources on Native Americans and Tribal Issues. Read on… Numerous government agencies at all levels and citizens need information to handle issues related to the rights and needs of Native Americans and tribes. Below are someRead… Read more »
On the Government Info Pro… The USAID IMPACTblog covers topics relating to USAID’s role in providing assistance to countries suffering from the after-effects of disaster, struggling with poverty, or striving towards democratic reforms. Here’s some basic information about the blog: USAID finds itself at a unique moment of opportunity. A powerful consensus has formed atRead… Read more »
On the Government Info Pro… Thanks to Valerie Allen, MSLIS, Sr. Technical Information Specialist, U.S. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), for this guest post on the Government Info Pro on Science.gov and the new Sciencegov Twitter feed. Here’s an excerpt: Headlines from 11 of the federal agencies participating in Science.gov can nowRead… Read more »
I had been HUD’s web manager for 8 years before I actually watched someone use our website during usability testing. We had won awards for our customer-friendly content, and I was just so sure that we had most of it right. Then I watched 3 people struggle to find the answers to, what we thoughtRead… Read more »
Adobe’s Marc Eaman did a good video explanation of the new LiveCycle ES2.5 being released today on the Adobe Government bits blog. For GovLoop fans, go to the final segment where he discusses LiveCycle ES2.5 and how government agencies are using it.