A few days ago, a colleague asked for help with a predicament common in Gov 2.0 circles: how to educate her colleagues, managers, and clients to rely more on a project wiki and less on e-mail? (Broadly defined, a “wiki” can be as simple as a folder or set of folders on a shared hardRead… Read more »
Jason Eiseman of the Yale Law School Library has posted Time to Turn the Page on Print Legal Information, on the VoxPopuLII Blog, published by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School. In his post, Mr. Eiseman poses the question, “Is there a good reason why judges should not be blogging their opinions?”Read… Read more »
Adriel Hampton (@adrielhampton) kicked off today by writing a great post stating that “Gov2.0 is Not Cool Tech” . His idea is that a senator using an iPad doesn’t equal Gov2.0, but her use of it to collaborate in new ways with her constituents does. While Adriel.0 is on the money, the reality is thatRead… Read more »
For Government 2.0, technology is the enabler, not the ultimate goal
My fall schedule is quite busy, and I’m looking forward to meet many of my social media friends at several upcoming speaking engagements. So you’ll know where to find me: Citizen 2.0 Workshop – Sunday, Sept. 19, 2-4 p.m., Fairfield, CA – I’ll be leading a session on social media for progressive activists and campaignRead… Read more »
Washington State Representative Reuven Carlyle recently suggested in his blog that Police officers use cell phones instead of handheld radios in order to save money. The following week, Bill Schrier, the CIO of Seattle, published a rebuttal in his blog detailing the five key reasons “Why Cops Don’t Just Use Cell Phones”: Priority Reliability DisastersRead… Read more »
Apparently, pretty good, according to Nucleus Research. They recently completed 2 ROI Case Studies of 2 government analytics projects. Both showed impressive results: Alameda Country Social Service Agency’s Social Services Integrated Reporting System (SSIRS) had an ROI of 631% and a payback of 2 months Memphis Police Department’s Blue CRUSH (Criminal Reduction Utilizing Statistical History)Read… Read more »
Yesterday, I posted a slide deck about “Social Media: Time Saver or Sucker?” from my talk at a National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) professional development event. Well, I was busy at the event and also presented on marketing and leading Millennials. Below is that deck: 9 Rules of the Road to Reach Millennials ViewRead… Read more »
I’m generally fond of cool tech. I recently bought an iPad, and it’s pretty sweet. I read Wired’s big cover piece on tablet computing, and I agree it has transformational potential. I’ve got a touchscreen desktop, too, and I know of a local school using touchscreens to great effect in special needs education. I loveRead… Read more »
In which we look at gaming, mobile and democracy: Niraj Chokshi: Book Exceprt – Can Video Games be Journalism? Dan Gould: Study – Video Games Can Improve Decision Making Lovisa Williams: The Elephant of Change Susannah Fox: The Power of Mobile Greg Ferenstein: How Brazil is Blazing a Trail for Electronic Democracy Alex Howard: We’reRead… Read more »