OpenSource.com is an interesting and active resource for insights on open source technology in industries ranging from business and law to education and government. Today, they featured a post on Civic Commons and specifically on the marketplace we’re in the process of building and how you can help: Civic technology experts have recognized the benefitsRead… Read more »
Day 11 It’s all about GIS Today was one of those days when I try over and over to work my way through a problem. Following up with how I ended on Friday, I went back to the ArcGIS Silverlight Viewer and tried to make a map. One of the first items I attemped toRead… Read more »
citysandbox Home Page Here’s an interesting site I learned about from GovLoop today: citysandbox.com. It has similar functions to the GreenCityStreets.com Forum pages and is designed to help citizens ask questions about city issues and post information. From their FAQs: CitySandbox is a project of the Social App Lab at CITRIS that aims to beRead… Read more »
State legislators in California and Colorado are considering measures that would increase government transparency. Lawmakers in Colorado are pushing two bills that would provide more information about how the state is spending transportation dollars and how impact fees are paid out. In California, a Democratic assemblyman defied his party to push a measure that wouldRead… Read more »
It’s been a little under months since I joined the Advisory Board for Mayo Clinic’s brand new Center for Social Media. Time flies! I must say that I’ve been thoroughly honored to be a part of this group and look forward to seeing the vision of change that Mayo has been associated with, continue toRead… Read more »
Outgoing Federal CIO Vivek Kundra had an impressive legacy advancing the open government movement both at the national and local levels. He ended his tenure as U.S. Chief Technology Officer last Friday, and will be transitioning to a teaching position at Harvard University. Today, he posted a thoughtful piece, reflecting on his time in publicRead… Read more »
Guest Post: Edward R. Saltzberg, PhD President ERS Advisors www.ersadvisors.com Whether or not you believe that Green House Gas emissions and other manmade environmental insults are the root cause of a rapidly changing climate, it is hard to argue with the evidence of change. The NASA temperature chart in the accompanying chart is just oneRead… Read more »
Cyberspace is our interconnected information technology. And since everything either is or is becoming connected, one of the defining characteristics of cyberspace is its complexity. This adds burden to cyber defenders. Defense teams require experience, education, training and a mindset that lets them continually learn. They also must forge broad teams across multiple subject andRead… Read more »
Are Mobile Phones Subject to the Second Amendment Protections #gov20 David Gewirtz @ ZD writes an interesting column on whether the 2nd Amendment of the US constitution (or equivalent protections globally) would have protected cell phone use if they had been around at the time. Despite the commenters digging a bit to deep into theRead… Read more »
Making good on its promise to wage cyberwar against Bay Area Rapid Transit (CA), the group Anonymous hacked BART’s customer website and released personal information. The group targeted myBART.org and published the names of at least 2,400 people along with their email addresses and passwords; in some cases addresses and phone numbers were published asRead… Read more »