LocalGovCamp isn’t far away – just over a month. So far 150 tickets have gone and we have another 50 which we are looking to distribute in a new way to get a few different faces along! So we’ll have 200 of the most innovative and creative people in local government in one place, onRead… Read more »
Allegheny County is using workflow for their purchasing process, here’s how this investment has helped them…
INPUT analyst Randi Powell reports on North Carolina’s newly-proposed budget. North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue presented her proposed biennial state budget (FY 11 – 13) on February 17, 2011. Like most governors, Perdue’s budget focused on cutting government spending and creating jobs. Despite the fact that North Carolina is one of eight states retaining aRead… Read more »
Federal sustainability professionals, facilities managers and anyone concerned about the efficiency of federal buildings will be to learn that the Veterans Administration has created a website for its Green Management Programs. The site allows users to view VA green facilities projects by state and at times provides a direct link to a project fact sheet.Read… Read more »
I’m going to start a new experiment with this blog. 5 minute posts. 5 minutes to write them, hopefully only 5 minutes to read them. I’ve been talking about apps a lot recently. I’ve just read Digital by Default by SOCITM in which it states that it’s little flash up survey dialogue box responses sayRead… Read more »
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Head of Social Media Communities 4 OGTV.pdf Civil servants. Non-profits, utilities, Authorities, corporations, and government agencies. All need to navigate the new media. In addition to effectively promoting cause campaigns, fundraising initiatives, and public engagement drives with persuasive Facebook and Twitter campaigns, our government social media team, led by digital communications specialist Stephanie Noble ofRead… Read more »
Social media is changing enterprise IT, and AIIM research shows that 47% of employees 18-30 years old now expect to use the same type of networking tools with their business colleagues as they do with their friends and family. The number changes to 37% for employees 31-45 years old, but many business and IT executivesRead… Read more »
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (DC) has translated key pages of its website into Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Original post
Missoula’s Mountain Line (MT) debuted free WiFi service on its buses, one of a series of planned high-tech upgrades for the system. Original post