TriMet’s social media falls short
Columnist Joseph Rose recounts a frustrating day for TriMet (OR) commuters when the agency’s Twitter updates were not keeping pace with widespread delays. Original post
Oregon launches business portal
Oregon has unveiled a new website Oregon Advantage which is designed to help business owners find financial support to grow their businesses in Oregon. The website also highlights Oregon’s competitive advantages and provides networking opportunities for local business owners. The website will be hosted by Business Oregon, the state’s business development agency. Visitors to theRead… Read more »
Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters: The Economics of Effective Prevention
The book “Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters: The Economics of Effective Prevention” from the World Bank and United Nations, will be discussed 9 March 2011 at the Australian National University in Canberra.Wednesday 9 March 2011Event Type: OtherTitle: Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters: The Economics of Effective PreventionVenue: Canberry/Springbank RoomDate: 9/3/11Time 12:00 pm – 2: Original post
Broadband for Environment and Education
Note: this is a HTML version of Submission 017 to the Inquiry into the role and potential of the National Broadband Network, received by the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications, 14 February 2011. Broadband for a Broad Land: The role and potential benefits of the National Broadband Network the forRead… Read more »
Don’t Be Your Own Worst Enemy
“Sterling, you are your own worst enemy,” my father told me. He was right. And it was one of the best lessons I’ve learned. I”ll spare you the exact details, but my life changed that day. That was December 28, 2008. I’ve made more mistakes in my young life than I care to remember, butRead… Read more »
Philadelphia passengers want SEPTA to test smart cards
A Philadelphia-area passenger advocacy group has asked SEPTA to test a one-way fare payment proposal before investing in a new smart card system. Original post
Toward Wiser Public Judgment
I was pleasantly surprised to find a copy of Daniel Yankelovich and Will Friedman’s new book in my mailbox yesterday. Toward Wiser Public Judgment (2011) revisits and expands upon Yankelovich’s seminal 1991 book, Coming to Public Judgment, which argued that people advance through several distinct stages to form politically meaningful judgments about public issues. InRead… Read more »
A Masters in Public Technology?
Tom Steinberg: There is barely a not-for-profit, social enterprise or government body I can think of that wouldn’t benefit from a Duncan Parkes or a Matthew Somerville on the payroll, so long as they had the intelligence and self-discipline not to park them in the server room. Why? Because just one person with the skills,Read… Read more »
Federal Cloud Computing Strategy Officially Launched
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra officially launched the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy today. While this is clearly not new news, the document does state the government’s position in a very succint manner. By using the cloud computing model for IT services, we will be able to reduce our data center infrastructure expenditure by approximately 30% (whichRead… Read more »
Great Leadership In Troubled Times
When one reads the headlines of the day it is clear that we live in troubled times. The Middle East and Africa are ablaze, pirates sail the seven seas, Central America is mired in drug wars, and here at home our national, state and local politicians struggle to balance fragile budgets teetering on the edgeRead… Read more »