Hi All, I circulated this on twitter earlier, but it merits a quick post. David Eaves spoke to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics today about open data. You can find the video here. It’s worth the watch. Cheers. Nick Original post
Cross-posted at Gov In The Trenches http://wp.me/p1ji6Y-p First – if you have not heard about @speak2tweet – stop reading this and go HERE! Right now! I have always been impressed at the internet’s ability to connect people and ideas around the world despite the distance. I’ve been further impressed by Twitter’s role in aiding peacefulRead… Read more »
Greetings from the Australian National Unviersity where the first of a series of free Education Innovation Workshops is being run by the Educational Development Group, College of Engineering & Computer Science. The first is on Creative Databases by Peter Evans (who is on loan to the ANU from USQ). This went through how to useRead… Read more »
Yes, we have all come through hard times at least once before. Troubles come and go, but we do go on. Carl Sandburg said it more eloquently than that (see the title above), but we all know what he means – and more importantly – what it means to us personally. We remember how itRead… Read more »
We don’t send soldiers off to war without proper training and now the Pentagon is looking at ways to prep them for coming home. For years there have been video games showing soldiers how to take down a terrorist, but now there’s an interactive game to help soldiers deal with post traumatic stress. The gameRead… Read more »
Federal News Radio 1500 AM recently posted an interview with Young Government Leader’s Vice President, Dave Uejio. Dave candidly discussed the challenges of recruiting and retaining the next generation of government employees. I was shocked to see some of the follow-up comments posted on the website. From personal experience, I know that seeking a positionRead… Read more »
The Office of the Insurance Commissioner is rolling out new consumer tools for the new year, including an easy way to look up past violations and complaints against insurers and agents. The agency also recently added a Facebook page to its lineup of social media. Original post
I got a Kindle for Christmas. It’s just about the best Christmas present I’ve ever had. Here’s why. I love pressing buttons. I could end the post right there, but I suppose that might not be terribly fair. Some people might not have one and be wondering if it’s worth getting one (hi Kat) andRead… Read more »
As I listened to President Obama’s State of the Union address last week, my ears perked up on a number of fronts, not the least of which was his call for the government to spur American innovation through promising new federal investments in education, biomedical research, information technology and clean energy. Also causing me toRead… Read more »
We at Code for America are excited to celebrate an early win for open government and our DC project. A multimillion dollar IT project, developed for the the City and County of San Francisco, is now available at no cost to any government that needs it. It’s an important step towards a new model ofRead… Read more »