The Cost of Data

MAYBE just POSSIBLY if enough people brought this issue to the attention of the carriers and FCC maybe this thing will get legs and the results will be the same as what happened when David Pogue NY Times blog brought to everyone’s attention regarding charges for the providers waiting 5 seconds to allow voice mailRead… Read more »

Value proposition of open data : a framework for measuring success

Performance measurement is all about storytelling, but as with most things, it helps to have a logical framework to build that story arch. Best practice tells us we should measure success in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction > both internally to government and externally to public. Since there may not be proven examples outRead… Read more »

Tips for Change Agents

Many of us in government want to change the way our agencies work. These changes can take many forms. Some of us may want to fix a process or change/eliminate counterproductive rules. Others may wish to shoot for more ambitious goals that require a change of culture. The current push to expand the use ofRead… Read more »

Why YOU should start blogging!

I know alot of the people that read this blog already have a blog, but for those who don’t have a blog.. I’d like to tell you why you should start blogging. First of all, take a look at some of these questions… Do you feel like you’re in a rut? Do you feel thatRead… Read more »

Video Available for Chicago Law.gov Workshop

Video is now available for the Chicago Law.gov Workshop, held 21 May 2010 at The Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The workshop was co-sponsored by CALI: The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction and The Oyez Project. Click here for the workshop program. Click here for archived Twitter tweets from the workshop (scrollRead… Read more »

Increasing transparency through local government web development blogs

This is a cross-posting from Camden Council’s website redesign project blog – which I also write for. You can also follow my research on my Facebook page. Ever since we launched our web development blog, there has been an increased interest in local government web development blogs. Looking at some of the response below (tweetsRead… Read more »