After government executives announced 0ver $200 million in Big Data initiatives last week, a panel of thought leaders from industry and academia moderated by New York Times technology and innovation reporter Steve Lohr discussed the current state and exciting future of Big Data research. The panel helped demonstrate why the research and development initiatives wereRead… Read more »
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Challenges and Opportunities in Big Data From Industry and Academia Panel
After government executives announced 0ver $200 million in Big Data initiatives last week, a panel of thought leaders from industry and academia moderated by New York Times technology and innovation reporter Steve Lohr discussed the current state and exciting future of Big Data research. The panel helped demonstrate why the research and development initiatives wereRead… Read more »
The Solution to Search Engine Tracking and Privacy
Problem: Search engines, apps and just about everyone else on the web wants to track everything you do. Solution: Search engines and others can ask for volunteers to offer their data on monthly installments. Article: The process of search engines and apps tracking everything you do on the internet and having access to friends orRead… Read more »
Local Government News Resource
I recently discovered The Atlantic Cities website, which provides news on a lot of interesting research and innovative ideas taking place in the world’s cities. Check it out: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/ Please share other local government focused news sites that inspire you.
Liveblogging: FOSE 2012, The Future of Mobile
Today I attended FOSE 2012. The first session I attended, What the Research Shows: The Future of Mobile, featured panelists David Metcalf from the University of Central Florida and Aaron Smith from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Both had interesting ideas on where mobile is – and where it’s headed. According to theRead… Read more »
10 Questions Every Project Manager Should Ask
At some point in our careers, we are all project managers. Our leadership style shines through and we are tasked to lead a team towards success. Every project is different, requiring you to tap into a different skill set and inspire those around you to perform. As you take on new and more challenging projects,Read… Read more »
What Impact Will Social Media Have on the 2012 Elections?
A couple weeks ago, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) asked me to share my perspective on the elections this fall and the role that social media will play in the outcomes. The full interview can be found here, but I wanted to share some relevant excerpts below and get some conversation going onRead… Read more »
FOSE Cloud Keynote: Cloud Security – A Business Transformation Nirvana or Security Nightmare?
I attended the cloud conference keynote by Ryan Berg, a Senior Architect for Security Research at IBM. The presentation, titled “Cloud Security – A Business Transformation Nirvana or Security Nightmare?” examined the move towards the cloud and the associated implications and opportunities for security. Berg began his presentation by looking at the environment in whichRead… Read more »
“Our Children Don’t Even Know How to Be Alone” with @TKSpeaks at FOSE 2012
Check out Tom’s Newest book: Cloud Surfiing Thomas Koulopoulos gave a very interesting discussion that examined invention and innovation through time – and how it affects the way we will be using cloud capabilities. Mr Koulopoulos is the author of eight books, and has recently released “Cloud Surfing.” as well, he is the founder ofRead… Read more »
New Article on Performance Management/Writing Standards
Check out the following article I wrote on the above topic on www.OhMyGOv.com: Improving Government Performance – Part Four Writing employee performance standards… By Stewart Liff Mar 15 2012, 05:42 AM In my last column, I talked about how to establish performance metrics. Today I am going to discuss one of the most difficult aspectsRead… Read more »