The Twitter network below was created by Marc Smith, Social Media Research Foundation. He used it in a recent workshop on Social Media Network Analysis that I organized here at Syracuse University on January 19-20. I picked it up and posted it here on my Social Media in the Public Sector blog, because it relatesRead… Read more »
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Open for Business: Leveraging Open Government to Improve Agency Operations, Part I
This is the first post in a three part series about the newly released report, Open for Business: Leveraging Open Government to Improve Agency Operations. I’d encourage you to check out the Open Government Analyst briefing by the Government Business Council, the research arm of Government Executive magazine and OpenText . The report includes aRead… Read more »
Job Opportunity
Senior Planner (2 positions) and Planner II, Triangle J Council of Governments, Durham, NC DOWNLOAD APPLICATIONS tjcog.dst.nc.us Home Site Map Triangle J Council of Governments :: P O Box 12276 :: Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 :: Tel: 919.549.0551 :: Fax: 919.549.9390 ©2008-2012 by Triangle J Council of Governments. All rights reserved in all media….Read… Read more »
Job Oppty: Lectureship at Aston
From Aston University: “Lecturer Sociology & Public Policy Aston University – School of Languages & Social Sciences Birmingham, UK £31,948 – £44,166 pa The School of Languages & Social Science is an ambitious, expanding, multidisciplinary School with an established reputation for excellence in teaching and research. The Sociology & Public Policy Group are actively redesigningRead… Read more »
Call for Papers on “Reducing Urban Poverty”
From the University Partnerships Clearinghouse: “To encourage a new generation of urban policymakers and to promote early career research, USAID’s Urban Programs Team, International Housing Coalition (IHC), World Bank, Woodrow Wilson Center’s Comparative Urban Studies Project (CUSP), and Cities Alliance are co-sponsoring a third annual paper competition. The competition seeks paper submissions for an upcomingRead… Read more »
Call for Papers on “Reducing Urban Poverty”
From the University Partnerships Clearinghouse: “To encourage a new generation of urban policymakers and to promote early career research, USAID’s Urban Programs Team, International Housing Coalition (IHC), World Bank, Woodrow Wilson Center’s Comparative Urban Studies Project (CUSP), and Cities Alliance are co-sponsoring a third annual paper competition. The competition seeks paper submissions for an upcomingRead… Read more »
Top 5 Challenges Facing the Government Acquisition Community
I’ve recently taken on the task of preparing a survey to be circulated across the federal government acquisition community to identify any barriers, challenges, etc. that impact the community at-large. These could be things like meeting continuing training requirements, oversight issues, excessive workload, conducting meaningful market research, keeping your procurements protest-proof, COI issues, and more.Read… Read more »
Weekly Round-up: January 27, 2012
Updated to include Dan Chenok’s contributions. Gadi Ben-Yehuda The Metaphor Edition! Is Identifying-information Radioactive? Cory Doctorow makes the case that it is in the Guardian article, “Personal data is as hot as nuclear waste.” Great sub-head: “We should treat personal electronic data with the same care and respect as weapons-grade plutonium – it is dangerous,Read… Read more »
Wrapping up TRB in ten tweets
The Transportation Research Board’s 91st Annual Meeting is over, and like many of the conference’s record-breaking 11,000 attendees, I returned home brimming with enthusiasm and new ideas for The Transit Wire and my consulting work. It’s impossible to summarize the meeting with a handful of tweets, but here are ten that touch upon TRB’s combinationRead… Read more »
Frontiers of Democracy conference set for July 19-21 in Boston
The Frontiers of Democracy II conference is set for July 19th-21st, 2012 at Tufts University’s downtown Boston campus. This year, Frontiers will revolve around a diverse set of rehearsed 10-minute talks on aspects of civic studies and democratic renewal, each followed by small-group discussions. Participants will have ample opportunity to share ideas, strategies, and techniquesRead… Read more »