Last night was the Philly GovUp. I lived in Philly for 2 years and love coming back. And I have to say the Philly GovUp was awesome. We could see the whole city from our venue and we had an amazing audience. 65+ folks showed up ranging from DLA, GSA,City of Philadelphia, OPM, Next AmericanRead… Read more »
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Understanding the Lesson that No One Wants to Learn
The 2010 midterm election will eventually become like many others in our nation’s history, relegated to a data point in the ebb and flow of political cycles—that is, unless our country has hit a point where it is no longer willing to tolerate radical extremism in disguise as leadership and mudslinging as a substitute forRead… Read more »
Don’t Miss the TBC WEBINAR that can help state and local government’s survive in hard times!
The TBC Method is a highly specialized Public-Private Partnership process than enables government agencies and employees to thrive even in the worst of times! Go to http://www.AcquisitionInstitute.com and find out more about TBC and the upcoming TBC Method WEBINAR to be held on 1 DECEMBER 2010 at 1pm EST. For just $25 you can haveRead… Read more »
Can Government 2.0 survive its success stories?
Dustin Haisler, CIO in Manor, Texas, announced his departure from Manor to take on the role of Director of Government Innovation for Spigit. This is a tremendous opportunity for Dustin and one he has certainly earned. His ability to create positive changes, working in partnership with leaders in local government, has been extraordinary. His move,Read… Read more »
GovInsights: We Need a Major Social Movement
I am pleased to launch a brand new series on GovLoop called “GovInsights” where we will interview and highlight the thoughts and perspectives of professors at colleges and universities who are researching and writing about government issues. For our first interview, I interviewed Dr. Marshall Ganz, a Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University whereRead… Read more »
The Goal of Collaboration: Navigating the Network of Idea Spaces
Take a moment and look around your personal office space. Now look at your computer and notice what your desktop icons are and what programs you have open. According to Richard Ogle, the books, documents, computer programs, and other work aids are parts of our extended mind. We create documents, spreadsheets, whatever to offload ourRead… Read more »
The ROI of open government data? New jobs
The Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) is taking place in Portland, Oregon, and I am watching as much as I can via the live feed. During the opening session one of the things that struck me was a comment that is becoming more commonplace. A comment by one of the CIOs that they were surprisedRead… Read more »
Why do we continue to get confused about Government 2.0?
Andrea Di Maio recently wrote a post titled Gartner Symposium Does Not Paint a Pretty Picture for Government 2.0 that summarized his take aways from the Gartner Symposium. You should read it then return, I’ll be waiting…. The heart of my response to Andrea is that we continue to think of Government 2.0 as beingRead… Read more »
Weekly Research and Best Practices
Research Citizens give government low transparency rating (10/20/2010) – New study finds proven relationship between transparency, satisfaction and trust. Research shows that higher transparency leads to higher citizen satisfaction with government, which in turn leads to higher trust. http://www.federalnewsradio.com/docs/ForeSeeResults_EGovTransparencyIndex_2010.pdf Best practices in mobile web apps (10/21/2010) – World Wide Web Consortium proposes guidelines for developingRead… Read more »
The best of ELC 2010
I just got back from the ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference in Williamsburg, Va. last night. Those of you who attended will likely agree that it was a whirlwind, thirty-some hours of great information and discussion. While at the conference, Editor Dave Perera and I had the opportunity to cover sessions and sit down with governmentRead… Read more »