One of the best events I attended in 2008 was the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston. It was full of detailed, real case studies, a well-managed minimum of vendor pitches (except where they were noted as such) and several hundred smart people I managed to meet face-to-face for the first time. As much as IRead… Read more »
Originally published here I did a presentation last night on the work I’ve been doing with Plone and Local Government and I was asked about a term I used – OOOG. OOOG stands for Open source, Open standards, Open Government. It’s a personal standard that I use when judging the suitability of a project orRead… Read more »
It would seem in this simultaneous generation of evolution to Government 2.0 and Web 2.0, as well as greater environmental consciousness, that something could be done about “junk” mail. Why do we still get junk mail in these days of e-mail, electronic bill payment and overall transitions to paperless systems? Over 90% of my mailRead… Read more »
Last week, I blogged about 4 major new developments in open government. Next up is an effort to engage the public in improving regulations.gov, which is where people can comment online about proposed regulations, read related materials, and generally get involved in helping set policy. The feedback effort is called Regulations.gov Exchange. Here’s the noteRead… Read more »
I earlier posted a list of fundamental questions and dilemmas (which I recently updated) to the GovLoop forum: http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/professional/government_participation_question.html Update: I put the questions on the GovLoop wiki under the name “Questions concerning government participation.” I’ve been asked to flesh this out with research and case studies. Can members of this network suggest things toRead… Read more »
It may be hard to believe, but in some Government departments, the rate of attrition will reach 50% over the next five years (direct quote from a Government HR professional). While this retiring group will do well to bring down Government deficit loads, it requires agencies to imagine how to more effectively onboard with allRead… Read more »
At the recent BarCamp Canberra 2, there was some discussion about the US Government 2.0 Camp. “We should do one ourselves,” seemed the general consensus, so we decided to make it happen. In the meantime, technology and Open Government savvy ACT Senator, Kate Lundy began her Public Sphere events. A number of the people interestedRead… Read more »
EllnMllr : RT @danmintz: RT @cheeky_geeky: Have you heard about the NY State Government BarCamp yet? http://capitolcamp.org #gov20 gahlord : The CDC shares it’s web analytics data report: ttp://cli.gs/govmetrics #opengov #usa danmintz : RT @cheeky_geeky: Have you heard about the NY State Government BarCamp yet? http://capitolcamp.org #gov20 govloop : On GovLoop: Leading Without the TitleRead… Read more »
I wonder if Washington (by which I mean government + industry alike) could take a page out of Schwab’s play book. I’m confident you’ve seen their recent ads that conclude with “Talk to Chuck;” less so that this recent article in Fast Company grabbed your attention. Now, I’ll be the first to admit I didn’tRead… Read more »
So where does Government start to show up in the 211 spot rankings? At #16, top honors go to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation…they’ll be bringing on 700 interns in 2009! What I find interesting is that they say Green Jobs is the up-and-coming job area. This report seems to be following the trend. OfRead… Read more »