Posts Tagged: jobs

What’s the government’s role in improving access to information about government online?

Republished from eGovAU. I love the work that Matthew Landauer and a small group of non-partisan, patriotic Australians have done to set up OpenAustralia. If you’re not aware of the site, it’s designed to make the discussions on parliamentary floors visible to the public in an easily accessible way. The site also provides information onRead… Read more »

Defense Systems Seminar Series

Don’t miss your chance to attend this intensive half-day seminar. The seminar will be an interactive discussion for attendees and faculty to talk about threats and trends in Cyber Security, Information Assurance, and IT infrastructure threats. Faculty will discuss the military’s information Assurance strategies and its role in cyber warfare. Who should attend: Military InformationRead… Read more »

First update from Councillors connected: the social media online conference (UK)

Welcome to the first update of Councillors connected: the social media online conference (You will first need to be logged into www.communities.idea.gov.uk to view these links). We have a great line up of speakers this morning, but this conference is really all about you. Feel free to ask questions or start your own topics onRead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” Sun 5th April 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @erikcecil: What features / functionalities would you want to see for true open source government? #opengov (make politicians really pay attention?) @erikcecil: Following ur gd exmple @AlexisNeely; launched bus. & giving bk via pple-empowering open gov project; launches 4-10. #agape #amgrat #opengov @wtneary: Any other Washington State electeds going toRead… Read more »

Leadership: The Key to Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Following is the text of a speech I delivered at the closing session of the 10th Southern Interdisciplinary Roundtable on African Studies (SIRAS) at Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY, April 4, 2009. Africa is a continent of remarkable contrasts. On the one hand, it has some of the world’s richest deposits and collections of resourcesRead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” – the Gov20Camp edition

Here is the start of a list of people’s summaries for the March Gov20camp. Please comment below so that they can be added to this list in addition to the coverage at http://government20club.org Updated on April 4th, 2009. @cheeky_geeky: To catch up on the #Gov20Camp happenings, check out http://government20club.org for starters! #gov20 @govloop: You HAVERead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” Sat 4 April, 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @ariherzog: Did you know the U.S. Government (via HUD) operates an ATM-like internet kiosk program? http://ad.vu/ptv8 #gov20 @cheeky_geeky: Microsoft’s apps for government cloud computing: http://is.gd/qJ6y #gov20 @marlinex: @levyj413 Does Listen & Learn = Rinse & Repeat = Measure & Iterate? http://is.gd/qJRp #socmedsc #govsocmed #gov20 @cheeky_geeky: Still mulling over this oneRead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” Fri. 3rd April 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @you2gov: Here is my reaction blog to the excellent #Gov20Camp this past weekend in DC. Are you Citizen 2.0 yet? http://tinyurl.com/d8dwhe #opengov @you2gov: #Colorado: #Transparent or not? Will they or won’t they? One thing hurts another. What’s to hide? #OpenGov http://tinyurl.com/COnoTranspar @danancona: More digitally adept congresspeople request fewer earmarks, butRead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” -Thurs 2nd April, 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @planetrussell: discovering: Citizens Expect Government 2.0 http://tr.im/iaH5 by @signalmag #gov20 #opengov @sabrak: Meeting with @jbertrand to talk about a #gov20 unconference in the NW. Think we could get critical mass? Interested? @NoelDickover: Transforming 508 Compliance: Stop Enforcing, Start Innovating. http://tiny.cc/kPYx3 #gov20 #accessibility @djharrity: ACT-IAC is now a tweetin’ … @ACTIACRead… Read more »