While San Francisco’s Information and Communication Technology Plan offers a five-year vision for embracing technologies like crowdsourcing and location-aware applications, a team of developers designed the SMART Muni app in a weekend. The iPhone app shows the location of San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (CA) buses and allows workers to spot and fix system problems.Read… Read more »
The Huffington Post’s Game Changers series “celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders” who “are changing how we look at the world and the way we live in it.” We were honored today to find out that our own Jennifer Pahlka, CfA’s founder and executive director, was selected as a 2011 Game Changer in the BusinessRead… Read more »
A Community Manager has to be many things at once (hence the brain above). Here is my list of top 11 ingredients that make up the best community managers. 1. Listener: this person should be above all, a good listener. Hiring someone who only likes to hear him/herself speak won’t get you very far. 2.Read… Read more »
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is asking the federal government for money to build her state’s health insurance exchange while simultaneously challenging the law. Arizona was one of the first states to get involved with the challenge to federal health care reform legislation, a fight which continues, the state is also seeking an exemption from healthRead… Read more »
Many states are vying for federal Race to the Top funds. In order to get these merit-based funds, states are required to perform annual teacher evaluations and submit overall performance records as part of the application process. However, often these evaluations remain hidden from the parents and students of these teachers. But recently,the New YorkRead… Read more »
Please join us at GovDelivery’s event on Wednesday, October 19th, Social Media’s Role In Cost Effective Solutions. The theme for this week is 5 Ways to Improve Your Social Media Campaign. Social media changes fast – the tools people use and the strategies people deploy. Make sure you are staying on top of the latestRead… Read more »
According to an article on Government Technology, new automated devices and robots are changing law enforcement as we know it. The invention of these new devices is widening the range of public safety efforts, while simultaneously making these efforts significantly less dangerous. A variety of devices have been created in order to aid police inRead… Read more »
Deltek Health Care and Social Services Analyst Amanda White reports. September proved to be rather eventful for health care. Deltek celebrated the Sixth Annual National Health IT Week, September 12-16, 2011, by releasing a series of blogs highlighting IT progress in the states, along with vendor recommendations based on those trends. National Health IT WeekRead… Read more »
New York will be getting a boost to its tech sector thanks to a large investment from five technology companies. Intel, IBM, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Samsung, and TSMC are investing $4.4 Billion in the state’s nanotechnology sector, an investment that is expected to create 6,900 jobs. New York was picked over several other countries in the runningRead… Read more »
Each year local governments struggle to address budget deficits by generating new revenue and spending cuts to close budget gaps. Elected officials typically think short term and rely on one shot measures rather than permanent changes to cost structures. Local governments need to operate smarter and cheaper. According to a recent study by IBM titledRead… Read more »