Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week is all about data in its many forms and for its many uses: Pew Research details “12 trends shaping digital news,” the importance for government agencies: make sure your information is optimized for the formats in which people access it! Business Technology asks “E-government: Has the dam broken on government data?,”Read… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Fierce Government ponders “What Data.gov’s closure means for government APIs” with quotes from Sunlight Foundation on how to mitigate the damage in future outages. Forbes has an interesting article about how electric utilities are using big data. With a great video on the smart grid. A fantastic article on “Hacking the Hackathon.” AsRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Government Information Week reports that “Feds Warm Up To LinkedIn.” Related: Here is a history of the New York Times‘ understanding of Twitter, basically in tweets. And that you’ve linked in, what will you do during lunch? Fast Company has some ideas. Forbes writes about “Ideation Nation, an engagement rally cosponsored by MindMixerRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Information week reports that the FDA “issued final guidelines for mobile health apps Monday, outlining the apps that the regulations will affect and the requirements those apps must meet to achieve FDA approval.” Related: how about an implantable health data tracker? The US State Department is now on Instagram. Not even a weekRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week, it’s all about opening government. Like a Vienna Game (that is: Knight Opening): TechPresident reports that “For the first time, the Knight Foundation is giving special priority to projects focusing on open government by awarding funds to ten local information projects as part of the Knight Community Information Challenge.” Opening theRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda It’s a reflective time of year for me, so this week what stood out were tips and lists and such: The Seven New Deadly Sins of Social Media 18 Tips for Teleworkers (infographic). Five Tips for a better video conference. Also, here’s my tip. If you haven’t yet put Alex Howard’s E PluribusRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week: Pushing boundaries Better living through hacks. The LA Times has a profile of Code for America (CFA). Says reporter Evan Halper, “The nonprofit Code for America, whose tech wizards call themselves the Peace Corps for Geeks, uses technology to make government work better. Related: This CFA app lets citizens “hack theRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week is all about guidance. Expanding Open Data Guidance. NextGov reports that “The White House is expanding guidance on promoting open data.” Related: Ben Rooney of the Wall Street Journal argues that “Open Government and Open Data Are Not The Same Thing” Guidance on Emails. Forbes rounds up “The 23 Unwritten RulesRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Governing by Remote Control? In Government Technology, Tom Spengler writes “Why Mobile Devices Should Replace the Town Hall,” arguing that “mobile devices [can] help fight political apathy and bring town hall to our fingertips.” The role of mobile in governing is important, and though I think he goes too far, it’s an importantRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda A Guide for e-Petitions. America Speaks has released a report,“Government Sponsored E-Petitions: A Guide for Implementation and Development,” which according to that organization’s Elana Goldstein, “serves as a guide for public managers who are interested in e-petition design and implementation. The guide breaks down the key decision areas that a public manager mayRead… Read more »