A Google-branded bus will travel across Egypt seeking the next generation of technology entrepreneurs.”We will put someone’s dream through a seven-month crash course that will help turn it into a commercially viable business,” said Google’s manager in Egypt Wael Fakharany. “We have been working on this concept for nine months. We had signed a contractRead… 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 »
The image of business travelers working productively on intercity trains is a myth according to research conducted for the UK Department for Transport. Despite the availability of wireless connections and cell phone coverage, the report found that business executives were more likely to spend their time on board reading for leisure, looking out the window,Read… Read more »
To understand better how to develop open data competitions and to inform our own competition, we asked those of you that had hosted these already. We’ve had some thought provoking interviews from the shires and from the south west on hills and hearts. From one port to another as we move from Bristol to Amsterdam.Read… Read more »
Lovely post from Stephen Hale: I think the culture and tools of social networking can go a long way to improve how people manage and share knowledge inside an organisation, and increase individuals’ productivity at work. Lots of people could be a little bit more productive if they used more of behaviours and the toolsRead… Read more »
What are you working on right now? Can you explain exactly why you’re working on it? Do you know why you’re spending time writing that blog post? Sitting in that meeting? Answering that email? Preparing that presentation? Do you have an idea of what you’re trying to accomplish? Do you have a strategy for whatRead… Read more »
Are you attending the PMI Global Congress in Dallas, TX? If yes, then let’s meet! I will be on site starting Saturday 22nd mid-afternoon until Tuesday 25th evening and I would love to meet the listeners of The Project Management Podcast for coffee, lunch or dinner. If you are interested then please write to [email protected]… Read more »
A little while back, I published a piece on GovLoop titled Who not to follow on Twitter! – A guide for public sector employees. It proved to be surprisingly popular. So I thought that since I told you who not to follow, the least I could do was propose a few accounts that might beRead… 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 »
Nani Coloretti, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget at Treasury, didn’t come to Washington expecting to set up a governmen agency from scratch. But she was swept up in the aftermath of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Reform and Consumer Protection Act, giving her the rare opportunity to help create a brand newRead… Read more »