Nearly a year ago, the federal government relaeased its Digital Government: Building a 21st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People report. In that document,  government officials set progressive and aggressive deadlines to keep digital government moving in a more citizen-centric direction. Those deadlines should come to fruition on May 23, 2013.

As the E-Government Satisfaction Index notes, the web arm of…

Originally published on Federal Technology Insider, this video offers best practices in securing mobile device for agencies.

One tech trend that is living up to expectations in terms of generating discussion is how workplaces should address the convergence of personal and professional technologies.  One of the…

As we become an increasingly urban species the challenges related to growing numbers of people occupying finite spaces becomes an acute concern. The friction generated as we rub elbows can make us all uncomfortable. I found out at an event last week that when it comes to moderating these challenges while running the sixth most densely populated urban area in the United States, there's an app for that.

A highlight of the…

Digital citizens are feeling more empowered and believe that government needs to do more to address their needs, according to a recent study from Accenture, conducted by leading government market research firm Market Connections, Inc.

Nearly half (44 percent) of 1,400 citizens surveyed in seven countries — Australia, France,…

Last week the embassy of Israel in Paris, France, hosted an international workshop on the digital diplomacy. It was first such experience for us in the Israeli embassy, but what I learnt from our guests during the workshop was that it was also the case for many of them. While diplomats discuss this topic with their counterparts occasionally, the idea of workshop was to create the platform of professional discussion and exchange between diplomats, web-specialists, journalists and…

There is a ton of talk today about “big” data.  The concept comes from our ever increasing ability to collect, store, and manage larger and larger datasets full of vast amounts of information – customer information, habits, purchasing patterns, social media visits, and so on.  Unfortunately, I think many private and public organizations have become much like the Once-ler in Dr. Seuss’ Lorax:

I had to grow bigger so bigger I got. I biggered my factory, I biggered my roads,…

You may have noticed that [acronym] is running a contest for government employees – the [acronym] CAD Awards. In fact, the awards are the first of their kind specifically aimed at the public sector – and I find our timing with this contest a little curious.

Through sheer coincidence, Federal Computer Week last week reported the…

Attention CAD designers, managers and drafters!

• Has digital design changed the business of government in your city, county or agency?
• Have you put new ideas into practice that you want to share with your government peers?

Now’s your chance.

The [acronym] Magazine Public Sector CAD Awards is a new innovation contest that challenges the public sector, and the contractors that support it, to…

We are developing a running list of the most recent government policies on social media, networking, and privacy. If you see that we are missing a policy memo, or guidelines from a government agency, please let me know. Take a look at our list so far (it's small but it's growing!): http://thedigitalmediacenterblog.blogspot.com/p/government-20-policies-guidelines-and.html

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Microsoft Published an Antivirus that was reduce your Security Threat.

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I stumbled across a fantastic article in this weekend's Wall Street Journal that should be a must-read for those in the Gov 2.0 movement as well as anyone that has ever used the "Iranian Election" example when promoting the growing influence and importance of Twitter and other social networks.

The Digital Dictatorship, written by Georgetown University fellow Evgeny…