All Blog Posts Tagged 'apps' (77)

In 2010 the General Services Administration launched Challenge.gov. The idea was simple the site would house agency contests and competitions together in one place. But no one could have predicted the success. Now three years in, Challenge.gov…

Becoming an innovator doesn't happen overnight, you need strong support from your leaders, an ability to take risks and budgetary support. Michigan's CIO David Behen and CTO Rod Davenport know all about implementing innovation. They recently been named as Government Technology's Top 25 in Technology for their work in Michigan. 

In part one of our discussion we talked about the hard truths of implementing a…

The Centers for Disease Control have launched a new app - Solve the Outbreak - to help teach people about disease outbreaks. The interactive game allows users to track, solve and prevent future outbreaks. 

Alex Cassanova is the Innovations Team Lead at the CDC. He told Chris Dorobek on the…

It was bound to happen sooner or later.

That is, private sector companies marketing the latest tablets to consumers based on their sex -- it could be a money maker, never know?

World's…

Last week we told you about TopCoder. (You can access the entire interview here). But basically TopCoder is member based group of more than 460,000 coders from around the world, that harnesses the power of crowd-sourcing to achieve goals. …

Competitions are changing the way government iterates and innovates. NASA and OPM have both opted to use TopCoder to create new apps. 

TopCoder is member based group of more than 460,000 coders from around the world. TopCoder harnesses the power of crowd-sourcing to achieve goals. …

Many public organizations are using GIS technology to become more efficient and better manage their various facilities. One great case study is how the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) developed a smartphone app to report repair issues in real-time. LAUSD is the second largest public school district in the US and manages facilities that include 1,065 K–12 schools; more than 200 education centers and…

SuperTracker is the new app. for USDA. It allows individuals to track their food intake in the dietary guidelines put out annually by the USDA. 

Dr. Robert Post is the Deputy Director for the Center…

All year long we've been talking about ways you can improve your leadership skills. Find a better job. Make a difference. So we wanted to take a step back and pull out the five best pieces of advice we've heard this year. It's all part of our mission to help you do your job better. So let's get started. …

It's been a great year at the DorobekINSIDER. Our show launched in February and 260 guests later the show is really something we are very proud of. So, for the last week in 2012, we wanted to do something different. We wanted to take a step back and highlight some of the great…

It's been a great year at the DorobekINSIDER. Our show launched in February and 260 guests later the show is really something we are very proud of. So, for the last week in 2012, we wanted to do something different. We wanted to take a step back and highlight some of the great…

It's been a great year at the DorobekINSIDER. Our show launched in February and 260 guests later the show is really something we are very proud of. So, for the last week in 2012, we wanted to do something different. We wanted to take a step back and highlight some of the great…

When Superstorm Sandy hit the eastern seaboard earlier this month more than 20 million people took to twitter to show their support, air grievances and ask for help. Click here for our conversation with Kate Starbird about the social media response. 

But Sandy wasn't the first natural disaster to create a social…

This question was posed on Quora: "What should agencies care about regarding mobile apps for brands - winning awards or getting downloads?" Here is my response.

I. Winning the business



Clients want apps that 

1) Look cool …

From mothers working to maintain a loving household to people exiting drug rehab centers on the path to a new life, everyone needs a little inspiration and motivation every once in a while.

Fortunately, there is a plethora of helpful apps out there designed to provide just that. If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed or uninspired, consider downloading one or more of these wonderful apps:

• The Bucket List. Few things can…

Pennsylvania Avenue makes Savile Row look like a flea market. You see, nowhere in the world will you find so many organizations gadding ‘round town in tailor-made IT duds. A new MeriTalk study on Mission-Critical Cloud – McCloud, if you…

TextMyBus is the latest app from the fellows at Code for America. The app takes data from the Detroit Department of Transportation to create a text messaging app. Basically a Detroit resident can text 50464 and get up to date schedule of the 3 bus routes closes to their current location. …

We've all been watching the devastating fires rip through the west. So what can you do to prepare?

In 2011, over 1300 homes were destroyed in Bastrop County, Texas due to wildfires.

The fellows at Code for America developed an…