Deltek Analyst Amanda White reports. The first ever Cloud Computing in Health Care Conference & Expo was held June 21-22, 2011 at the City Avenue Hilton in Philadelphia, Pa. The conference, spearheaded by the International Institute for Business Information and Growth (iiBIG), generated from the need for intelligent and open dialogue on how cloud-based technologiesRead… Read more »
Many people ask the question “What is a project?” every day. For some, the first time you may have heard of such a thing was due to finding a posting on a job board somewhere for a project manager. Curious, you are now asking what a project actually is. What is this thing you wouldRead… Read more »
Metra (IL) may have double-charged some of its riders last week according to a statement on its website. Up to 1,500 customers who used a credit or debit card at station ticket windows on June 27 may have affected. The Chicago-area commuter rail provider is working with the credit card processing company to reverse theRead… Read more »
Caltrain (CA) plans to mount cameras on the front and back of every train to record accidents and suicides. There have been nine suicides along the commuter rail tracks so far this year, and 11 in 2010. “I had one last year,” a veteran engineer told the San Francisco Chronicle. “A guy jumped off theRead… Read more »
The Toronto Transit Commission (ON) wants to start charging customers for using its next-vehicle text-messaging system. TTC proposes to charge customers 15 cents per message when the system expands from streetcars to buses this fall. Under the proposal, the first two texts within a 24-hour period would be free; customers would only pay if theyRead… Read more »
With this post I want to provide a quick update on two firms I know and advise: Triumfant and Invincea. Both have been mentioned by me on this site before and if you are a security professional I bet you have already spent time learning about them. Both firms are making a positive difference inRead… Read more »
We have just completed a redesign of the CTOvision.com site. The new design introduces more white-space, larger fonts, bigger images and a smoother blending of colors meant to make your time on the site more fun while helping you discover new information. If you consume our feed via RSS, E-mail or from other sites pleaseRead… Read more »
My friends over at Code for America have created this awesome twitter visualization for July 4th. It’s a reminder that you’ve got to love what you do, and probably no more so if you are trying to help governments reinvent themselves. Email & Share: Original post
Although there is lots of social media activity around government, technically speaking it’s currently more just ‘Gov 1.5′ rather than ‘Gov 2.0′. This is because while there is more interaction online, via blogs and twitter et al, the core processes themselves are still entirely decentralized, in terms of the decision-making model that determines who actuallyRead… Read more »
The purpose of a Maturity Model is to provide a ‘target’ for business transformation projects to aim for. In short measure where you are currently, identify where you need to be, plan a route to get there. Therefore the ultimate goal of an Open Government transformation exercise is to attain a Level 5 ranking, inRead… Read more »