This Friday Local DirectGov will be hosting the Really Useful Data event (1 July 2011) at the Department for Communities and Local Government in Central London. The event has just sold out – but you can still shape the day! UPDATE: A few additional tickets have JUST been made available. Sign up now. Or findRead… Read more »
Top 10 Twitter Feeds is a new, regular series on the CEIL Blog dedicated to helping you discover the best — and most informative — Twitter feeds available. This week we’re focusing on the Top 10 Federal Government feeds. There are plenty of fantastic feeds out there, but not all of them put a highRead… Read more »
Today we’re taking a look at energy efficiency in buildings. We’re starting with a global perspective, because to get a sense of what building owners and managers in various countries are thinking about when it comes to energy efficiency. When we went looking for a global perspective we found it from the Institute for BuildingRead… Read more »
The Customer Service series is supported by RightNow Technologies. To learn more on how to use cloud technology to improve customer service, visit the RightNow resource center today. Check out the GovLoop/RightNow Customer Service Hub to get smart on how to be awesome at customer service —————————This is post 1 of the new “Customer Service”Read… Read more »
Just added my Training and Development blog from The Free Management Library. Besides my blog there are many pertinent subjects available to this group. I hope you like it.
Tweet Texas, New York and Georgia are all working on bills that will reform health care in their states. Texas Governor Rick Perry is expected to sign a package of health care reform bills sent to his desk yesterday that will give the state more control over Medicare and Medicaid. A new Georgia law willRead… Read more »
We ran our first webinar last week, ‘Open Government Canada’, which was great fun and seemed well received. You can access the replay and all the slide decks here. Open Government Cloud Computing My goal was to launch the CBPN with an example of the main objective: To assemble a mixed group of experts toRead… Read more »
If you’re interested in this topic, please consider attending our Next Generation of Government Summit on July 28-29 in Washington, DC, where emerging leaders and thinkers will convene to chart the future course of government. ***************************************************************************************************************************************** In another post, I captured the proceedings of an International Symposium which is discussing “Generation Y and Public Management:Read… Read more »
Thirteen Dartmouth College (NH) students and recent graduates are touring the country on an old Greyhound bus converted to run on waste vegetable oil. The Big Green Bus is scheduled to visit 31 states in 11 weeks, spreading the messages of sustainability and environmentalism. “Our focus is two-fold: to discover the environmental success stories ofRead… Read more »
Jose sent me a great email with some important questions about gaining experience in project management, and education: Hi Josh! I’m a huge follower of yours and really enjoy your tips. I’m sure you get this often, but I have been struggling with what the next step is. I am continuously learning, but feel IRead… Read more »