Last week I chaired a panel at the Citizen 2012 conference in London. We awere talking about how the internet shapes how people access government services, and what government ought to do about it. I was lucky enough to be joined on the panel by Vicky Sargent, Rob McKinnon and Hannah Goraya, each of whomRead… Read more »
First, it’s really not a tax. It’s an initially fixed price system that ultimately transitions to a market mechanism. Next, despite the protestations of the rent seekers and the political opponents, it’s far better to do something than nothing in response to anthropogenically-caused climate change. No matter how small that response is on a globalRead… Read more »
The newspaper headline “City Council adopts budget, but wants more creativity” caught my attention. It is rare to see local government officials expressing the need for more creativity in government. With decreasing revenues and state mandates making budget cuts necessary and a public angry about increasing taxes, creativity is definitely needed in the operation ofRead… Read more »
The Australian bullying recently announced an inquiry into workplace bullying. The public service should be leading the way in putting a stop to workplace bullying. Sadly, the reality is that there is a gap between what is espoused and what actually happens in the Australian Public Service. Ticking the boxes on administrative processes is notRead… Read more »
It’s about time for all of us to go on vacation and celebrate Independence Day here in the US. But before you go, engage your brain in these discussions and add your thoughts to the mix. You can even scream if you like. 🙂 Have a great week, don’t forget the sunblock and bug spray!Read… Read more »
A university in London, one I can’t remember the name of, is running an advertising campaign at the moment called ‘Ambition is contagious’. It wont stop resonating. From listening to Mary Rand talk about her winning the gold medal in the long jump in 1964 igniting the aspirations and expanding the expectations of the restRead… Read more »
I don’t have kids yet (but one on the way). However, lots of my friends do and one of their biggest worries is schooling. What school should their kid go to? X or Y? Public, private, charter school? Which of the 10 options should they send their kid too? So I thought it was fascinatingRead… Read more »
Europe and the dollar It was a busy week for the market as we saw questionable economic data, an initial sell-off and recovery after the healthcare ruling was announced on Thursday, and of course the big rally on Friday after a deal was struck among European leaders to help struggling eurozone banks. Here are theRead… Read more »
Google’s Steve Grove announced today that they’ve worked out the legal requirements for more federal agencies from the United States government to join Google+… http://oreillyradar.tumblr.com/post/26155759845/federal-government-social-media-camp-blog-howto-gov
At work we’ve been focusing a lot on development of web maps. We have an ESRI ArcGIS Server so we’ve been trying out the JavaScript, Flex, and Silverlight options available. But we’ve also been exploring the mapping/GIS opportunities offered by Google. This week, I needed to create an embeddable map that I could easily generateRead… Read more »