I am a pompous faceless bureaucrat, devoid of anything even faintly resembling a sense of humour. I spend my days correcting the drafting of my junior colleagues, usually by annotating the margins with Latin tags, using a carefully selected shade of violet ink in my fountain pen. By such means, I steadfastly pursue my goal,Read… Read more »
Where does government innovation come from? In the United States there are examples like DARPA’s collaboration with universities and the private industry, and the CIA’s In-Q-Tel private sector partnership. In Denmark, there is MindLab, a private-public enterprise not existing within one department but expanding throughout multiple organizations which acts as something of an innovation special-op.Read… Read more »
With the release of the White House’s Digital Government Strategy, agencies are being asked to take certain steps towards growing digital government in the United States. Already, Jay Huie, who consults as a senior information engineer and an information architect, has built a website to track how well agencies are doing in their digital governmentRead… Read more »
Legislation intended to deter members of Congress from profiting from stock trades based on inside information is inadvertently forcing 28,000 federal employees to expose their personal financial information on the Internet. The result, according to a trade group for senior government executives, is a number of unintended risks that federal employees must now bear, andRead… Read more »
On today’s edition of the DorobekINSIDER Government and innovation and an example of how other governments try to make it work. Specifically, we’re going to talk to one of the officials involved with Denmark’s MindLab — a fascinating public-private partnership. What is is and how does it work? We’ll find out. Click here for theRead… Read more »
There has been a lot written about the benefits of moving to the cloud. In particular, how it can reduce IT and labor costs, while increasing productivity. One benefit not often highlighted is energy efficiency. According to a new Google research report, a typical organization can achieve energy savings between 65-85% by switching from locallyRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Tuesday the 19th of June, 2012 The federal workforce is shrinking. Federal Times says for the first time in five years the workforce declined by .5 percent. The Social Security Administration and IRS — which saw its staffs shrink 6 percent last year — warned Congress lastRead… Read more »
Interesting guide from a site I like that sounds spammy but is good Iwillteachyoutoberich.com Guide to Not Checking Your Email Step 1: the concept of batching your workflow (this may sound abstract, but it’s the crucial step for plowing through email) Step 2: how to clear your inbox (how to empty your inbox every day—evenRead… Read more »
In principle, when we look at people in certain ways, place labels on them, or “put them in boxes,” it limits what they have to offer. It is especially tempting to “contain” those who disagree with us. We’re tempted to ignore our adversaries, work around them, wall them off, shut them down. These techniques mightRead… Read more »
Tech@State:Wiki.Gov is happening July 12 – 13 as part of Wikimania 2012. We’ll be talking about Wikis and the Public Sector and exploring how wikis and their associated technologies can be used to increase collaboration in diverse environments, to encourage greater citizen participation and engagement at all levels of government, and to provide greater accessRead… Read more »