I believe that the future of government is one of increased transparency and collaborative problem-solving. What gets us there is creating a culture of participation, in which citizens across industries contribute their expertise to help solve our shared difficult problems. In November I got to participate in furthering open government at Code for America’s “DataRead… Read more »
Thought No. 10: Myth-Busters – Continuing the Dialogue is More than Checking the Box! Given the current budgetary challenges we face, continuing the dialogue among all stakeholders on key acquisition policies, procedures and programs is vital to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement system. Over the last decade we have seen the growingRead… Read more »
Posted by NAGC President Glen Thomas NAGC recently wrapped up its annual Communications School in Arlington, VA. The Communications School is NAGC’s cornerstone event, and this one did not disappoint with a variety of entertaining, informative and interactive speakers and topics. As I stated in my opening remarks to the group, our industry is oneRead… Read more »
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WOOT! NAGW Conference registration is open and now I can share all the great things we have planned for September 24-27 in Louisville KY. I have attended every NAGW conference and I have to say that I am beyond excited about this year’s event. Consider this line-up: Brad Frost, the creator of This is ResponsiveRead… Read more »
Sunday marks the official start to the Congressionally recognized Public Service Recognition Week. The annual celebration of federal employees and the work they do. This year feds face an austere budget climate, low employee morale and dissatisfied constituents. So PSRW is a nice break, to take a step back and say thank you. Tom FoxRead… Read more »
Lily Liu, CEO and Founder of PublicStuff has written a very informative piece for The Huffington Post, on how governments should be innovating with Open 311 and has given a series of practical tips to get started: Link to article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lily-liu/practical-tips-for-cities_b_3187535.html In May 2009 the first version of the Open311 API was introduced in Washington,Read… Read more »
Emergency Management- 5 Minute Survey From the terrible events in Boston to Super Storm Sandy, we have seen the power of digital communications (email, social media, texts etc) during emergencies. In fact, in a recent post one GovLooper discusses how he followed the Boston events, from Twitter to Google Maps, and most of his informationRead… Read more »
Originally posted to cpsrenewal.ca Right now the web is awash with articles about Big Data; it seems like everyone is getting caught up in the rush. I myself even declared that Big Data will become one of the most important policy inputs over the next 10 years (See: Big Data, Social Media, and the LongRead… Read more »
Over 100 of your peers have completed the Gov Meetings Go Virtual online training course to learn about planning and implementing government webinars and hybrid/virtual meetings. Now they have a few things to tell you — http://www.GovMeetingsGoVirtual.com “The course met my learning objectives”: 87.5% “I will recommend this course to my colleagues”: 90% “The instructorRead… Read more »