Posts By Zach Tumin

State/Local Adaptation to Climate Variability, Extreme Weather…Fusing Data for Tactical Decision-Making

I’m out here in Phoenix with Molly O’Neil, Jerry Johnston, Jeff Levy and 800 others for EPA’s EnviroInfoSymposium. We presented a paper I wrote with AZ DEQ Secy Steve Owens and EPA GIO Jerry Johnston on next best moves for states, locals dealing with extreme weather. We’ll be working together in the coming months toRead… Read more »

Harvard Update on Food Safety/Security

Hi, all – We’ve been working with regulators and industry over the past several months to figure out some high value, low cost, best next moves on the nation’s food safety issues. Topmost is getting the traceback during outbreak investigations fixed – make it faster and more accurate. Our status update is here, and aRead… Read more »

“311: The Next Wave”/ We’ve released our report and have a webcast tee-d up with Steve Goldsmith next week

Pleased to share our new report from Harvard’s Leadership for a Networked World Program, “311/The Next Wave: Nine Imperatives for Leadership of 311-Enabled Govt.” We brought 20 leaders of 311programs together earlier this year — business, technical, political folk – to explore the issues and opportunities ahead. This report rocks (ok, well, I wrote it,Read… Read more »