It seems more people are trying to be more involved and active in the cities and counties in which they live; me included. With the advancement of technology and the ability to handle multiple tasks online, there is no doubt a greater need for cities and counties to beef up their online systems for citizenRead… Read more »
The ability to provide common services to citizens via the web is a growing need. There are some cities whom have enough funding to hire an in-house team to develop a full fledged system, some may have the ability to contract the work out, but others may not have the resources to take on suchRead… Read more »
1. What does HRSA do? The Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. HRSA improves health and saves lives by making sure the right services are available in the right places at the right time. SomeRead… Read more »
While searching for an enterprise micro-blogging tool for my own job, I ran across OraTweet; developed by Noel Portual. I contacted the developer to interview him, but he never responded. However, this tool has so much potential for those working with enterprise systems whom are looking for a micro-blogging solution, I felt it was stillRead… Read more »
1. What is this web 2.0 initiative in your county all about? This project grew from an understanding in IT that there were better ways to communicate with each other and the public. There are so many tools out there that we can use to communicate with different constituencies, even foster a dialog between them.Read… Read more »
What is Open eGov? – a framework for a city government’s website – provides context-sensitive portlets of information; e.g., each department controls what is in its portlets based on its currently published content, but the portlet placement and names are consistent throughout the site – provides multiple ways to find content, both at the departmentRead… Read more »