Young Government Leaders is considering adding more sponsors, We can expand the depth and breadth of the services we provide to our members while developing new partnerships. We’d like your opinions on what sponsors you think would be a strong fit for YGL. Please leave suggested sponsors in the comment section below.
With hosts of new applications being created by the government, the Smithsonian has joined in with their new Google maps app. Now you can explore their 17 museums and the National Zoo on your smartphone, using Google maps technology to navigate from exhibit to exhibit. Each exhibit is clearly labeled, and navigation is made simpleRead… Read more »
I’ve never seen a situation where a large company’s problem was too much internal cooperation. Jeremy Leader Original post
Arundhati Parmar (Minneapolis, MN) – Cheap communications technologies have brought more muscle to the field of telemedicine, and organizations are looking to leverage these tools in innovative ways to provide care to patients at a distance. At Children’s Hospital Boston, several telemedicine pilots are currently underway to determine their viability. At the MedCity CONVERGE ConferenceRead… Read more »
It can be difficult to define the line at which organised responses to an online consultation or engagement change from being legitimate activity by an interest group to ‘gaming’ the system to influence the outcome. For that matter it can be just as difficult in a paper-based or face-to-face process. Just who does a lobbyRead… Read more »
GovLoop Research Report: Re-Imagining Customer Service In Government GovLoop is proud to announce our latest resource, The GovLoop Research Report: Re-Imagining Customer Service in Government. In this report, experts in the field provide insights and best practices to improve customer service in government. This is our fifth and final post, but be sure to checkRead… Read more »
Moving from paper based communications to digital is never an easy process. With increasing use of the web and the changing norms of how people consume information, a sound digital communications strategy is key to reach stakeholders. Recently, the USDA’s Farm Service Agency has made the switch to provide farmers with more information digitally. ARead… Read more »
How does a leader change the culture of an organization that is resistant to change? Start by working with the existing culture, says business writers in a recent Harvard Business Review article. In this way, the culture can be an accelerator of change, not an impediment. Business writers Jon Katzenbach, Ilona Steffen, and Caroline KronleyRead… Read more »
Every government agency has been there — under the media spotlight. Yes the GSA conference, Secret Service., BP oil spill. We can go on, right? Feds are in the news a lot these days — but it’s rarely the good kind of press. More often than not, feds are making the front page for incidentsRead… Read more »
Here’s a great article about how military video adoption is increasing. It’s encouraging to see how Unified Communications, like VTC are enabling decision makers from each branch of the military to collaborate and communicate face-to-face and in real time, despite geographic locations. Read the full post at http://feduc.us/unified-communications/view-from-technet-land-forces-south-shows-military-video-adoption-increasing/