Providing A Hand Up Eliminating Child Poverty through Open Government Cloud Computing – I have just finished the description of our ‘Open Government Cloud Computing‘ best practice program, and one of the key ways we’ll be taking this forward is through a non-profit campaign: Campaign2020.us As the headline suggests the objective is to apply modernRead… Read more »
This paper was delivered at the Regional Senior Leaders Seminar in Cairns, Australia on 19 May 2011. A referenced version suitable for printing is available. Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height.Read… Read more »
This interview is part of a series on GovLoop called “GovInsights” where we interview and highlight the thoughts and perspectives of professors at who are researching and writing about government issues. This time we talked with, Dr. Patrick Malone is an Executive-in-Residence Professor for the Department of and Policy at American University, in Washington, D.C.Read… Read more »
If you’ve been reading this blog over the past few months, you’ve probably seen some passing mentions of the company faberNovel and the innovative work they do. I’m excited to announce today that I’m joining them to work as their Head of New York Operations. faberNovel is a very interesting company. (I personally think ofRead… Read more »
Peter Drucker has taught us a lot about the development of management – and by extension, leadership. Here’s his view of what management must do to lead an organization, which he wrote in 1974 (for more, click http://bit.ly/Management_role, beginning at page 39). Management has three tasks of equal importance which it must to create aRead… Read more »
A couple weeks ago, I had the chance to participate in Gov 2.0a / CityCampOKC in Oklahoma City. While there, I met Derrick Silas of Enid, OK. I had heard from folks like Sid Burgess that Derrick was doing some innovative things in Enid, but I hadn’t spent any time on their website…until right afterRead… Read more »
And by me, I mean you. I want you to ask this, especially if you’re a Government minister and even more so if you’re a citizen. In their Digital City leadership paper, New York CIty blends together a business strategy with new media technologies, and they also describe the use of “Crowdsourcing” techniques, such asRead… Read more »
Hey Everyone – Here is a mixed bag of things in my brain right now … Food for thought … Here is a quick list of articles that I’ve read recently that I found interesting: Digital Storytelling and the Rise of the Layered Narrative Hard and Soft Power in Enterprise 2.0 I Can’t Think! LeadingRead… Read more »
I love conferences. No seriously, I do. They give you the chance to hear from amazing people, learn new things, and meet awesome people! In my short time working full time after college, I’ve attended my share of amazing conferences, but now there’s one for young people like me..and like you. Young Govie? Just startingRead… Read more »
The Canadian Federal Government has defined a road map for their adoption of Cloud Computing, and the type of capabilities this can enable is powerfully articulated through New York’s Roadmap for the Digital City (65-page PDF). This really does offer the poster child reference model for Digital Economy innovation leadership. Their program blends together foundationsRead… Read more »