A quick post as I am preparing my slides for the knowledge management talk I’m delivering on Thursday. In the slides, one of the key points is that the internet from the very beginning was designed as a tool for recording and sharing knowledge. I get to cover some of my favourite ground, talking aboutRead… Read more »
You heard that right. Always wanted to know what 34 years in a Federal Acquisition career would be like? Come to the Gov Up February 10, 2011, 6-8 PM, at Public House in National Harbour and find out! A twist on the “Ask the Gov Expert” series. Have questions? Come to the event. Out ofRead… Read more »
“Talk is cheap” and it doesn’t require planning or preparation or understanding. No wonder there is so much of it. Listening is effective for changing someone’s thinking, and is often necessary…but not sufficient. When it’s your turn to lead the conversation, what can you do that gives you a better value for your limited time?Read… Read more »
The Australian Parliament has invited submissions for an Inquiry into the role and potential of the National Broadband Network by 5 February 2011. Here is the second draft of a submission for the enquiry. In the previous draft I addressed two issues: the environmental costs and benefits of the NBN and the role of electronicRead… Read more »
On Sunday, Tom Shoop of GovExec’s Fedblog reported that President Obama’s Chief Performance Officer, Jeffrey Zients, will lead the government reorganization effort announced during last week’s State of the Union address. I don’t know about you, but I was ecstatic to see Civil Service reform get a high-profile nod during the address. (Full disclosure: IRead… Read more »
Greetings from the Australian National Unviersity where the first of a series of free Education Innovation Workshops is being run by the Educational Development Group, College of Engineering & Computer Science. The first is on Creative Databases by Peter Evans (who is on loan to the ANU from USQ). This went through how to useRead… Read more »
As I listened to President Obama’s State of the Union address last week, my ears perked up on a number of fronts, not the least of which was his call for the government to spur American innovation through promising new federal investments in education, biomedical research, information technology and clean energy. Also causing me toRead… Read more »
Dear Internet Supporters, Last week the CRTC made a decision that, while disappointing, was nevertheless a small a step in the right direction. It rolled back 15% of the usage fee profits big telecom wanted to extract from indie ISPs. This is a big deal, and it shows that we’re turning the tides on thisRead… Read more »
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently launched the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Armed with $10 billion to fund pilot projects, the Center aims to support innovative ideas in a few specific areas: Better Care for Individuals: How can innovation make healthcare more patient-focused and more efficient? Also included is howRead… Read more »
In principle, the best decisions are made when the answer is self-evident to everyone. When a group of reasonable people have a shared goal and they freely share information about the current situation and options for achieving that goal, they are very likely to come to a shared conclusion about what to do. When theRead… Read more »