The last few weeks I was at a couple of government-focused social media events, one in person (Gov 2.0 Expo) and one virtually (GovCamp). They were both really good and provided a lot of value I think. There were some similarities in the events, through a recurring theme. Specifically, everyone (ok, well most everyone) inRead… Read more »
Many of us in government want to change the way our agencies work. These changes can take many forms. Some of us may want to fix a process or change/eliminate counterproductive rules. Others may wish to shoot for more ambitious goals that require a change of culture. The current push to expand the use ofRead… Read more »
Video is now available for the Chicago Law.gov Workshop, held 21 May 2010 at The Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The workshop was co-sponsored by CALI: The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction and The Oyez Project. Click here for the workshop program. Click here for archived Twitter tweets from the workshop (scrollRead… Read more »
This is a cross-posting from Camden Council’s website redesign project blog – which I also write for. You can also follow my research on my Facebook page. Ever since we launched our web development blog, there has been an increased interest in local government web development blogs. Looking at some of the response below (tweetsRead… Read more »
This is a cross-posting from Camden Council’s (UK) blog, where I also blog. If you wish to receive updates on my research into government communication online, please join LGEO Research Facebook Page. Link to original post Camden exploring and learning from online neighbourhoods Recently, Camden’s webteam has been talking to Will Perrin, Founder of ‘TalkRead… Read more »
Now that is one sexy looking bus…. Yes, you agree? I attended an event with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, hosted at Microsoft’s New England Research and Development Center (NERD). The focus of the meeting was a review of the developer programs that has now been underway for a year, visiting both where the programRead… Read more »
Mike Loukides posted a blog What is data science? on http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/06/what-is-data-science.html It’s a naural to preceed the publication by O’Reilly of “Making Data Work: Practical Applications of Data Science”. In summary his message is that the “future belongs to the companies and people that turn data into products.” A few of his points and discussionRead… Read more »
Video is now available for the Law.gov Event at the U.S. House of Representatives held 25 May 2010 at the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA. Click here for the conference program. Click here for archived Twitter tweets from the workshop (scroll down to tweets from May 25, 2010). Click here for informationRead… Read more »
The same-sex partners of gay and lesbian federal workers may start applying for long term health care insurance starting July 1, the Office of Personnel Management said Tuesday. President Obama signed a memo last June extending some benefits to the same sex partners of federal workers, including access to the government’s Federal Long Term CareRead… Read more »
Kathy Sierra’s recent talk on Creating Passionate Citizens at the Gov 2.0 Expo pointed out something hilarious — the LOLCat Bible Translation Project. This talk was also brilliant because it pointed out: When you connect something people are passionate about (LOLCat Speak) with something people aren’t passionate about (the Bible), the passion can transfer overRead… Read more »