This post is based on a paper of mine published by the Electronic Democracy Centre (Zurich University) about the experience of the e-Participatory Budgeting of the city of Belo Horizonte. In part 1 of this post I use extracts from a short article by Dan Jellinek (Headstar) and myself that aimed to present a summaryRead… Read more »
Booz Allen Hamilton is hiring let me help you. I can be a more direct conduit into BAH, don’t just apply on-line, but give me a call or send me a e-mail. I work within Booz Allen Hamilton’s – Organization & Strategy Team with particular focus on management consultants. My areas of focus are thoseRead… Read more »
I am disappointed to have to write this blog post but wanted to make sure others were aware of what is happening due to the language of the Recovery Bill with respect to road construction. So far, from what I have been told by DOT employees, the only roads that will be eligible to receiveRead… Read more »
Former Democratic Senator and Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Bob Graham, recently published an Op-Ed that made a case for Leon Panetta being “right one” to fix the CIA’s problems. Making the call that the CIA needs a proven leader who can revitalize and restore the CIA’s credibility, Senator Graham made this statement: “UniversitiesRead… Read more »
Vivek Kundra, the DC CTO, and I are writing, a book Democratizing Data, (i.e. “Democratizing data makes it automatically available to those who need it when and where they need it based on their roles and responsibilities, in forms they can use, and with the freedom to use it as they choose — while simultaneouslyRead… Read more »
Imaging the following scenario below being kept in a a file, in a basement, in a library forever, never seeing the light of day. Possibly of use to many, but untouchable to almost everyone. Would you keep it in that format as you have it? Keep it buried in a basement or an archive? Or,Read… Read more »
When doling out some part of the 1 trillion dollar economic stimulus package in 2009, perhaps President Obama and his leadership team could think a little more broadly about enabling local government and education to take advantage of new Web 2.0 technologies to support true fundamental change in the way that citizens communicate with government.Read… Read more »
It is overwhelming refreshing and even inspirational to consider that as a country we have a real opportunity for change in governmental processes. It is a historic opportunity. But it is one that could easily be wasted. How can we avoid that possibility? The Right Conversations. We have to begin by having the right conversations.Read… Read more »
Some time back, I had posted an overview 2009 Top Ten IT Books with one-line review of each book. I now post para-long review of each book together its cover photo. As before,however, the reviews will be highly subjective. Review When I saw this book in a local bookshop in mid-1990s, I was thrilled. ThoseRead… Read more »
303,824,640 dreams changing each moment like rainbow ribbons of time streaming in the wind. 100 days: 144,000 minutes. Sleep; to dream your own dreams: 36,000 minutes. 108,000 waking minutes. A leader is an attitude. A behavior. A way of being. A way to show us how to be. The how and sometimes, the what toRead… Read more »