An internal blog post at my work has had me thinking quite a bit. A senior leader – who I have a great deal of respect for – has challenged my notions of government work by stepping right out of government examples altogether to identify an organization he thinks does it very, very right. Disney.Read… Read more »
[Note: Cross posted from cpsrenewal.ca] When I tell people I blog about the public service they usually tell me I’m crazy. When I tell them that I’ve been doing it for two years without major incident they are skeptical. My contemporaries are told to stop or to take “great care in what they write”. IfRead… Read more »
The next Federal Web 2.0 Webinar is coming up fast; mark your calendars for April 27, 2010 as YAFCEA presents: Pillbox: Enhancing Patient Safety with Gov 2.0 Featuring David Hale, National Library of MedicineApril 27, 2010 at 1:00 PMRegister today for this free webinar!
Research Reports 1. Mobile Web Will Rule by 2015 (04/12/2010) – Morgan Stanley predicts the future of the Internet and highlights important online trends… http://mashable.com/2010/04/13/mobile-web-stats/ 2. New UK standards for measuring government websites (04/2010). http://www.coi.gov.uk/guidance.php?page=188. Highlights: Measuring Website Usage http://www.coi.gov.uk/guidance.php?page=229 Measuring Website Costs http://www.coi.gov.uk/guidance.php?page=223 Measuring Website Quality http://www.coi.gov.uk/guidance.php?page=138 3. Making the Most of Social Media:Read… Read more »
Many of my friends | acquaintances know that my youngest son Jamie suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) while working in Southern Maryland for Waldorf Ford and Dodge in January 2003. When you want your car the “next day” and that sales person says – “we can get it for you and have it hereRead… Read more »
Elena Rapisardi, a new friend who contracts with, and does innovative volunteer work for, various parts of the Italian government, has reported out on an interesting meeting here. I bring this up because we don’t always notice when new ground is being broken and new fuel is being provided for our own further development andRead… Read more »
As an employee (commerical or public service), it can be really invigorating to discover that your employer is a trend-setting (or following) participant in Web 2.0 practices. Your employer may actually market this, its “Web 2.0 expertise”. This seems to suggest your employer is current, relevant, amenable to open standards generated by a global communityRead… Read more »
I always get a little nostalgic this time of the year. You see, this coming week, government web professionals (web managers and new media directors) across the country will gather in Washington DC for the annual 2 days of networking, listening to government leaders and web luminaries, and discussing exciting new ventures and directions, courtesyRead… Read more »
Description To meet Open Government Directive (OGD) requirements of transparency, participation, and collaboration, government agencies are using open source technology to power their websites including Recovery.Commerce.gov and NYSenate.gov. In addition to openness, freedom of information, and delivery of quality content to citizens, OGD requirements include: Continually managing the content Delivering content in an open formatRead… Read more »
Local governments look to the cloud, Corpus Christi goes the open source route, with a twist, the Commerce Department wants your opinion and financial fraud victims have a new resource, all in this week’s version of the Rock Creek Roundup. –Saving resources, having access to advanced features and functionality, and reliable availability and uptime wereRead… Read more »