Everyone has their own way to consume information for the election; many of us have turned to our phones as a way to find information. For those with a Windows based phone, be sure to check out VoterHub, which enables you to become an informed voter and find a lot of great information to helpRead… Read more »
We have developed a new application for visualising data in 3D called Datascape that can be used by to spot patterns, trends, links and behaviours between disparate data sets. Data can be imported from almost any source including spreadsheets and databases or even taken from live feeds – with complete flexibility about how you map,Read… Read more »
I thought this infographic from the US on enterprise social networking from Tibbr, released in July 2012, was worth sharing. Particularly notable was how high an adopter of these types of tools was government (‘Public Administration’) at 74%, which closely reflects the share of Australian Government agencies I’ve tracked as now using social media officiallyRead… Read more »
Post Highlights GovLoop releases new report: Exploring BYOD in the Public Sector Report highlights best practices,challenges and case studies for public sector professionals interested in BYOD – Find the entire report here. Below is an expert interview with David Graziano of Cisco This post is an excerpt from GovLoop’s recent report, Exploring Bring Your OwnRead… Read more »
Post Highlights GovLoop releases new report: Identifying the Promise of GIS for Government Report includes a survey of GIS professionals in government Post identifies challenges stated in the survey conducted by GovLoop The GovLoop report, Identifying the Promise of GIS for Government, focuses on best practices, case studies and identifies innovative uses of geographic informationRead… Read more »
As citizens continue to move away from desktops to mobile technologies, it becomes increasingly important for developers to consider how their site design will appear not only on desktops and laptops, but tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices. Additionally, investing significant resources in website design may be seen as investing in obsolete technology, with soRead… Read more »
Cloud computing has been one the main technology trends throughout the public and private sector in 2012. With dozens of agencies embracing cloud computing for improved efficiencies, the cloud has become one of the most critical tools for agencies to explore. The cloud offers the opportunity to cut costs, improve efficiencies and assist in improvedRead… Read more »
For some of us, we have been able to skip the lines on Election Day through early voting initiatives. In a recent HP white paper, HP identifies that HP document management systems have been implemented in New Jersey to support vote-by-mail initiatives in the Garden State. The report states, “When the state of New JerseyRead… Read more »
7 years. $213 million spent. “Until the problems appeared this month, the security upgrade appeared, based on public reports, to be a rare example of a project being completed on time and within its budget in an agency plagued with project management problems. It was not until Oct. 17, according to the NNSA memo, thatRead… Read more »
Agile CAN work in Government, and here’s a great resource to get you started. The National Audit Office across the pond just published what I think is an excellent review called “Governance for Agile Delivery.” The stars must be aligned, because this is something we are discussing at my workplace and I posted a questionRead… Read more »