I hope you’ll join me next Thursday for the GovLoop’s Government Innovator’s Online Summit, this post will provide some further insights to the State of Government Social Media session, which will occur from 11:30 to 12:30. During this webinar we will discuss how to define social media metrics, best practices on Facebook, Twitter and emergingRead… Read more »
Is big data really the savior or is it a fantasy? That’s the question Lee Rainie, the Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, wants to discover. He and his team surveyed over 1,000 data experts to discover what the future of big data looks like. But before we get intoRead… Read more »
Our little company has been chosen to provide project management (PM) training for the 15 teams of university students who are in the EcoCar 2 Challenge. You can read more about EcoCar2 here, and about our involvement here. We are thrilled to be part of this effort, and wonder why it doesn’t get more press,Read… Read more »
In just one week, I’m heading to NAGW’s 10th National Conference, which begins Wednesday, September 12 in Kansas City. I can’t wait. I always come back so fired up, and full of new ideas. If you’re like me, and want to get the most out of the conference, you’ll attend a couple of pre-conference sessionsRead… Read more »
Remember the first time you recognized a picture of Elmo or crazy Aunt Lucy as a baby, even before you had the motor skills to mouth things like “Mama” or “cookie?” Well probably not, but the point is that you could recall shapes, colors and patterns before you could replicate speech or recognize the ABCs.Read… Read more »
On today’s program E-government — the term has been evolving for years and it is increasingly key to how agencies accomplish their mission. But there aren’t universal best practices. Now there’s a new book out on the issue. You’ll hear from the author. It’s been a rough few months for federal employees. But there wereRead… Read more »
This post is part of GovLoop’s ongoing blog series around one of our latest resources, Navigating the Digital Government Roadmap. In the guide, the most pressing technology trends are identified. The guide is intended to provide a broad spectrum of government technology. Our blog series will dive deeper into each section, so be sure toRead… Read more »
E-government— the term has been evolving for years and it is increasingly key to how agencies accomplish their mission. But there aren’t universal best practices. For example a successful program in a town in California is not being applied to a similar situation in Mexico. The new book from Ramon Gil-Garcia explores the problem. TheRead… Read more »
The highly empowered mobile user is a disruptive trend most enterprises have yet to come to grips with. This is causing huge changes in enterprises. Friends at Wikibon, the awesome open research and collaboration site, have produced an infographic that helps capture some key dimensions of this trend. It is embedded below: Via: Wikibon InfographicsRead… Read more »
Since 1995, Gartner has been tracking the development and adoption of new technologies by plotting them on their Hype Cycle, updated yearly. Last month, they released their 2012 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, plotting the progress of some of the hottest disruptive technologies and trends. The idea behind the Hype Cycle is that most newRead… Read more »