Deloitte Research recently released it’s fourth quarter edition of the Global Economic Outlook. The report offers an overall view of trends and events shaping the world market. Some key questions answered in this edition of the report are: -Is the US headed for a recession? -Will the euro survive? -How much will reconstruction spending boostRead… Read more »
Some of us have dreams beyond our 9-5 jobs. Some of us would love to walk away from our good government jobs and start our own businesses. The daily grind of being a working dreamer can be tough. I am an IT Project manager and I really want to be a social entrepreneur. I wantRead… Read more »
It’s sometimes hard for us to see how mobile devices are having an impact. The idea that young people are giving up telephone landlines (why pay for more than one phone?) or that teens prefer texting to talking is hard for many government leaders to understand. Now enter the newest members of our society. EvenRead… Read more »
Like many communications professionals, social media specialists, online community managers, and every other title/position that’s trying to get the word out about your organization’s services and awesomeness, there are some days where my mind draws a blank for my next blog post. I’ve learned not to fear it as much as I used to whenRead… Read more »
The short story: GovTwit.com is dead and I’m looking for ideas on how to get it back up and running. The slightly longer version: I recently sat on a panel hosted by Market Connections, which was releasing their third annual report around the use of social media in government (you can download the overview here),Read… Read more »
The second CityCamp Colorado started off with Tom Downey and Stephanie O’Malley from the City of Denver setting the stage for the day’s theme: enhancing access to government. Held at the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility on October 28, 2011, more than 70 people gathered to participate, learn, and advance the open government movement.Read… Read more »
On November 4, 2011, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) released the first-ever registry for Controlled Unclassified Information(CUI) for records that are not classified as top secret or secret, but require some protection. The release of this registry meets one of the first targets of President Obama’s Executive Order on Controlled Unclassified Information. AlthoughRead… Read more »
To complement a public hearing on its proposed 2012 budget, the Utah Transit Authority has scheduled a Twitter chat with its general manager on Monday. Original post
The Government Big Data Solutions Award was established to highlight innovative solutions and facilitate the exchange of best practices, lessons learned and creative ideas for addressing Big Data challenges. The top five nominees and overall winner was announced at Hadoop World in New York City on November 8 2011. The Government Big Data Solutions AwardRead… Read more »
Last week’s New England snowmeggadon showed us how far social media has come in making collaboration across the boundaries of government and citizens easy. And it offered stark contrast between those who get it and use it, and those who don’t. Social media and the digital devices that connect us change the collabonomics of disasterRead… Read more »