This post is not about stating anything new…but merely sharing some thoughts… In my new role I am also responsible for the councils Intranet, which is currently not fit for purpose as the core technology for content, much like our public website is using an outdated technology, it doesn’t support dynamic content and is generallyRead… Read more »
We are not the customers of our own services. And even if we think we are, we are still not: we know too much, we cannot stop thinking as provider or designer. Sometimes we are the customers of other people’s services and that holds up a mirror – sometimes a very distorting mirror – toRead… Read more »
There has been some discussion on the Govloop-CTO Forum pertaining to CTO competencies and I thought I’d post a list of competencies that we’ve put together to build a curriculum for CTOs at the iCollege of the National Defense University. This list has been reviewed by hundreds of people (many of whom are CTOs) andRead… Read more »
GovLoop members tackled and thankfully put out there for all who wanted to know the answer to: How many spaces are you supposed to put between sentences? It’s one in case anyone missed the many responses and reasons why it is “one” and not “two”. Well here is another question–given that revelation (I was broughtRead… Read more »
Open is dead. That’s the conclusion I came to at a recent meeting of people gathered to talk about how to advance the Open Data agenda. Open isn’t dead as a movement, it’s dead as a term that can be used to excite people, get them to rally around a cause, show up at anRead… Read more »
The next group workshop will be held next Tuesday, October 11th at Panera in Warrenton from 8:30 – 9:30 am. We are going to focus on Facebook since there are so many new changes these days. Please bring your laptop. Group Workshop details: Given everyone’s very busy schedule AND the need to learn how toRead… Read more »
I look forward to joining this Zócalo/New America Foundation event as co-panelist, October 26, 2011 at Stanford. From the announcement: Zócalo in Palo Alto: Can Technology Save California Governments? California has more than 4,500 local governments, yet it still often feels ungoverned. Proponents of so-called “e-government” say technology can change that: the digital world, theyRead… Read more »
October 7 is Ada Lovelace Day, the international holiday honoring women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths. It can be anybody, I like people finding a better way to do important things. This year I’d like to pick on Carol Covin…because I think she is going to cure cancer. She’s not running around in aRead… Read more »
Many states are vying for federal Race to the Top funds. In order to get these merit-based funds, states are required to perform annual teacher evaluations and submit overall performance records as part of the application process. However, often these evaluations remain hidden from the parents and students of these teachers. But recently,the New YorkRead… Read more »
Knowing your audience and brand is important, and when you’re creating a mobile application targeted toward an audience with specific needs, you need to listen. That’s exactly what the VA did in the planning stages of its Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Coach application. Lead Developer Dr. Julia Hoffman, along with other clinicians for the VARead… Read more »