Tyler Technologies and Microsoft have finished their first-ever deployment of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for the public sector. Tyler Technologies implemented Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012 with the city of Redmond, Washington to help the city improve its workflow and transactions processes. Redmond implemented the technology as part of its broader municipal strategic technologyRead… Read more »
Tomorrow, Facebook will host their “f8” developer conference. It’s rumored that Facebook will roll out some new features that could be very beneficial for government. If reports are accurate, Facebook will release “read,” “listened,” “watched,” and “want” to supplement their hugely popular “like” button. Obviously, Facebook wants to use this information to provide more opportunitiesRead… Read more »
In the month of August, the East Coast was hit with two natural disasters, one foreseen, Hurricane Irene, and one without notice, the August 23rd earthquake. Though one primary form of established media failed—phone service during the earthquake was interrupted for many, if not most—both government agencies and individual citizens used social media to learnRead… Read more »
We’re off to a great start on the National Dialogue on Improving Federal Websites. A many people have submitted, voted, and commented on a broad range of ideas. Please continue to spread the word, participate, and encourage others to chime in, especially in their area of expertise. Dialog-a-thons: We’ve scheduled one-hour “dialog-a-thons” on each ofRead… Read more »
The White House released a report today detailing efforts the Obama administration has made to government transparency. Watchdogs largely praised administration efforts but said true change could take more time. According to the 33-page document, “The Obama Administration’s Commitment to Open Government: A Status Report,” officials have increased government openness by, for example, approving moreRead… Read more »
The City of Chicago (IL) has teamed up with mobile application foursquare, but the Chicago Tribune points out a glaring omission: No Chicago Transit Authority stops are included on the list. Last week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a partnership with the location-based app; residents and visitors can earn an official Windy City badge if theyRead… Read more »
The recent news about the game FoldIt and the group of players that figured out the protein structure for a key enzyme related to the development of the AIDS virus is both thrilling and marvelous… and it is just the tip of the iceberg on how to leverage cognitive surplus to solve wicked problems withRead… Read more »
*****GovLoop has partnered with CampusSplash for a series of Back to School Articles**** You were on the debate team. You’ve seen every episode of West Wing. You are shocked when people don’t know the current Chief of Staff of our fine country. Of course you want to work at the White House. So how doRead… Read more »
Facebook is about to eat Twitter for lunch. I’m slowly recognizing that more and more of my activity is migrating from Twitter to Facebook. I’ve also been wondering if Apples upcoming IOS 5 integration with Twitter is a strategic mistake on Apple’s part? What will it take for Facebook to finish Twitter off? Here’s myRead… Read more »
Thanks to Cindy Romaine, SLA President 2011, for this article: Future Ready 365. This article was originally published in the 2011 Best Practices for Government Libraries: e-Initiatives and e-Efforts: Expanding Our Horizons. Best Practices is a collaborative document that is put out annually on a specific topic of interest to government librarians. The 2011 editionRead… Read more »