Tech

Where Do You Feel Safe?

Yesterday, I was discussing with Carla Ross who heads up Reboot Britain about how digital technology can be used to tackle really complex issues. She will be speaking at our conference in September on this and much more. One of the projects that is part of the Reboot Britain programme is called “Where Do IRead… Read more »

Government Agency Names and Statutes as Linked Data, via LC Name Authority File

The Library of Congress has made available the LC Name Authority File as Linked Data. The data are available in several formats, including RDF/XML, N-Triples, and JSON. Of particular interest to the legal informatics community is the fact that the Linked Data version of the LC Name Authority File includes records for names of veryRead… Read more »

Modernizing technology to keep up with elevated unemployment rates

Deltek Analyst Aila Altman reports. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development – collectively the Southeast Consortium, or the Southeast Consortium for Unemployment Insurance Integration (SCUBI) – are collaborating to modernize legacy unemployment insurance (UI) systems. Tennessee is spearheading the effort on behalf of SCUBI with the recentRead… Read more »

Counties Lead the Way – View from the Digital Counties Awards 2011

A few weeks ago, I sat amongst some of the most tech savvy counties in the U.S. at the Center for Digital Government’s 2011 Digital Counties Awards. Each year, the Center selects county winners in population categories based on a survey of their IT efforts. Because these counties span all different geographies and populations, theRead… Read more »

Making Analytics “Real”

Deloitte recently launched their Real Analytics Website. It is the goal of Deloitte for this site, along with the Real Analytics LinkedIn Group, to form an online community about gaining business insights through analytical data and visualization. Real Analytics basically creates a community for those who are involved and interested in these areas and willRead… Read more »

Obama Administration mandates datacenter consolidation, but that only addresses part of the problem

By Chris Moore and John Emmitt The Obama Administration has mandated datacenter consolidation for government agencies. Vivek Kundra, former Federal CIO, commented last year that in some cases, only 7% of existing Federal government datacenter capacity is currently being utilized. Jeffrey Zients, chief performance officer and deputy director for management at the Office of ManagementRead… Read more »

Instead of a blog post, I opted to go for a run…

…here It’s going to be that kind of week. I’m on a working vacation… Goals for my blog this week. If I’m lucky, one on the UK’s open data consultation, one on the taco’s from tacofino, and one on Oyster Burgers. cause they rock. Email & Share: Original post

The Passionate Minority

By Scott Silverman, 2011 CfA Fellow As the debt ceiling gets a little higher, and schools around the country continue to struggle with budget cuts, Chrystia Freeland has proclaimed that 2011 will be “The Year We Gave Up On Government.” Her piece furthers economist Albert O. Hirschman’s conclusion that as frustration with a firm, organization,Read… Read more »