Toronto is another city pioneering Open Government. They operate a 311 portal with an accompanying Twitter service channel, as part of their Open Government initiative to improve Civic Engagement. To support this they also offer their Open Data initiative, a project discussed in more detail in the white paper ‘Open Data, Open City‘ from theRead… Read more »
On Friday July 1, Infrastructure-as-a-Services for the US federal government became a reality with Authority to Operate (ATO) approval for the following vendors: Web Hosting CGI Federal Computer Literacy World Eyak Technology Computer Technologies Consultant Savvis Federal Systems Virtual Machine Autonomic Resources Carahsoft Technology Corp CGI Federal Computer Literacy World AT&T Eyak Technology General DynamicsRead… Read more »
In their Digital City plan New York also identifies the need for improving the RFP process. As part of their program to grow the Entrepreneur and Developer Community New York identified the following top 5 wish list from private sector technology entrepreneurs: 1. Engineering Talent 2. Broadband Connectivity 3. Real-time API of NYC Data andRead… Read more »
The Web and the Collective intelligence – How to use Collective Intelligence techniques to ensure that your web application can extract valuable data from its usage and deliver that value right back to the users. The Web and the Collective Intelligence – How to use Collective Intelligence techniques to ensure that your web application canRead… Read more »
Justia‘s summaries of new U.S. court decisions, called Justia Daily Opinion Summaries, now cover decisions from all 50 U.S. states, according to a post at Justia’s Onward blog, by Courtney Minick. Justia CEO Tim Stanley is a member of our community. Justia Daily Opinion Summaries now cover judicial decisions “for all [U.S.] state supreme courts,Read… Read more »
It’s no secret that engineering consultants have been hit hard by the economic downturn. Some firms closed completely while many firms had to lay off technical staff and institute furlough days. I would imagine the annual bonuses received by employees at these firms have also decreased. The dynamics and operations of engineering firms has alwaysRead… Read more »
Dr. Alexander Boer and Professor Dr. Tom van Engers, both of the Leibniz Center for Law at the University of Amsterdam, have published Public Agility and Change in a Network Environment, JeDEM: Journal of eDemocracy and Open Government, 3(1), 99-117 (2011). Here is the abstract: Preparing for change is increasingly core business for governmental organizations.Read… Read more »
While in San Fransisco last month I had the pleasure of interviewing San Fransisco Mayoral Candidate and Harvard Kennedy School alum Phil Ting. We talked all things gov20, and had a fascinating conversation about his campaign, life working in SF government, and his thoughts around what public policy students need to learn to be leadersRead… Read more »
Photo credit: Kiyoshi Takahase Segundo Do you have a need to index and search pictures and video? If you are working for any of the intelligence agencies, a police department, or any other security force that involves video and photo, you may. You may even have a need for this outside of the intelligence/security realm.Read… Read more »
There seems to be public outcry every time a municipal government agrees to foot the bill for a lavish, state-of-the-art stadium or arena in order to entice a professional sports team to make (or keep) its home in that city. Why, people wonder, are our tax dollars subsidizing an already wildly profitable private business? YetRead… Read more »