John Mertens and I wound up on a collision course in San Francisco’s Chinatown last Saturday. Without knowing it, both of us were headed to the neighborhood to take a photo of the Banksy near Columbus and Broadway for our project, www.artmapper.com — our pilot test to build a mobile community of curators for aRead… Read more »
Speaking of practical ways that the government can provide useful information to citizens online… there are various government webpages that help citizens become informed on being safe around fireworks. Here’s a sampling of them… “According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) annual death and injury report (PDF, 325 Kb) on fireworks, approximately 40Read… Read more »
Attention SharePoint and Podcast Enthusiasts!… Two alerts today to sign up for the following: – Tune into my BlogTalkRadio Show on “Web Radio and Podcast Options”. You can either catch this live at 6:00 PM ET later today, or listen to it subsequently as a podcast – see this link for further info and access.Read… Read more »
Yesterday, my 18-month old daughter woke up crying at 3 AM. That’s very unusual; she has been sleeping through the night since she was about 7 weeks old, and her twin brother since he was about 9 weeks. So when she woke up, I quickly went in to her room to see what was wrong.Read… Read more »
I had a thought this morning about the idea of a car’s gears as a way of thinking about getting companies off the ground, and how nicely that works. Just like driving a car, you really need to start your company in first gear. The problem is that might not seem like a really excitingRead… Read more »
Research Innovation in Canada (05/19/2011) – A new report from Deloitte reveals the challenges facing Canada’s public service and the measures being taken to innovate. Recommendations for improvement include embracing public service innovation as a core part of strategy, sharing best practices and investing in transformational leaders. http://www.ppforum.ca/sites/default/files/11-916G%20PS%20PPF-Innovation-Strategy-report-EN-WEB.pdf Guide for Local Governments (06/17/2011) – eRepublic’sRead… Read more »
Day two of the Making Mobile Gov challenges rollout is about the mobile budget. Mobile projects–like all projects–are subject to available budget. Efforts can be delayed, cut-back or stopped without proper funding. It’s an even bigger challenge since mobile efforts are new and government budget cycles are long. Mobile costs can include data cleanup, mobileRead… Read more »
Deltek Senior Analyst Jeff Webster reports. This year, San Diego, Calif. played host to the 35th Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Conference. In typical fashion, the conference covered issues directly impacting the nations crime-fighting abilities. Topics included radio interoperability, broadband networks, license plate technologies, and many more.Read… Read more »
In honor of and in conjunction with Social Media Day, Rock Creek Strategic Marketing is hosting a friendly social competition on the Rock Creek blog. Throughout the day, we’ll be posting zoomed in “Mystery Images” from government websites and social media outlets, highlighting some of the interesting and innovative ways government agencies are using theRead… Read more »
It’s a goal of every sustainability-minded building or manager: find the best energy saving technology, product or technique that produces the best return on investment. It’s a simple goal that’s tough to implement. To help out Federal employees identify the best products for their green projects, the Federal Energy Management Program has developed the TechnologyRead… Read more »