Tom Bruce, co-founder and director of the Legal Information Institute — and a member of our community — testified on 16 June 2011 before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on House Administration of the U.S. House of Representatives. In his testimony, Tom called for the House to adopt an XML-based, point-in-time approach toRead… Read more »
The whole time I was watching the riots after the game in Vancouver from my Regina hotel room, I couldn’t help but think of how easy it will be for Seth Myers on SNL to do his “Really?” skit after this sad scene. I hate to slam against youth, being a Gen Y’er myself, howeverRead… Read more »
Last week, CfA kicked off its summer internship program with two notable visits: DJ Patil, Chief of Product at Color, and Ev Williams and Jason Goldman formerly of Twitter. Both talks offered unique insights about technology, entrepreneurship, and social change. Patil shared his broad range of experiences in academia, government, and tech — highlighting keyRead… Read more »
What are the most important aspects of Federal and/or DOD Emergency Management solutions that you would be willing to move to a Cloud? What would motivate you to using a Cloud versus a premise based solution? I would like to make this a running topic and build input from many sources as this is aRead… Read more »
More data is being produced than we can analyze! CTOlabs.com, a subsidiary of the technology research, consulting and services firm Crucial Point LLC and a peer site of CTOvision.com, has just published a white paper providing context, tips and strategies around Hadoop titled “What You Need To Know About Hadoop.” This paper provides a clearRead… Read more »
With more and more civic data becoming available and accessible, the challenge grows for policy makers and citizens to leverage that data for better decision-making. It is often difficult to understand context and perform analysis. “Weave”, however, helps. A web-based data visualization tool, Weave enables users to explore, analyze, visualize and disseminate data online fromRead… Read more »
In my last post, I wrote about how Gov 2.0 has the potential to allow for a more authentic democracy where all citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Connected, informed citizens will no longer tolerate secretive and paternalistic government. I still believe this. However, my faith was shaken somewhatRead… Read more »
Could this be the future? Brian Heaton of Government Technology wrote Wednesday that at least one local government will soon be offering online training to educate citizens on how to use their new and improved website. The Community Digital Forum, to be held Wednesday, June 29, will feature hands-on instruction on how to navigate theRead… Read more »
Eat more vegetables. Use a smaller plate. Eat foods with ingredients your great-grandmother would recognize. Simple, right? How about this: Make half your plate fruits and vegetables. That last one comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Surprised by the simplicity? Earlier this month, the USDA replaced its food pyramid with a plate. DividedRead… Read more »
“Open data: top tips on transparency for local authorities” This includes 6 tips… The 1st of which is: “Make a start… accept that it’s not as complicated as you might think. Even on a very limited budget you’ll be surprised at what can be achieved and the difference it could make to the people inRead… Read more »