For our Open Government Canada webinar, Nik Garkusha, a leading Open Data expert from Microsoft, will cover the ‘Open Government Platform of the Future’. You can follow Nik’s pioneering Open Source Community work at their Port 25 site. Open Government Platform of the Future The future of Open Government is transparency, efficiency & civic engagement.Read… Read more »
Ever wondered how you get into the GovLoop Top 100 rankings? Well, for those of you who are a little competitive or just like to feel as if you’re making progress toward something (you know, like gold stars, good grades and general gaming domination), then this post is for you. First, here’s the breakdown ofRead… Read more »
This week the White House blog posted a message from Macon Phillips, the White House Director of New Media, titled “TooManyWebsites.gov”. This initiate is part of the Campaign to Cut Waste that the White House launched this week, quoting the President: “As President Obama has said, we can’t win the future with a government ofRead… Read more »
What happens if the proposed high-speed rail project between Las Vegas (NV) and Victorville (CA) falls through? Plan B, say some, is to revive the magnetic levitation option originally proposed for the Nevada – Southern California market and still supported by selected agencies in both states. “We’re still pursuing all possibilities to make this happen,”Read… Read more »
How would you use information technology to improve government? Your idea could be worth $50,000. The Merit Awards is looking for suggestions in eight categories: back office operations, citizen engagement, defense, emergency response, entitlement reform, results achievement, waste, and workforce management and motivation. “Someone needs to be discontented with the status quo in order forRead… Read more »
One of GreenCityStreets’ main goals is using new technologies to help improve urban transport and urban planning in general. An important part of this effort is helping educate people about what really goes on in cities. With better understanding we hope people can help identify and even implement ideas that can improve their cities. ARead… Read more »
… Because I’m behind the great firewall. It actually quite surreal being unable to check twitter – I didn’t realize I would miss it so much. However, I can apparently still blog so will have a post on Tuesday. Email & Share: Original post
If I were you, government Web Manager, I’d be lobbying for a new job. Things have changed over the past 15 years, and I think it’s time for Web Managers to evolve accordingly. In the mid-90s, when we first became “Web Managers,” the federal government still saw itself as “wholesale, not retail.” Its customers wereRead… Read more »
There’s a lot of talk about data center consolidation in government these days, including an interactive data center map announced by Federal CIO Vivek Kundra last week. With all of the proposed changes, we thought it would be useful to highlight the services being offered by GSA. Check out our interview below. 1. Provide aRead… Read more »
The keynote theme of our Open Government Canada webinar is how online technologies can make the system of Government itself inherently more democratic. This topic will be addressed by Sean McGrath, build director for KLISS. Read Sean’s blog here Read an in-depth white paper on the KLISS system here Re-inventing participative Democracy, one cloud atRead… Read more »