This looks like it’s a good opportunity for community groups to get some support in using digital tools, from the Young Foundation: By practically supporting six communities across England, we hope to understand more about the role that technology can play in connecting and mobilising local communities to act, and to share good practice andRead… Read more »
Business is driven by customers. Customers are changing what they want as new options become available. With all the talk of value buying, I’ve never seen anything beat low price. My ophthalmologist was telling me that his son was enrolled in a very prestigious and expensive acting school. For a successful ophthalmologist, that is aRead… Read more »
“The FCC Working Group on the Information Needs of Communities today delivered an in-depth analysis of the current state of the media landscape along with a broad range of recommendations. The staff-level report, titled “Information Needs of Communities: The Changing Media Landscape in a Broadband Age” [full PDF here or read by chapter here] wasRead… Read more »
I’m sitting at the desk in studio waiting for Steve Ressler, Founder and President of GovLoop.com to come online via Skype….and now we’re live. Steve and his family says he, and his family are “Public Service Junkies.” GovLoop started off as a side project worked on in off hours at Starbucks and now has overRead… Read more »
By now, most people are familiar with Angry Birds, the simple trajectory-based mobile game about birds that can’t fly crashing into green pigs with mustaches and helmets. This game is so incredibly popular that it made the Guinness World Records for being the most downloaded paid app in most countries across the globe. There wereRead… Read more »
Most budget departments that inquire about our operating budgetsoftware use the same software to perform their budgeting that they use at home to perform other tasks. In many cases, jurisdictions are required to use outdated versions of software that is more limited in terms of functionality then the software they use at home. Many budgetRead… Read more »
Our intern Patrick just wrote his first blog post for us! Check it out! Nonprofit organizations looking for a cost-effective way to engage their supporters often turn to social media. According to the 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report, of the 11,000+ Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) surveyed, 92% utilize social networks like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube andRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Jeff Webster reports. Today’s mark up of legislation to reallocate D-Block spectrum to public safety has seen its ups and downs over the past four years. Much talk has been made about how this chunk of spectrum will open the door to nationwide interoperability. The decision of what to do with thisRead… Read more »
Since colleague Martin Howitt first shared his idea about a location based architecture I’ve seen so many opportunities and areas in which it could add huge value. So when I saw the latest developments within IOS5 and the new method for managing tasks across devices I naturally got a little bit excited. Like Remember theRead… Read more »
Green City, Clean Waters Promo from GreenTreks Network on Vimeo. Philadelphia just took a big step forward in its plans to green the city. The City of Philadelphia Water Department and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection have signed an agreement (PDF) to invest “$2 billion over the next 25 years to use primarily greenRead… Read more »