UPDATE on 1/11/2012: We didn’t find the critical mass of organizers in 100 cities, but this plan is likely to be modified and tried again. Please contact me through GovLoop if you’re interested. ORIGINAL POST: It may be time for collaborating across our many organizations. Here’s a proposal to find 100 opengov community members capableRead… Read more »
I was kindly asked by Govloop if I could recommend any blogs for inclusion on their network. These were the ones that immediately came to mind. Its by no means definitive and not meant to reflect negatively on anyone else. Steph Gray – Helpful technology – essential – http://www.helpfultechnology.com/helpful-blog/ Dave Briggs – Davepress – essentialRead… Read more »
“On the Go with Ray LaHood” solicited questions for the U.S. transportation secretary via social media. He posted responses to selected questions on YouTube late last week. Original post
Fast Company’s top 10 transportation companies focus on everything from electric autos to smart-parking technology, along with car- and bike-sharing. Original post
This article was originally published on Tri Tuns Blog. OBSERVATION People often talk about corporate culture but they really don’t know how to sufficiently explain / define it, how to influence it, or how it can influence an IT project implementation. You may have tried to define what the culture of your client’s organization isRead… Read more »
After we had gotten past the platitudes and niceties that all good managers trying to implement a directive spout when garnering employee buy in for the directive, we were left with the question “So, now what?” One brave soul finally raised a voice and said “None of those words mean anything unless you put actionRead… Read more »
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has designated the Northeast Corridor a federally-recognized high-speed rail corridor, clearing the way for these states and Amtrack to apply for federal high-speed rail grant funding. Specifically, this recognition will allow the Northeast Corridor to apply for Florida’s recently rejected $2.4 billion in high-speed rail funding. As CivSourceRead… Read more »
On Thursday last week, LinkedIn launched a brand new service called “LinkedIn today.” Liz Reaves Walker on the LI blog made the announcement. She wrote, Staying on top of industry news is something we think matters for any professional whose success depends on being well informed. With all the news websites, blogs, tweets and newslettersRead… Read more »
SLA’s Division of Government Information is sponsoring (or co-sponsoring) the following programs and events at SLA’s 2011 Annual Conference in Philadelphia this summer. This is a great slate of programs that includes three SPOTLIGHT programs and a NEED TO KNOW program, as well as an unconference session. For more detailed DGI program and event information,Read… Read more »
Professor Marianne Winslett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Advanced Digital Sciences Center, Singapore talked today in the famous room N101 at the Australian National University in Canberra, on “Records Retention: Addressing Insider Threats to Data Integrity”. She contrasted the run on the banks during the 1930s stock market crash with the recent stability ofRead… Read more »