Research Cloud tops CIO agenda (01/21/2011) – Gartner survey finds cloud computing the top technology priority for CIOs in 2011. 43% of respondents expect to migrate to cloud-based IT platforms within the next two years. http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1526414 Internet as a platform for collective action (01/18/2011) – PEW report finds internet users more likely to be activeRead… Read more »
I’m looking forward to my quick tour of Scotland this week, visiting Edinburgh tomorrow, to deliver a seminar on social media strategy for public services; and then Aberdeen to talk to the Scottish Knowledge Management Network about how technology makes sharing and storing knowledge a wonderful thing. Both these events are in partnership with theRead… Read more »
Garry Przyklenk writes: “What is one of the biggest problems in online marketing? Bryan Eisenberg puts it best: it’s our critically high demand for skilled people. Why? One of the root causes is the supply and demand of data. As data becomes an exceedingly cheap commodity to online marketing professionals, the sheer supply of dataRead… Read more »
Intel, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Facebook are among the technology companies joining a new initiative from President Barack Obama to encourage entrepreneurship. The companies are part of a multi-sector pledge to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to high-growth industries of clean energy, medicine, advanced manufacturing, information technology and other fields. Dubbed the StartUP America Partnership,Read… Read more »
The Australian Parliament has invited submissions for an Inquiry into the role and potential of the National Broadband Network by 5 February 2011. Here is the second draft of a submission for the enquiry. In the previous draft I addressed two issues: the environmental costs and benefits of the NBN and the role of electronicRead… Read more »
Hi All, I circulated this on twitter earlier, but it merits a quick post. David Eaves spoke to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics today about open data. You can find the video here. It’s worth the watch. Cheers. Nick Original post
Cross-posted at Gov In The Trenches http://wp.me/p1ji6Y-p First – if you have not heard about @speak2tweet – stop reading this and go HERE! Right now! I have always been impressed at the internet’s ability to connect people and ideas around the world despite the distance. I’ve been further impressed by Twitter’s role in aiding peacefulRead… Read more »
We don’t send soldiers off to war without proper training and now the Pentagon is looking at ways to prep them for coming home. For years there have been video games showing soldiers how to take down a terrorist, but now there’s an interactive game to help soldiers deal with post traumatic stress. The gameRead… Read more »
The Office of the Insurance Commissioner is rolling out new consumer tools for the new year, including an easy way to look up past violations and complaints against insurers and agents. The agency also recently added a Facebook page to its lineup of social media. Original post
I got a Kindle for Christmas. It’s just about the best Christmas present I’ve ever had. Here’s why. I love pressing buttons. I could end the post right there, but I suppose that might not be terribly fair. Some people might not have one and be wondering if it’s worth getting one (hi Kat) andRead… Read more »