A couple months ago, I had the opportunity to deliver an Ignite presentation for The Public Manager / ASTD’s “Government Workforce: Learning Innovations” event. If you’re not familiar with the Ignite format, it’s like a shorter version of TEDTalks developed by O’Reilly. You get 20 slides that automatically rotate at 15 seconds each so thatRead… Read more »
Mobile growth It’s been really amazing to watch the growth of mobile in the last few years. – 1996 – I remember when my sister got a car phone thinking how unnecessary it was. I thought – this is lame. – 2002 – I got my first simple LG flip phone – it changed myRead… Read more »
Are we already at the end of 2011? Every year around this time we are all saying how quickly the year flew by. I went back and took a look at interesting citizen engagement initiatives launched in 2011. There were a lot of great examples to choose from, so it was tough to narrow theRead… Read more »
GovTech reports that last weekend developers gathered in San Francisco for a hackathon hosted by IT firm Granicus in partnership with CityCampSF. The hackathon was a day-long event held to promote open data in government. Developers worked on December 10 and 11 with the goal of creating apps to make government data more accessible andRead… Read more »
GovLoop is committed to giving back to the government community. Just before Thanksgiving, we wrapped up our 2011 Graduate Public Service Scholarship contest where we awarded $5,000 to three graduate students. Then we handed out 500 free lunches and held a scavenger hunt that rewarded 100 gift cards to public employees across the country toRead… Read more »
Ready to celebrate? Thanks to you, there are 50,000 members on GovLoop with whom we can collaborate with and solve government problems together. And if that isn’t reason to celebrate, I don’t know what is! Next Thursday (12/8) we are hosting a 50K Member Extravaganza! We’ll be feeding govies in DC, putting on our dancingRead… Read more »
Ready to hunt and win? You should be. We are including the entire community as we celebrate our 50,000 member milestone! Here is how the scavenger hunt works… 1) Browse. Based on the clue listed below; browse around GovLoop. 2) Discover the Icon. When you have found this icon; click on the icon or associatedRead… Read more »
Being a government worker is a thankless job in most instances and that’s just not cool. Here at GovLoop we see the great work govies do day in and day out and we want to do something to say thanks. After all you are the people who make our community so great. On December 8thRead… Read more »
Let’s face it, we live in a world that is growing more accustom to having information instantly at their fingertips. This has caused an overwhelming push for government to embrace mobility…and fast. SAP Public Services is inviting the GovLoop community to join us in a casual online chat to help you with some of yourRead… Read more »
A new app has been released that identities health inspection records at restaurants in California. Government Technology reports that the new app in Sacramento allows consumers to check out health inspection scores at local restaurants. Called “Sacramento County Food Inspections,” the app shows a person’s current location in Sacramento County, Calif., and the nearby retailRead… Read more »