Captricity is one of the seven civic startups in the inaugural class of the CfA Accelerator. I was sure my little dream of starting a side-project, small business were going to die. Looking at a multicolor zoning map and trying to make sense of the regulatory leagalease, I was getting no where close to aRead… Read more »
I work in digital communications. In the public sector. If there’s one obsession both disciplines share, it’s the quest for ‘engagement’. It’s often said about digital engagement that ‘we’ (organisations) need to go where people go. What that actually means to me isn’t ‘the people use Facebook so we’ll use Facebook and build a pageRead… Read more »
EmergencyAUS app I had a very interesting conversation the other day regarding the challenge of government mobile apps in the age of open data. The example used was the EmergencyAUS app, which has been developed by Gridstone Pty Ltd. As an app created by a commercial entity, EmergencyAUS aggregates emergency information released by a varietyRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Looking for a new iPad? Go no further than the iPad Mini In the wake of Apple’s most recent event, users are now forced to choose between a host of highly (and not so highly) differentiated tablets. The new iPad Mini is a 7.9″ tablet with offerings from 16GB Wi-Fi to 64GB Wi-FiRead… Read more »
The Army plans to have a new, easy-to-use method for Soldiers to access manuals and other military publications by 2015. The new 10-page Army Doctrine Publications will be available on videos. The more detailed Army Doctrine Reference Publications will be on interactive computer-based training. The Army Training Publications will be on a MilWiki site, aRead… Read more »
The 2012-13 Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Awards for Distinguished DC Government Employees Mark your calendar now to nominate an exemplary DC government employee for The 2012-13 Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Awards! As you consider individuals who merit recognition, keep in mind the following criteria: Solving an extraordinary problem Bringing positive recognition to the cityRead… Read more »
Recently for Blog Action Day, the topic revolved around the Power of We and how the continued interaction and connectivity between hundreds and thousands of people can change the world. Not surprisingly, one re-occurring theme that kept surfacing was how Civic Engagement is needed in order to facilitate that change and bring together people toRead… Read more »
By BobGourley This post is sponsored the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. The Enterprise CIO Forum (ECF) is a community for CIOs, CTOs and IT leaders in large enterprises. It is a venue for discussing ways to leverage technology to drive mission focused outcomes and the many related factors associated with improved IT support toRead… Read more »
Every now and then, I change around my contracts blog, All Things Sterling. One of those times is approaching. The question is, “What would you like to see changed about it?” Below are ideas I’m considering. I’m also open to more ideas. Contract productivity tips Getting jobs in contracts Contracts jobs board eBook Layout FontRead… Read more »
I just finished reading this article in last month’s Fast Company where the CEO of Pinterest, Ben Silbermann, discusses how Pinterest got started, where it’s at today, and what its future may hold. In it, they highlight some of the ways in which Pinterest defied best practices when they first started – they didn’t includeRead… Read more »