By BobGourley Over the last three years CTOvision has grown to become one of the most widely read outlets in the federal IT space, earning recognition by Forbes as one of the top 20 most influential on the topic of Big Data and recognition by FedTechMagazine as one of the top 50 “Must Read” federalRead… Read more »
On the 18th of October is the next Canberra Gov 2.0 lunchtime thingy, with a focus on open data, data visualisation and new approaches to policy development through policy visualisation. As usual we have two fantastic speakers: Pia Waugh, an open government and open data ninja working with the ACT government as an Open GovernmentRead… Read more »
I’m getting really bored of hearing the ‘but we haven’t got time to do digital’ refrain. So I thought I’d tell a little story of something which happened to me on Sunday which demonstrates the economic impact of not doing digital to a company I assume most of you will have heard of: See tickets.Read… Read more »
By RyanKamauff China’s MIUI is ready to contend with the Samsungs, HTCs and Motorolas of the world. Mashable has a great story of a group of hackers running amok on the SF public transportation system, with just their smartphones – a few mobile security researchers have used NFC (near field communication) to hack into NFCRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Here’s today’s top tech news and stories. MarkLogic announced on Monday the availability of version 6 of their database – the NoSQL database now includes support for Java, JSON, and REST. “MarkLogic 6 also adds new analytics capabilities, business intelligence integrations and in-database MapReduce.” It appears that MarkLogic is moving away from XQueryRead… Read more »
Cyber security is a hot topic among the private and public sector, especially as the consumerization of IT continues to grow as a trend and business tool. And although the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 failed to become a law, the need for strong cyber security measures, particularly within the federal government, has not diminished. IfRead… Read more »
I’ve developed a comprehensive approach for identifying the strengths and weaknesses of your management practices, along with guidance for positioning yourself to make appropriate improvements. The management principles and practices described in the tool apply to managers at all organization levels, with some being more applicable to different levels of the organization. The Tool’s categoriesRead… Read more »
It seems that most people these days understand what Identity Management it. For those that don’t, it describes the management of individual identifiers, their authentication, authorization and permissions within or across system and enterprise boundaries. In other words, who are you and what can you access, either physically or virtually. The goal of identity managementRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff The IC is bringing a whole host of services and capabilities to bear for all of its users Here’s the top cyber news and stories for today. Joseph Lieberman, CT Senator, has an op-ed titled, “the dangers of delaying heightened cybersecurity” – it was published in the Washington Post and addresses how importantRead… Read more »
Fels Research & Consulting released Building Common Ground, a report which focuses on proven strategies that produce effective results and positive public engagement. This report is part of the Promising Practices series, a compilation of briefs that provide public sector leaders and managers with effective, practical, and innovative information on a broad range of publicRead… Read more »