By MollyJust It is widely accepted that Internet-enabled health applications have the potential to provide better information to consumers but can they play a role in changing the health system at large? Recent reporting by the Health Care Blog and Health Data Management provide some insights here. Many people believe in the power of appsRead… Read more »
Things which caught my eye elsewhere on the web Design for GOV.UK, Moorhouse — Notes on design, technology and creativity As a designer, I’ve always placed a premium on graphic design as a key differentiator between good and bad products. Which it often is. But in the process of making a large scale agile productRead… Read more »
“Stabby” by Amy McTigue Apologies in advance to those working in departments or agencies based on cost recovery models or whose work itself is to manage internal cost recovery processes within the public sector; what follows isn’t a discussion about you, your worth or your dedication to public service in so much as a discussionRead… Read more »
Yikes, two days in a row! I’ve got a piece on open data up on Tech President… If you haven’t had the chance, check out saveourbridges.com. It’s a simple but wonderful example of data journalism that shows both the effectiveness and the limits of opening up data…. Original post
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When you share a link on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or other social media channels, how long will it continue to receive attention? I’ve just been told about a study that Bit.ly (a leading URL shortening service) did on this topic a year ago. The study, You just shared a link. How long will people payRead… Read more »
CRN Tests the Belkin KVM Switch With Approval Author: Eddie Correia, CRN Everything about the Belkin Secure DVI-I KVM Switch is air-tight, right down to the tamper-evident outer packaging and cabinet labels. Fully redundant circuitry prevents signaling attacks and data leakage across channels. Printed on the unit itself is a warning that it will self-destructRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Gartner’s inclusion of SoftwareAG in the leader’s quadrant is a huge jump for them Software AG was recognized for their ARIS Risk and compliance manager. In the recently published Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Government, Risk and Compliance Platforms, Software AG was positioned in the Leaders Quadrant. “Software AG’s GRC solution combines Business ProcessRead… Read more »
Organizations often talk about driving performance with the context being individuals, teams, units, and itself as a whole. The focus of this discussion is often on the measurement side. Managers and leaders discuss KPIs, or Key Performance Indicators, which are intended to allow them to see the ‘wood for the trees’ with the understanding thatRead… Read more »
Ingrained into the fabric of the ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference is a focus on timely issues. ELC provides not a technical, but a management spotlight on the agenda for the coming year. In our earliest days in Charlottesville, the key issue was procurement reform – and the ELC dialogue resulted in improvements to the FederalRead… Read more »