Bank of America Protest The influence of customers has always been impactful, but never before has it held such immediate returns or distractions in the corporate world. While companies have long paid lip service to the idea that their corporate world, and strategies, revolved around customers, today the immediacy of social media has called theirRead… Read more »
Http://leonardSipes.Com I recently wrote http://leonardsipes.com/social-media-during-emergencies-are-you-ready-for-an-explosion-of-bad-information/ which addressed the potential for hundreds of thousands of social media posts during an emergency. This is not my first article on the subject and I have personally administered the public affairs response to scores of major incidents. Please let me make one thing clear from the beginning; I loveRead… Read more »
A new discussion of the question: Should Legal Informatics Technologies Be Open Source? is currently underway. The conversation was begun by Grant Vergottini of Xcential Group, with a new post at the Legix.info blog entitled To Go Open Source or Not? In that post, Mr. Vergottini poses two questions: Which data models should be usedRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. Previously, GovWin illustrated how state budget efficiency can be used as a metric for future budget increases or decreases. While those articles focused on state all-funds budget efficiency, this article focuses instead on justice and public safety (JPS) and homeland security (HS) budgets. The analysis outlined below offers insightRead… Read more »
This is part two in our David Kirkpatrick video series. Did you catch yesterday’s post? David Kirkpatrick, author of “The Facebook Effect,” sat down with us after our social media conference to discuss how Facebook and social media has changed the way government interacts with citizens. He also delves into the question that many governmentRead… Read more »
South Dakota Govenror Dennis Daugaard is trying to improve state government service delivery and transparency through updates to the state website. The updates are part of the Govenror’s broader Better Government Intiative which hopes to give state residents a better government experience. The website update includes several changes including easier search features, to help residentsRead… Read more »
Originally posted at Local Sid: Partisanship is Killing Our Neighborhoods My dear friend, Chuck Marohn, was on a radio show in Wisconsin this week called Koeping with Government. First let me say this. I think while Chuck has no doubt done some great things for the communities he has worked for, his greatest achievements —Read… Read more »
Currently over 5 million contractors have obtained government contracts ending Fiscal Year 2011. A government contract is not made for every company but if you build a realistic view of managing your contract there may be a great benefit. Here are five benefits of having a government contract: Stability– Maintaining compliance with the terms andRead… Read more »
Deltek Principal Analyst Brian Coyle reports. GovWin has recently been highlighting various states which have been working to improve efficiencies, and this week we wanted to turn the spotlight on Georgia. Over the past few years, Georgia has been doing an excellent job in terms of cutting costs, downsizing operations and streamlining the state’s overallRead… Read more »
If you are a Vancouver resident tomorrow is election day. I’m hoping if you are a resident and a reader of this blog, you’ll consider voting for Vision Vancouver. As many of you know just over two years ago the city launched Vancouver’s Open Data portal – the first of its kind in Canada andRead… Read more »