Sprint, Ideal Life Unveil Remote Health Monitoring Device at CES –

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Health-Care-IT/Sprint-Ideal-Life-Unveil-Remote-Health-Monitoring-Device-at-CES-120182/ Remote health monitoring company Ideal Life is demonstrating a cellular device that sends patient data to the cloud over Sprint’s network. At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Sprint and remote-monitoring device manufacturer Ideal Life are exhibiting a cellular device called the Pod to help consumers manage chronic conditions such as diabetesRead… Read more »

Chicago launches innovation fund, asks city depts to create apps

Chicago was one of the first cities to release government data with the hope of enticing civic hackers to create apps to help citizens and government improve services. So far, the experiment has been successful with several new applications powered by government data coming online for citizens. Now, city officials hope to expand these effortsRead… Read more »

Oh, the hypocrisy… Oilsands, EthicalOil.org and Foreign Funding

Wow. Talk about the hypocrisy. So EthicalOil.org which has been leading the charge about how foreign money is influencing environmental groups and the regulatory process. But… apparently it refuses to disclose its donor list. The double truths get better. While they state on their website they only receive money from Canadian and Canadian companies theyRead… Read more »

The LexisNexis for Government Facebook Page Is Here

LexisNexis has a new resource for government in 2012. It has just released the LexisNexis for Government Facebook page. The LexisNexis for Government Facebook page is maintained by a team of LexisNexis Government Consultants and will provide you with current, targeted information especially for those in government. The LexisNexis for Government Facebook page can helpRead… Read more »

POTUS coming to your agency?

Federal Eye’s Ed O’Keefe reports: Obama paid a visit Tuesday to the Environmental Protection Agencyafter making a similar stop at the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Friday — events that mirror a tour of federal agencies made by first lady Michelle Obama in recent years. Aides confirmed Wednesday that the White House is planning similarRead… Read more »

Oh Captain, My Captain! NAGC Launches Mentoring Program

Ebby Calvin LaLoosh: “Ooh, I’ve heard of stuff like this.” Annie Savoy: “Yeah? Have you heard of Walt Whitman?” Ebby Calvin LaLoosh: “No. Who’s he play for?” Ah, Bull Durham, a textbook case study of mentoring if there ever was one. Are you an experienced communicator with knowledge and expertise to share? Are you aRead… Read more »

Renwick Postcard Competition

Cross stitch postcard celebrating the Renwick’s 40 years by Katie Crooks. The Renwick Gallery is celebrating a milestone year in 2012, its 40th! To give our audience a chance to participate in the fun, we’re holding a postcard design contest. We want to see how visitors (both onsite and online) translate the best in AmericanRead… Read more »

Intellitics 2011 Blog Highlights

Like last year, we’re taking a quick moment to look back at the topics that stood out over the past twelve months. Here are our top 10 most popular posts of 2011: February 14: Calgary Budget Consultation: 13 Design Principles February 21: CRS Report on Open Government Initiative March 7: How To Create Policy onRead… Read more »

UTA to release real-time data to developers

The Utah Transit Authority announced plans to release its real-time bus and rail data to developers. An information meeting is scheduled for January 12. Original post

Group Decision Tip: Coalition Membership

In principle, coalitions are held together by belief in a common cause. Membership is often flexible and responsive to coalition positions. The strongest coalitions are unanimous in every vote; each member fully supportive of every position. Sometimes a member may stand in the way of the coalition’s desires; called a veto, which is fine onceRead… Read more »

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