How Much Green Can You Fit into One Room?
We’re not sure if we have the answer, but it would be hard to find more green products, information and systems than GOVgreen 2011 has collected at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center! Original post
Thoughts on this week’s Presidential Memorandum on Records Management
The White House on Records Management: ‘We Can’t Wait’ “Records management can’t wait,” President Barack Obama told the federal government agencies yesterday, via presidential memorandum. It’s likely the federal government could learn a lot from state and local government agencies who have already embraced records management. Maybe you can, too. The president hopes to transformRead… Read more »
An overview of MITA 3.0
Deltek Analyst Kate Tussey reports. A lot has changed in the Medicaid program since 1965. In the last few years alone, several legislative initiatives have changed the direction and policies of the Medicaid community, including (but not limited to): the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), theRead… Read more »
Online collaboration in the workplace – thoughts and concerns
I had a mixed day yesterday at the Online Information conference, which is excellently led by Steve Dale. The good bits were the sessions I attended and the chance to meet up with good friends, old and new. The less good bit was the panel I was chairing, which was a little challenging to sayRead… Read more »
MTA kicks off 42 days of apps
The MTA is ask the public to vote on 42 applications submitted to MTA App Quest, which asked developers to improve the experience of the system’s riders. Original post
My Social Media Club Adelaide presentation
Does Government need to be more social to survive in a Web 3.0 world? on Prezi
FedInsider: Intel Community Operative Builds Electronic Crystal Ball
FedInsider: Intel Community Operative Builds Electronic Crystal Ball Deep in the intelligence community, a project seeks to build a model for detecting the future. Its goal is to someday give analysts a way of knowing what technologies are gestating in labs and research houses. If analysts knew which ones would emerge as successful products, suchRead… Read more »
MTA improves subway navigation for hearing-impaired
MTA New York City Transit is installing induction loop technology to make it easier for its hearing-impaired riders to communicate with station agents. Original post
Learning is lovely: 12 days of Learning Pool gifts
Starting today, Thursday 1st December until Friday 16th December, we will be giving at least one gift a day away to members of the Learning Pool community as part of our annual 12 days of Christmas festivities. We’re celebrating how lovely learning can be and giving away a range of free resources to help youRead… Read more »
Did Bitcoin “Fail” or Is it Just One Step On the Road to P2P Currency?
There’s a fantastic article in Wired this month about The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin. It’s a great read and a well-written article, but reading it one gets the sense that Bitcoin failed, and all of the P2P currency experiment has failed with it. Paul Krugman dismisses it, a consultant calls it a pyramid scheme,Read… Read more »