Google’s Energy Czar was recently asked the question, “What are your biggest institutional barriers to driving energy efficiency internally?” Or, put another way, what “no-brainer” adjustments are hard to make, and why? His answer is a clear, concise and convincing argument for tackling energy efficiency from a holistic perspective, and not from the budget linesRead… Read more »
Last year, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino decided to put two of his most technologically savvy staffers full-time on the task of trying new ways to solve old city problems. A year later, they have had a hand in a fleet of small but successful projects both developed in-house and with external partners. Here’s a lookRead… Read more »
Last week, I wrote about Corridor, the State Department’s new internal social networking portal. This week, I want to examine some ways that its administrators can illustrate to their leadership that their investment in Corridor is returning results. Here are the top four metrics I think they should look at: Membership and activity – especiallyRead… Read more »
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is proposing a sweeping education reform package focused on technology. According to a statement, the Governor aims to put more focus on the needs of students as individuals as a means of improving overall performance. Currently, Michigan ranks 21st in the country for spending per-pupil but ranks in the mid-thirties forRead… Read more »
https://www.govloop.com/group/citizenengagement/forum/topic/show?id=1154385%3ATopic%3A1394155&xg_source=msg A new Executive Order to improve customer satisfaction was issued yesterday. This is great news – for our customers and for ourselves! Not only will this improve access to accurate and prompt information for our customers, it’ll make our jobs as internal customers easy too! When we talk about improving service, lots of peopleRead… Read more »
Glenn McGovern On November 1, 2006, Former FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) Colonel Alexander Litvinenko left his residence around 11:00 A.M. He caught the bus to the East Finchley tube station where he then took the train for a twenty-minute ride into London. On his agenda was a meeting with former KGB colleague Andrei Lugovoi,Read… Read more »
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority riders have come to rely on their bus tracking applications, but the train trackers are less successful. Original post
In a statement, Apple said that iPhones do not track user location but instead collect crowdsourced data to locate WiFi hotspots and cell towers. Original post
Lunching at the “Matilda Bay Restaurant ” in Perth, I noticed there was a “Catalina” function room. A sign on the wall indicated this was a former US Navy flying boat base in World War 2. The restaurant is on the banks of the Swan River, across the road from the Nedlands campus of theRead… Read more »
Project Management Career questions frequent my inbox and comment notifications. I love them! The Question I received a great one from Biswa just recently: Recently joined in a organisation as a Project Coordinator which provides IT Services to government. I have completed my MBA & having BCA > would it be the right way forRead… Read more »