Ray LaHood wants to hear from you
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced the launch of “On the Go with Ray LaHood,” an online question-and-answer project. Original post
Utah tweets proposed service changes
The Utah Transit Authority turned to Twitter again, this time to seek feedback on proposed service changes. Original post
Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya.
You interfered with the productivity of my project team member. Prepare to die. I saw this as a twitter status on my #agile view recently and couldn’t resist doing a blog post with this theme from The Princess Bride. It’s a topic I’m very passionate about. (Productivity that is. Well, I like the movie too!)Read… Read more »
Twitter, politics, lobbying, connected charities, and more in my political law links of the day
HOW SHOULD POLITICIANS USE TWITTER? That’s the topic of this e.politics collaborative effort between Sandi Fox and Sean Hurley. (I follow back almost everyone who follows me on Twitter.) In other Twitter news, a tweet sparked a controversy involving a lobbyist and lawmakers in Missouri and you can read more about that here. And inRead… Read more »
Cleveland RTA apologizes for poor communication during storm
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (OH) joined the list of agencies apologizing for poor communication during winter weather conditions. Original post
New billboards can target consumers
IBM is developing digital billboards that can recognize passers-by and display advertising targeted to their interests. Original post
TriMet tests audio warning system
TriMet (OR) is testing an audible pedestrian-alert system that will warn people when the bus is turning. Original post
NGA to use Mass playbook on STEM education
The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices, Innovate + Educate, has designated Massachusetts as the national model for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education initiatives. Massachusetts STEM Council will work with Innovate + Educate on best practices for STEM education initiatives nationwide. Last summer, Massachusetts started working with NASA as part ofRead… Read more »
New Law Encourages Larger Solar Power Stations in Canberra
The Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Amendment Act 2011 takes effect in Canberra on 7 March 2011. This allows community groups to invest in collaborative solar power projects, up to 200kW, rather than each householder having to have an individual system installed on their roof.Robin Eckermann mentioned this idea in his talk on “The SMARTRead… Read more »
Citizen-centric services
Senator Kate Lundy’s spoke on “Citizen-centric services: A necessary principle for achieving genuine open government” to the Citizen Centric Service Delivery 2011 conference, 1 March 2011: “… three pillars of Open Government. These are Citizen-Centric services, Democratising Data and Participatory Government…” . This speech makes the Gov 2.0 case well and complements the Information OriginalRead… Read more »