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 »
The Shutdown Startup
Hey there GovLoop Community – I’d like to introduce you to the Shutdown Startup. If the federal government shuts down, thousands of passionate public servants will be kept from their full-time jobs. But that doesn’t mean we can no longer serve. In the event of a shutdown, we’re committing to volunteer with non-profit organizations throughoutRead… Read more »
BEWARE the Facebook Comment Plug-in!
If you haven’t heard the news, Facebook has made changes to its comment plug-in. Whether or not you have anything to do with managing an official Facebook page, if you have a Facebook profile and comment on blogs you need to study up. I read about the changes this morning on Mashable (video interview withRead… Read more »
Information Technology for Management
“Information Technology for Management: Improving Performance in the Digital Economy” (by Efraim Turban Efraim Turban (Author) › Visit Amazon’s Efraim Turban Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author Are you an author? Learn about Author Central Original post
Sustainability in Government
The GAO released a new report yesterday called Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue. It could start a very productive conversation or become a political football. Those of us who have worked in government, believe in organizational collaboration, change and innovation have seen many redundant and duplicativeRead… Read more »
Linux Active Solar Tracker
George Cora will demonstrate his “Active Solar Tracker” at the Australian national University in Canberra at 3pm. This is a computer controlled motor which turns a solar panel to face the sun. The unit runs the Linux operating system and has an interface to allow remote monitoring:”Active Solar Tracker”George Cora (ANU) SOLAR SEMINAR SERIES DATE:Read… Read more »
Wait, Did I Just Say “Disruption of Transportation”?
I was writing that last post so quickly because I had to run out that I wrote something and ran right past it, without pausing to think about it: I think we’re looking at a major disruption of the way transportation works in the next several years. Did I say that? Yes I did –Read… Read more »