End of the line for myki?
With the Victoria transport minister calling it “a mess,” Melbourne’s problem-plagued myki card may be running out of time. Original post
Top 15 cities for transit innovation
The Natural Resources Defense Council’s Smarter Cities project picked 15 U.S. metro areas that are demonstrating leadership in transportation innovation and smart transit. Original post
Metro thieves target electronics
WMATA officials said that thefts of personal electronic devices accounted for 76% of robberies in 2010, and the number is rising. Original post
N.H. House votes to bail on regional cap-and-trade program
Despite please from the Governor’s office, New Hampshire’s House of Representatives voted to end the state’s involvement in a regional cap-and-trade program 246 – 104. Proponents of the bill said original involvement in the carbon trading program was based on unproven scientific assumptions about global warming. Meanwhile those voting against repeal cited the economic benefitsRead… Read more »
Amphibious Ship for Earthquake Relief
The Royal New Zealand Navy reported that multi-role vessel (MRV) HMNZS Canterbury was alongside in Lyttelton when an earthquake struck on 22 February 2011. The ship was able to immediately begin relief operations.Unfortunately Media reports indicate that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has no comparable ships available to assist, with all in for repair. ThisRead… Read more »
Green City Streets – Web 2.0 for Sustainable Transport
Just started a blog called Green City Streets (http://greencitystreets.blogspot.com/). The blog’s purpose is to explore the application of Web 2.0 techniques to create more sustainable transportation systems. It’s a topic I have been interested in for many years; here are a few of my papers on the subject: An Integrated Web 2.0 Approach for ImprovingRead… Read more »
The Internet and Australia parliamentary democracy
I was a little surprised to find myself mentioned in “The Internet and Australia parliamentary democracy” by K Magarey (Parliamentary Affairs, Oxford University Press, July 1, 1999):Tom Worthington, an influential IT policy commentator, has reflected that the process of the government’s entry to the on-line environment amounted to a process of ‘reconciling traditional bureaucratic cultureRead… Read more »
The indispensable university
“The Indispensable University: Higher Education, Economic Development, and the Knowledge Economy” by Eugene P. Trani, Robert D. Holsworth (Rowman & Littlefield, 2010) discusses the role of the unviersity in the twenty-first century economy. I happened across this book because it references my summary of The Cambridge Phenomenon (on pages 22, 153 and 265). Product DescriptionRead… Read more »
Passion We Can Learn From These Superheroes
As much as I enjoy public service, these people enjoy it even more. I’m not kidding. They don’t have powers, but they raise money for charity, build awareness and sometimes break up fights. Gov 2.0 should look at their passion when it comes to delivering better services to citizens. See and download the full galleryRead… Read more »
Invincea Named Most Innovative Company of RSA 2011
If you are an enterprise IT professional there is something you should know: Invincea has been named the “Most Innovative” company at the 2011 RSA conference. There are reasons for this. The capabilities provided by Invincea hold great promise in the fight against malware. The endorsement of a panel of security experts at the world’sRead… Read more »