Arizona launched a new website focused on school choice in the state. Arizonaschoolchoice.com is designed to show all of the school choice options available to parents in their area. The website is a key part of the Governor’s, “Four Cornerstones of Reform Plan,” which she claims will empower parents when they make education choices forRead… Read more »
On my recent two posts on bringing the idea of skunkworks to local government, several people made the extremely reasonable point that I probably wasn’t really talking about skunkworks at all. Steph said in the comments: …it seems to me that we’re at risk of hanging more onto the ‘skunkworks’ peg than it’s fair toRead… Read more »
Click on this shortner (http://qwi.ki/fkBPZ5) to watch the Qwiki – “Easy Rider” Easy Rider – The Qwiki! If you have not experienced the Qwiki you ought to try one. The Qwiki, as used in this offering, is a full internet information experience and brings you video, audio and referential ties to information found out andRead… Read more »
It took a couple of attempts (see here, here), but now it looks like web-based public participation will finally get some exposure at SXSW this year. Here’s the announcement: Future15 Lineup for 2011: Shorter is Better At the 2010 SXSW Interactive Festival, we launched a series of short-form panel content called Future15s. These fast-paced sessionsRead… Read more »
I’ve worked in and around government a long time — probably 20 years or more now. And much of that in or around IT and web units in government departments. Today’s announcement by the Special Minister of State that Federal agencies are now required to consider open source options in their procurements is certainly aRead… Read more »
A series of free Education Innovation Workshops is being run during February 2011, by the Educational Development Group, College of Engineering & Computer Science at the Australian National University. These are hands-on sessions intended for those developing courses with ANU’s “Wattle” (Moodle based) Learning Management System. Priority will be given to ANU Engineering and ITRead… Read more »
I am preparing to write a post talking about the evolution of the Social Media Office in government. Some of the questions that are coming up are where does training belong in the agency? Where does innovation belong? Who owns these things? How can we be more successful? In order to help address answer someRead… Read more »
The “Democracy Communications Network” was a 2007-2009 project centered around an informal group of leaders (listed below) who agreed to periodically write letters to the editor, blog posts, and other media pieces as part of larger, collaborative campaigns that raise awareness of the importance of quality public engagement. Use the “Democracy Communications Network” tag toRead… Read more »
Here are some great tips that Joe Goldman from AmericaSpeaks sent out to people who were considering writing op-eds/letters to the editor as a part of the Democracy Communications Network… Limit the article to 750 words. Shorter is even better. Unfortunately, newspapers have limited space to offer, and editors generally won’t take the time toRead… Read more »
Consumer protection’s beloved grandpa is retiring today. For 20 years, Ernest Cassirer has been a staple in the Attorney General’s Consumer Resource Center in Seattle, taking countless calls from curious, concerned and frequently crass consumers. And he’s done it for free. … Original post