GovTwit’s 10 top gov 2.0 stories for 2010
Originally posted at Blog.GovTwit.com… While 2009 seemed to be about learning in the world of government 2.0, 2010 seemed to usher in more “doing,” especially in the U.S. federal government. It’s hard to narrow down dozens of efforts down to a single list, but the 10 stories below are ones that stand out for meRead… Read more »
Wikileaks: Damage or democratic opportunity?
This is the unedited version of a piece published on The Lowy Institute for International Policy’s Lowy Interpreter blog. “Concepts that have proven useful in ordering things easily achieve such authority over us that we forget their earthly origins and accept them as unalterable givens… it is by no means an idle game if weRead… Read more »
Activity or Results – Which Do We Reward?
Activity is: movement; working on tasks; kinetic energy; being (or looking) busy; doing ‘stuff’… “Getting Results” brings to mind: meeting goals; creating value; making sales; completing projects… Are they the same thing? NO – Results require activity – BUT – Activity does not necessarily produce Results. To that point – I can recall seeing anRead… Read more »
Five Get-Ahead Tips for Feds by Lily Whiteman
Aside from the obvious — to work like the Dickens — here are ten potentially pivotal get-ahead tips. 1. Follow the money, controversy and power: Unfair though it is, employees who work in front offices with SESers and political appointees tend to ascend the career ladder faster than comparably productive employees who toil in out-of-sight,Read… Read more »
Wordle Word Cloud from my blog
I created a Wordle from my blog. Just thought this was interesting and wanted to share with ya’ll
Digital Divide is a poor choice of words
I have been thinking a lot about issues and cultural influencers contributing to the digital divide issues in America. I have mentioned certain aspects and manifestations of Digital divide in my previous blog posts here, here and here. One of the prevalent misunderstandings among policy makers regarding Digital Divide issues is that it is somehowRead… Read more »
Free Law Compliance Project: The Law.Gov Legal Bug Tracker
The Legal Bug Tracker — an open source database of the National Inventory of Legal Materials — for recording instances in which U.S. jurisdictions do not conform to the free access to law principles advanced by the Law.gov legal open government data movement — is now operating, according to a recent post by Carl MalamudRead… Read more »
What Do You Think of New PMF.gov Site
[Cross-posted to the PMF Info blog here. Yes, yesterday.] After months of waiting, the new PMF website (pmf.gov) site has been released. Thematically, it’s an improvement over the old site, but I haven’t yet had a chance to dig into it to see if the information is better organized. What do you all think ofRead… Read more »
European eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015
The European eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015 has been posted. The plan includes several legal informatics components, including eSignatures, eIdentity, and online access to laws. Click here for a review of the plan by Andrea Di Maio of Gartner. HT Jacques Raybaut.