A paper entitled Digitizing the World’s Laws: Authentication and Preservation, was given by Claire M. Germain at the 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, held 10-15 August 2010 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Here is the abstract: Many countries now provide online access to statutes, codes, regulations, court decisions, and international agreements. Digital law issues that haveRead… Read more »
In the political world there is a fascinating trend. Those who complain tend to use social media the most effectively. By those who complain I mean those who are NOT in power: 1. Barack Obama (the candidate, NOT the president). He used social media to engage and empower the masses unlike any modern presidential candidateRead… Read more »
A new report on the free access to law movement, entitled Free Access to Law: Is It Here to Stay? Environmental Scan Report (2010) [URL updated 7 March 2011], has been published by a research team including the following members: Project Director – LexUM: Ivan Mokanov Director of LexUM: Daniel Poulin Research Coordinator – LexUM:Read… Read more »
It’s your open gov weekend: Walton Smith: For big Gov 2.0 changes, start small Nick Charney: Motivation and Incentives in the Public Sector Michael Hackmer: Gov 2.0 Enters Next Phase – Opportunities and Action Chris Jones: It Takes a Village – Insights on Culture and Community in Local Government Adriel Hampton: Check Out How SFRead… Read more »
More than three dozen San Francisco officials, agencies and programs are active on Twitter, using the microblogging tool to broadcast messages, interact with citizens and even accept service requests. The SF City Attorney’s Office is highly active on Twitter, and in this spreadsheet we’ve put together, you can check out various City and County ofRead… Read more »
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Just got the green light to attend the National Guard Bureau Joint C4I Conference in Nashville. Should be filled with good information considering the national consolidation efforts. http://www.technologyforums.com/10NG/
The point of this post: Many quality management frameworks seem to be about ensuring consistency – especially in process. I’m not sure the two are as closely connected as these frameworks would have us believe. [I posted this on my blog on OPSpedia, at work, about a month ago. I just noticed that I hadn’tRead… Read more »
Government 2.0 is a citizen-centric strategy/philosophy