Government 2.0 “uncamp” – Feb 5-7, 2010 – Los Angeles, CALIF
At the West Coast’s first Government 2.0 “uncamp”, you shape the Agenda: http://gov20la.org/shape-the-agenda.html
CFCNCA Hits the $60 Million Mark!
There is still time to help those who need it the most. The CFCNCA supports more than 4,000 approved local, national and international charities that reach out to millions of people with life-saving, life-enriching services. Use the online charity search to find CFC-supported agencies that may interest you. The CFCNCA ends on January 15, 2010Read… Read more »
Edmonton, Canada goes transparent via data API’s!
On Wednesday, January 13, the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada went live with their data catalog. http://data.edmonton.ca provides REST-based access to their data. So for you application writers, no more need to download and maintain data. Edmonton’s data catalog is a great example of cloud computing in government. It runs on Windows Azure, using anRead… Read more »
A Fresh New Look for Gov 2.0 Radio
Since March of 2009, Gov 2.0 Radio has had conversations with scores of the incredible public and private sector evangelists, innovators and, yes, pragmatists who are making Government 2.0 happen. We’re excited about talking to many more of you in 2010 and beyond. Today marks the launch of a new look for Gov 2.0 Radio,Read… Read more »
How-To: Create Closed Caption Video…For Free
Here’s the run down of tools used: Zamzar – for converting videos to multiple formats Notepad – for writing and editing of the text only transcript MAGpie – for the creation of the timestamped XML closed-caption file JW FLV Player – for embedding of the final video The video was fast, but here’s how youRead… Read more »
Feature to Benefit to BENEFIT!
Feature to Benefit to BENEFIT! Emory and I were talking yesterday. He is a thought leader at a prestigious boutique management services company. We came to the point where we were in violent agreement that the benefit of a product or service has to keep constantly changing for the better…if you let it. Typically weRead… Read more »
4 Cities and County Team up for Mobile Gov2.0 App
The cities of Arvada, Geneva, Manor, Rockwall and Mecklenburg County have teamed up with DotGov, Inc. to participate in a unique innovation project. The goal of the project is to develop an iPhone Application, which will offer citizens mobile access to city & county services and information. You can participate by sharing your best ideasRead… Read more »
New Update to the Open Government Plan Template Now Available
Thanks all for your feedback on the Open Government Plan Template. We have received a bunch of really good comments and kudos from the first release of the template. We have made some changes to incorporate feedback. Additionally, we have saved the Microsoft Project File as PDF and made that available, so there is noRead… Read more »
“Shaping Government Clouds” Just Released
As part of the On The Frontlines series, Trezza Media Group has just released it latest on-line electronic magazine. “Shaping Government Clouds” includes: Pete Tseronis, Chairman of the Federal Cloud Advisory Council, shares his thoughts on how to embrace clud computing possibilities; US Army Major Larry Dillard explains how the Army Experience Center used theRead… Read more »
Social Media Recruiting in Government
Hello Everyone, It seems like everyone is talking about social media for recruiting, but is it really working? Tools like Facebook and LinkedIn are the big buzz, and while LinkedIn can be fruitful for recruiters, are gov’t recruiters having any success with Facebook or are you strictly using it as a branding tool? I’d likeRead… Read more »