Alegra Hassan-Co Host to Open Government TV introduces January 11, 2010 Conference at DOT
“You are welcome to contribute your thoughts to the OpenGov Playbook by visiting http://www.opengovplaybook.org“
Jane & John Q. Public’s “Year-End (2009) Gov 2.0 List”
There are some great “year-end” blog posts and articles reviewing e-Gov, or government via the Internet. This year, it is mostly about Gov 2.0 — stories or benchmarks for expanding collaborative technologies of Web 2.0 across the public sector. All of these articles come from practitioners, intended for reading/discussion among other practitioners. What’s missing? HowRead… Read more »
Collaboration 2.0
Video IBM’s Eric Lesser talks about some of the new drivers behind collaboration, the technologies that will enable it, the challenges that stand in its way, and what some of the payoffs are.
SharePoint Collaboration in Govt Agencies
ON POINT WITH SHAREPOINT! As a business technologist for the Comptroller at the United States Special Operations Command, I am tasked with providing a collaborative environment with organizations across the globe. In 2006, we launched MicroSoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) to enable beter colloboration across within our special forces community and business partners. I wouldRead… Read more »
The Link Between Motivation and Innovation
In the early days of the war in Afghanistan the U.S. Army’s top leadership recently did a very smart thing: They listened to one of their enlisted men. After returning from the war in Afghanistan, Master Sergeant Rudy Romero sent a long, insightful email to a former commanding officer about the suitability of the equipmentRead… Read more »
Recession and Retirement; are you getting blindsided?
Back in 2007 I was tasked with researching and planning for the impending baby boomer retirement wave that everyone thought would be hitting right about now. The was a fear of a massive brain drain as the majority of our executive workforce is or will be eligible to retire within the next five years. TheRead… Read more »
Social Networking Lessons for Building Local Communities
A city’s sustainability and stability relies on an active, engaged, and innovative population. But local government was never structured to address this social aspect of community even though many expect it to do so. Instead, as Tim O’Reilly said in this video, government is like a vending machine, “we pay our taxes and out comeRead… Read more »
Believe!
Well, here we are…at the end of another year. I don’t know about you, but I always use this last week of the year to reflect and get re-centered for the coming year. As I looked through my blog posts over the year, I see a trend. I started out high on the optimism thatRead… Read more »
TSP Weekly Wrap-Up – Santa Started Early
Hi everyone – It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk from www.tsptalk.com. The “Santa Claus” rally got off to an early this year. Officially, the Santa Claus rally includes the final 5 trading days of the year, and the first two of the new year. That means this past Thursday, Christmas Eve, was the firstRead… Read more »