Yesterday I took part in the second Public Sphere event run by Australian Senator Kate Lundy. I’ve put together and aggregate of the blog posts I wrote about it here. I promised I would blog about my Public Sphere experience tonight and I’ll do my best. However brain is a tad fried so be gentle.Read… Read more »
Any opinions about a Federal takeover of the DC Metro system. So far, the problems have been delays due to brake issues, or tourists thinking they can keep the doors open by putting out their hands. But recently, its been derailments and crashes – today’s being the first I can recall in 30+ years thatRead… Read more »
Today’s Public Sphere 2 at Parliament House in Canberra has the potential to reset the whole frame for Government 2.0 in Australia. 30-odd inspiring and well-informed speakers with real experience both within and in helping the public sector really showed the potential for a more open and collaborative model for government in this country. ImageRead… Read more »
In the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, the heroine’s father suggests that the ills of the world can be cured by “rubbing a little Windex on it”. Windex was his cure-all. Customers who call the Trenton support line might feel they are getting analogous type advise because inevitably, one of the first questions techRead… Read more »
Manor,Texas told their story of innovation to save money for the community on the Bright Side of Government blog. Manor is a small community of just over 5,000 people that has accomplished some amazing things with technology. Instead of financing the “standard” industry solutions, they have innovated many of our their own. Read more aboutRead… Read more »
Greetings! Today lots of tweet action around the privacy conference going on right now, and Australia appointing a Gov 2.0 Task Force. Cordially, Caroline @WiiPigSooie Blog WiiPigSooie greensandbox: New post on unbundling governance, with the right slidedeck url (! ) #gov20 #vcc09 #vanchangecamp http://tinyurl.com/n6saxn (expand ) 6 minutes ago from TweetDeck • Reply • ViewRead… Read more »
We’re at the Enterprise 2.0 conference this week, and we’ve released a new guide to help organizations in the public and private sector make sense of social networking for the enterprise. Enterprise 2.0, despite the term, really encompasses all of the social networking and other Web 2.0 technology as it applies within the workplace. IfRead… Read more »
In light of all the focus recently on federal acquisition reform, one of the agencies with the most problems is the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA is a case study on what the failed policies of the past in regards to workforce development have done to the present difficulties with completing the acquisition missionRead… Read more »
PRO: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus21-2009jun21,0,7630872.column http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bal-ed.financial21jun21,0,6203251.story http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howard-glaser/is-the-financial-and-mort_b_217056.html http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/408757-the-inoculated-investor/9427-the-case-for-consumer-protection INFO: http://www.usnews.com/blogs/the-home-front/2009/06/18/how-obamas-consumer-protection-agency-is-rattling-bankers.html Click here for a view from across the pond Quotes and such: While banks will lobby to water down the agency’s proposed powers in Congress, the devil will be in the details. One important question is how the agency would be financed. A spokesman for the Treasury toldRead… Read more »
From the Washington Business Examiner by Donna L. Quesinberry RE: FUTURE Sharing the World Sisterhood III – 2009 Leadership Conference FUTURE (Families United Toward Universal Respect) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) that supports women in developing third world countries and teaches them a strong organizational model based on volunteerism that promotes self-reliance, networking and family unity.Read… Read more »