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Thoughts and opinions I express on GovLoop are my own, not my employer’s.
www.c40cities.org
Located in Barcelona, Spain, one of the C40 cities committed to tackling climate change through effective partnership working with the Clinton Climate Initiative…. Me, with a background in environmental science and a day-to-day work on topics related to sustainable development, but never heard about this programmes… Anyone with contacts to this network or with adequateRead… Read more »
Preparedness pays off
Its such a simple title “Disaster Preparedness Pays Off in North Dakota” This is not about people being prepared. This is about people benifitting from hospitals and business being prepared. The paragraph is simple “The successful transfer of patients from MeritCare and other local facilities stands in sharp contrast with the chaotic hospital evacuations thatRead… Read more »
FedWeb2.0ers at Web 2.0
I’m getting ready to host the first meetup of Federal employees (and others interested in the government online) in half an hour here at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. Not sure how many of “us” are here, but am looking forward to it even if it’s only a couple of people.
GovLoop’s Steve Ressler Rocks the Public Sector
In every big city there’s an underground, and in every large online movement there are undercurrents. In the Government 2.0 space that undercurrent is taking place on GovLoop, a relatively new, Ning-based social network with more than 8,000 public sector or related members. The man behind GovLoop is Steve Ressler, who also was one ofRead… Read more »
Government 2.0 Un-Conference, Un-packed
The first-ever government 2.0 un-conference was impressive and invigorating. Coming together with a reported 500 colleagues, enthusiasts and thought leaders in social media and web 2.0 applications was a great opportunity to focus my individual efforts as well as those driven by the Social Media Subcouncil on which I serve. Not to mention, the gatheringRead… Read more »
What They Didn’t Teach You In Kindergarten
Twenty years ago Robert Fulghum wrote a bestselling book entitled, All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten. It was immensely popular and sat atop the New York Times Bestseller list through 1989 and 1990, which incidentally was my first year of undergrad at the University of Texas at Austin. I was givenRead… Read more »
Project of the Week – Local Government 2.0
As anyone on GovLoop can easily see, many of you are doing some very cool things to help improve government at every level. But, let’s face it, it’s not always easy. Whether it’s a lack of resources or red tape, implementing innovation in government is tough at all levels, and, in my opinion, especially toughRead… Read more »
Protecting our seas (c/o TED.com) + a shout out to the EPA
“Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean — and shocking stats about its rapid decline — as she makes her TED Prize wish: that we will join her in protecting the vital blue heart of the planet.” I thought to post this after spending time last night on the EPA’s greatRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Obama Picks Robert Groves for Census Director
President Obama intends to nominate University of Michigan professor Robert M. Groves today to serve as the next Census director, a long-anticipated announcement made less a year before the 2010 census begins. If confirmed, Groves faces several managerial and political concerns surrounding the constitutionally-mandated headcount. Groves served as the bureau’s associate director from 1990 toRead… Read more »