We just set up a twitter account (http://twitter.com/nycHealthy) in hopes of using it as another source of distribution to the press and citizens. So, I’ve been poking around online and discovered a few articles of interest. The Pioneer Press on Twitter Learn about micro blogging and join our reporters in the Twitterverse Twitter usage byRead… Read more »
Every day, government and public service managers face the challenge of delivering more and better services despite limited budgets. If you were in their position, what would be your spending priorities? Through Spending Public Money—an online experience developed by the Accenture Institute for Public Service Value—you have an opportunity to think about your answers toRead… Read more »
As he last recalled driving to work that fateful day, the Dow was trading at ~13,500, gas was about $3.00/gallon and rising, Clinton was leading Obama and Guiliani had a “virtual lock” on the Republican ticket. He was turning up the volume on NPR’s Morning Edition when tires squealed, the airbag deployed and then ….stillness.Read… Read more »
It seems that accountability will be the name of the game in 2009. The Center for American Progress recently issued a report called, “Making Contracting Work for the United States,” which states that recent laws that require more disclosure by government contractors don’t do enough to regulate those companies. Although there has been progress withRead… Read more »
President-elect Barack Obama will certainly have his hands full when he officially comes into office. From dealing with the massive financial crises to the ongoing war on terror, it will certainly be a challenging run for him. Another thing to add to his “to do” list is reshaping the CIA. A deep-cover CIA spy recentlyRead… Read more »
With the daily barrage of which corporations or industries are failing next, I thought the story below was fitting. It explains so much of what is wrong with American business — and government. Read on, and see if the actions taken by the American team sound familiar: A Japanese company and an American company decidedRead… Read more »
The State Department has launched a social networking site to promote international exchanges. Tagline: “Bridge cultures through the premier online network of global exchange”. Check it out at http://connect.state.gov/
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This is the second of mini-series of three blog entries. In the first blog entry, I described Gov 2.0 as a world of “permeable boundaries”, characterized by crowdsourcing and collaboration, and described the challenges that created for leadership. In this blog entry I’ll look at some model organizations that are already working (and very effectively)Read… Read more »