One of the things we get asked about all the time, whether from artists, community groups or bigger organisations is how to develop apps for mobile. Usually the answer has to be ‘pay someone to do it’ – even though this can be an expensive process. There are some do it yourself options – theRead… Read more »
Something that scares me enormously is the house of cards that many (if not most) governments have built with their IT systems. It can be witnessed every time government agencies get ‘MOGed’ – Machinery of Government changes where parts of agencies are shifted to other agencies to meet the latest political whim. In these casesRead… Read more »
Almost two years ago now I wrote a blog post entitled “Gamification can change behaviour. I have proof“. Since that time, I have become even more interested in this emerging trend and its potential applicability towards societal issues. Last spring, I decided to do some additional research on the topic and create a visual presentationRead… Read more »
Due to the government shutdown, we’ve decided to move our annual Federal Digital Communications Event to Monday, December 9. With continued uncertainty as to when federal employees will be coming back to work, we thought it would be best to move the event back so everyone could attend. More than 650 federal employees had alreadyRead… Read more »
Once upon a time, in a far away land…wait, this isn’t some fairy tale about princes and princesses, but rather one where the hero (in this case me) gets to explain why great storytelling is the true art and future of all data analysis projects within government organizations, businesses, and non-profits. As I have saidRead… Read more »
The Afghan Air Force received two new Lockheed Martin Hercules transport Aircraft on October 9 at Kabul International Airport. The planes will initially be operated with assistance from NATO advisors and the two new plane will be joined by two more at a later date. Afghan literacy rates, a lack of maintenance space, and aRead… Read more »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has run out of funds to continue operations and will be forced to close down Thursday until it receives a new appropriations measure. Ninety percent of the NRC’s budget comes from collected fees that must be deposited in the U.S. Treasury and Congress must pass a new funding measure for theRead… Read more »
Note: Blueprint 2020 is a Canadian government initiative inviting employees to share ideas about changing how we do things in government. This post was originally published on www.govlife.ca. _____________________ It has been several months since the Clerk of the Privy Council, Wayne Wouters, launched the Blueprint 2020 initiative. It is an opportunity for Public ServantsRead… Read more »
The Defense Department, in an attempt to ensure access to obsolete parts, will continue work on its web-based tracking system of spare parts. The program is called the “Diminished Manufacturing Sources Shared Data Warehouse” program and is meant to link different sources of information about obsolete parts, declining manufacturing sources and material shortages. The DefenseRead… Read more »
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, October 10, 2013 by Ron Manderscheid, PhD Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on twitter Share on google More Sharing Services NOTE: October 23rd is the date on which the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s 1963 Community Mental Health Act will be celebrated in Boston. That Act has cast a long shadowRead… Read more »