Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Want to understand how a government decision that seemed insignificant 15 years ago has a big effect on your life today? There’s an app for that. Well, actually, I lied — There isn’t. But there could be. USA Today recently announced an intriguing new collaboration with TimeHop, an app whoseRead… Read more »
Six months ago New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg started a Business Customer Service Initiative to streamline the process of opening a business. A key element of the new initiative was to determine how long it was taking businesses to obtain permits needed prior to opening. Paying rent and other expenses while waiting for cityRead… Read more »
Today I’m at the Open Government miniconference at Linux Conf 2013. I’ll be liveblogging part of the day. Open Gov miniconf eGov AU Craig Thomler’s personal Gov 2.0 and eGovernment thoughts and speculations from an Australian perspective Original post
1. Cloud technologies will converge. The cloud will continue to forge a massive convergence of technologies—similar to the evolution of the cell phone to the smart phone. “The lines between platform as a service (PaaS) and cloud services brokerages will blur into a conceptual operating system for the ‘Web as a platform’—providing tools to allowRead… Read more »
Taxation has become the accepted approach used by most governments to raise most of their funds. In its simplest form it involves taking a percentage share of the income earnt by citizens and other eligible entities, such as corporations and putting all this money in a big pool for the government’s use. The government thenRead… Read more »
Graduates from the Portland State University (PSU) MPA program have enabled ELGL to grow to where it is today. PSU played host to one of the first ELGL meetings with Phil Keisling serving as the keynote speaker. Our relationship with PSU has continued to grow which is evident in ELGL being asked to be aRead… Read more »
So it’s a little soggy out in Washington, D.C. and Arlington, VA decided to cancel school. The Federal government is also opening late and its flu season, which means a lot of people are out of the office today. I’m one of the lucky ones. My wife drew the short straw this morning which meansRead… Read more »
While budgets are shrinking, the mandate to communicate with constituents has never been stronger. Government conferences: there are just too many, they’re too expensive, and they’re of too little value. Add this to the recent headlines about overspending on lavish accommodations — as well as the ongoing belt-tightening — and the conclusion is painfully clear:Read… Read more »
By HudsonHollister [This post by Hudson Hollister is cross-posted on the Data Transparency Coalition’s blog.] Last Tuesday Columbia Business School’s Center for Excellence in Accounting and Security Analysis released a definitive report evaluating the implementation of a structured data format for the financial statements that public companies file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Read… Read more »
Ed is the flat out best manager I know. He’s low key and fast fixing. Last week he called for a lunch where he told me he has to start something new. What was I recommending? I went over the half dozen businesses he’s been successful in, and he had compelling reasons why each wasn’tRead… Read more »