I have worked with graphic designer/artist Jack Hernandez for almost a decade on creative projects, both professional and personal. Jack has nearly 15 years of professional graphic design experience and for the last ten years has worked with local governments at a nonprofit DC lobby association. Recently, he and his partners established their own identityRead… Read more »
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Join the global Service Delivery JAM in Canberra (hosted by the Department of Innovation)
The Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education is holding the Canberra component of the Global Service Jam from 24-26 February 2012 as part of their efforts to support and foster innovative thinking across the Australian Public Service. This is part of a 90 plus city global event where people who are interestedRead… Read more »
Could Government use more Entrepreneurs?
When I think of entrepreneurs, I think of people who see an opportunity to take advantage of a service which isn’t currently provided, then risk their own capital to provide that service in the hopes of building a successful business or brand. There are many people out there who would argue that entrepreneurs also haveRead… Read more »
Living on the edge in social media – two case studies of Australian social media issues
Back in November 2010 I attended a Garner conference to speak about Gov 2.0. I was also able to attend a workshop about social media use in the banking industry. At the time I estimated that the banking industry was 2-3 years behind government in their social media effectiveness. That impression has been reinforced thisRead… Read more »
Live-Blogging Tech@State: Ignite Sessions
Clay Johnson, author of “Information Diet.” The U.S. started with a constituent to representative ratio of 60,000:1 and is now somewhere over 700,000:1. There will be a crisis if government can’t take the huge and growing amount of information from people and interpret it and use it in an effective way. With more and moreRead… Read more »
M2M News: Alzheimer’s Patient Tracking Can Increase Longevity and Decrease Healthcare Costs
Omnilink Systems Speaks About Remote Patient Monitoring at M2M Evolution Conference Alzheimer’s Patient Tracking Can Increase Longevity and Decrease Healthcare Costs http://www.marketwatch.com/story/omnilink-systems-speaks-about-remote-patient-monitoring-at-m2m-evolution-conference-2012-02-02 ATLANTA, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Omnilink Systems ( www.omnilink.com ), a leader in location-based services (LBS) technology today noted that its Chief Development Officer, Steve Hudson, is speaking at theRead… Read more »
New Tech: ZTE Optik is an Android Tablet Offering Sprint Customers a Combination E-reader, Media Player and Portable Computing Device for under $100
Available beginning Feb. 5, ZTE Optik boasts a 7-inch touchscreen display, Android 3.2, Honeycomb, and dual cameras for under $100 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Beginning on Sunday, Feb. 5, Sprint /quotes/zigman/240259/quotes/nls/s S -0.67% will introduce its first tablet for under $100, ZTE Optik(TM), a Sprint 3G tabletRead… Read more »
World’s first voice handover between LTE and WCDMA accomplished
World’s first voice handover between LTE and WCDMA accomplished * Reuters is not responsible for the content in this press release. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/02/idUS139559+02-Feb-2012+HUG20120202 Thu Feb 2, 2012 7:31am EST Breaks ground in voice over LTE technology Successful handover of a voice call from LTE to WCDMA on an end-to-end network achieved on December 23, 2011 HandoverRead… Read more »
Sprint Leads Wireless Industry in Green Power, Securing No. 13 on EPA Fortune 500(R) Green Power Partner List – Only wireless carrier named to National Top 50
press release Jan. 31, 2012, 1:00 p.m. EST Sprint Leads Wireless Industry in Green Power, Securing No. 13 on EPA Fortune 500(R) Green Power Partner List Only wireless carrier named to National Top 50 OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Sprint Nextel /quotes/zigman/240259/quotes/nls/s S +1.28% announced today that the company has movedRead… Read more »
When Did You First Realize You Were a Designer?
“When did you first realize you were a designer?” Earlier on this Tuesday night, several friends in the Chicago area got together for pizza and wine and beer (maybe some whiskey, too) and sat around a table at the Coop and we bounced this question around the table. We each sketched a picture to describeRead… Read more »