ELGL Is Hiring a Project Assistant
We’re hiring. To apply, submit a resume and cover letter by April 30. Job Announcement: ELGL Project Assistant Original post
When Are “Open Data” and “Hiding in Plain Sight” Synonymous?
Alex Howard’s Beware openwashing. Question secrecy. Acknowledge ideology. is a welcome discussion of what “open” can mean when it comes to government services. Terms like “transparency,” “open data,” and “open government” tend to get thrown around a lot without critical discussions of their meanings. Howard discusses how “open” inevitably becomes intertwined with philosophy and politics.Read… Read more »
POINT BREAK: 16 points of the cluetrain manifesto comms people need to know
If you really want to irritate someone and show them how far from the curve they actually are point them at ‘The Cluetrain Manifesto.’ Published in 1999 as the product of a web forum the 95 points sketches out how the social web will work and what the future will look like. It’s bold stuff.Read… Read more »
Brainstorming or A Scavenger Hunt
Michael Starobin – 1AU Global Media, LLC gave a brilliant presentation about creativity in leadership at the Leadership Breakfast of Maryland recently. One question he asked: ‘brainstorming’ – is this a creative exercise? And offered an observation: “it stinks.” WOW! This is popular exercise for organizations – business and otherwise – all you need isRead… Read more »
Thanks In Large Part to Windows8, PC Shipments Post Seepest Decline In History, Worse Than All Estimates
By Bob Gourley All technology trackers have known the PC era is over. Of course old fashioned PCs will not disappear, but they are not the driving force they used to be. All projections have been for poor PC sales. But there was hope that with a great new operating system from Microsoft (Widows8) maybeRead… Read more »
Complimentary Webinar: Use Creativity to Innovate
Is the need for creativity stopping innovation efforts in your agency? Join other GovLoop members on this complimentary Creativity and Innovation Webinar sponsored by Workplace Power Institute and will be held on April 17th at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. You’ll get ideas on how to build a more creative team, innovate new ideas, andRead… Read more »
What competing Australian broadband policies really tell us about how Australian politics and government are changing
Yesterday the Liberal-National Coalition released its broadband policy for Australia, in front of a high-tech set at Sky News, in contrast to the Labor Government’s NBN plan and current rollout. I’m not going to go into the politics of this announcement, nor the potential economic and social impacts of the differences between the policies inRead… Read more »
Case Study: Enterprise Content Management and The Federal Prison Industries / UNICOR
Federal Prison Industries (commonly referred to as FPI or by its trade name UNICOR) is a wholly owned, subsidiary of the US Department of Justice established by Congress on June 23, 1934. Its mission is to employ and provide job skills training to the greatest practicable number of inmates confined within the Federal Bureau ofRead… Read more »
An Update on Platfora: Great capability for enhancing clarity, agility, user self service and mission support from Big Data
By Bob Gourley We have been tracking Platfora for quite a while. They have long been our on Disruptive IT list, we knew long ago these guys would change the world. Now with their announcement that their flagship capability is available for widespread use (see: Platfora, Now Available, Cuts Through Big Data Hype and DeliversRead… Read more »
How are you celebrating National County Government Month?
How are you celebrating National County Government Month? Check out the latest from the National Association of Counties – http://www.naco.org/newsroom/countynews/Current%20Issue/4-8-2013/Pages/National-County-Government-Month-in-full-swing.aspx