This interview is part of a series on GovLoop called “GovInsights” where we are interviewing and highlighting the thoughts and perspectives of professors at colleges and universities who are researching and writing about government issues. This time we talked with, Professor Beryl Radin- Scholar in Residence for the Department of Public Administration and Policy atRead… Read more »
The London Metropolitan Police are finally learning how to play chess. After the students made them sacrifice their Queen and forced their hand enough to resort to tactics which were perhaps not appropriate for young people (kettling) it seems someone has realised that anger, frustration and unrest are unlikely to go away but only toRead… Read more »
The production of Julius Caesar at the New Theatre in Sydney last night reminded me of the movie 300 retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. Caesar had sufficient gravitas for a Royal Shakespeare production. But Brutus and the conspirators spent much of the performance bare chested showing off their impressive abs. They seemed to thinkRead… Read more »
The production of Julius Caesar at the New Theatre Sydney last night reminded me of the movie 300 retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. Julius Caesar had sufficient gravitas for a Royal Shakespeare production. But Brutus and the conspirators spent much of the performance bare chested showing off their impressive abs. They seemed to thinkRead… Read more »
“In the face of mounting complexity, smarter, collaborative, fact-based decisions are more important than ever to drive results.” –IBM Public sector offices receive a substantial amount of data. The question is…what can they do with it? How can an agency use the information that comes its way to make the best decisions and best benefitRead… Read more »
Tiffany Smith from the Department of State recently spoke with Professor Ines Mergel’s Government 2.0 course at Maxwell about Diplopedia and other internal social media tools within the agency. Below, I summarize 5 key lessons from the lecture that may be applicable to internal social media use at other government agencies. 1. Internal social mediaRead… Read more »
Yep. You guess it. It’s the… Friday Fab Five! Time to take a look back at the past week and highlight some of the best of the best. The Most Commented Blog of the Week goes to none other than Rebecca Schreiber‘s blog post Investing TSP Money and Other Retirement Tricks. Whether you are aRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda No more misplaced keys (or cars, or drivers?). Government Technology has two articles–one about adding a “First Responders” layer to GIS, the other about adding bar codes to municipal inventory–that should be read against one another. Each activity can act as a force multiplier for the other. Event, LiveBlog, Stream, Needle, Praise, Recap.Read… Read more »
For those outside of Chicago, you may not be familiar with the Mayor’s new transition website. It’s pretty awesome. You can submit your resume if you’re interested in being part of the new administration. More importantly, the site is also letting citizens submit proposals and features and interactive page that lets citizens comment on suggestions.Read… Read more »
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) released a report on “The Protection and Security of Electronic Information Held by Australian Government Agencies” on 23 March 2011. Agencies audited were: the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), ComSuper, Medicare Australia and The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The audit found measures were generallyRead… Read more »