Resources 1. Use Twitter in place of surveys and polls (05/26/2010) – Carnegie Mellon University finds text data generated from Twitter and other social networking sites can be used in place of formal surveys and polling to measure public opinion. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~nasmith/papers/oconnor+balasubramanyan+routledge+smith.icwsm10.pdf 2. Democracy Pays (05/26/2010) –UK study shows citizen participation in decision making can produceRead… Read more »
While this infographic is 8 months old it provides some good information that you should understand. Before digging into these statistics too deeply, also consider: As of April, 2010, Twitter had about 110 million registered users. Based upon research by Nielsen in April of 2010 only 11.4 million of those registered Twitter users used TwitterRead… Read more »
(original post at www.kristyfifelski.com) I’m not alone in the quest for Gov2.0 – friendly government websites, so I would like to ask the government web community for input and ideas on enhancements to Reno.gov. Please comment below with your suggestions and input! (Some comments are already on my blog at the address above.) Background SeeRead… Read more »
Collaboration is vital in government, espeically if we want to effectively connect with our communities and increase engagement. Organizationally, there can be many barriers to collaboration, from an over-emphasis on program rather than population outcomes to a lack of developed relationships with our colleagues and stakeholders. To do our best work, we need to developRead… Read more »
So you haven’t heard of generation “U” yet either? Why, according to FedSmith generation “U” is the UNRETIRED GENERATION. Full article AND COMMENTS may be found here: http://www.fedsmith.com/article/2199/reality-generation-u.html So this article attempts to address the reasons or at least speculate why so many baby boomers haven’t retired. The comments are unbelievable! Some folks feel theyRead… Read more »
The Obama administration is in hot pursuit of cost-cutting ideas, or at least a chance to make it seem like it’s trying. In that vein, the White House will announce today that it’s recommending changes to about 10,000 cellphone plans for Air Force employees that better reflect their actual usage. The changes should help saveRead… Read more »
In celebration of Gov 2.0 Hero Day, I want to highlight a few visionary ROCKet stars at NASA: Robbie Schingler, Nick Skytland, Chris Kemp, Astronaut Mike Massimino, Astronaut and Innovator Ron Garan, and Sean Herron. Robbie Schingler: Chief of Staff, Office of Technology at NASA Headquarters. I met Robbie a few years ago in aRead… Read more »
Live blogging…Michael Smith of Gartner at MISA Canada. The Value of IT -Productivity growth in U.S. economy – -Each year 2.5% increase in productivity from 2000-2007-IT Capital and Application of IT have biggest improvements on productivity (Non-IT capital and multifactor productivity, and labor composition also)-80% of U.S. productivity growth comes from IT IT Productivity Gap-ITRead… Read more »
Here’s something I’m working on. Comments welcomed. Measuring government websites If you can’t see the presentation embedded above, view it on slideshare. Modified from original post on: http://usability4government.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/performance-measurement-framework-for-government-sites-now-in-beta/
This past week, while I was in Texas, I learned that the City of Austin has launched an innovative online tool for the public to provide comment about their 2010-2011 Budget. Community members will be able to vote on priorities for unmet service demands and potential service reductions as the City works toward formulating itsRead… Read more »