As a follow on to the CKO/CHCO and KM discussions the other day that lamented some of the technical and policy gaps in implementing enterprise knowledge and learning solutions, just captured the following from Twitter which may be of interest to folks here to make connections on #opengov projects. See also: http://geeksforwonks.org/
In keeping with the spirit that GovLoop has started this week with GovMadness 2011, I thought I’d post a forum to highlight some of the smaller agencies and cities that may have gotten the snub from GovLoop’s big dance. There are a lot of agencies and departments out there doing great work with social media,Read… Read more »
UPDATE on 1/11/2012: We didn’t find the critical mass of organizers in 100 cities, but this plan is likely to be modified and tried again. Please contact me through GovLoop if you’re interested. ORIGINAL POST: It may be time for collaborating across our many organizations. Here’s a proposal to find 100 opengov community members capableRead… Read more »
At a recent training conference I had the opportunity to learn a lot more about EPA’s online presence. Facebook, twitter, youtube… EPA seems to be trying its hand in the most popular online mediums available. I couldn’t help but wonder: What are other agencies doing in terms of “gov 2.0”? What lessons have been learnedRead… Read more »
This week, location based service Foursquare announced its new features to enhance the social check-in experience. They also reiterated their vision to go beyond “a game built on check-ins” into “making cities easier to use.” Foursquare isn’t just trying to find out whether you’re at the coffee shop or a night club; they’re gaining insightRead… Read more »
Great blog post by Jason Busch. Get the whole story here then tell us how you’re using social media in procurement! “Social media is all about connecting people who care about the same things that you do. Yes, you work in procurement. But you also work for a company or organization trying to achieve complexRead… Read more »
This article is written in the wake of a potential Government Shut down on March 4th, and to be read by those who receive a paycheck every two weeks from your job. For those who own their own business, and do not receive a steady paycheck, and are committed to improving our economy, want toRead… Read more »
Kim Nelson, Microsoft US Public Sector executive director of eGovernment I just celebrated my fifth anniversary at Microsoft. In those five years, my two daughters finished four years of high school and are now both in college. Like most parents of teenagers working at Microsoft, I’ve had to listen my girls bemoan the fact thatRead… Read more »
Rosslyn Unveils First Real-Time Application RA.Pid Extract Studio; Enables Business and IT Users to Automatically Extract Any Data from SAP in One-Click Complete Article Here “RA.Pid for Excel lowers the barriers to entry for mid-size companies to introduce a comprehensive spend analysis package making the job of analyzing data easier,” said Steve Bowdler, Group ProcurementRead… Read more »
A recent study by the Pew Center shows some interesting facts about Twitter usage. Facts that are so interesting, they might be worth paying attention to. There has been a push recently for Open Gov and public facing interaction from the public sector. Many agencies have started to use Twitter…but are they using it inRead… Read more »