Gadi Ben-Yehuda California’s Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom talks with KQED about his book, Citizenville, in which he argues that hackers can improve government, and that government has to be more inviting to them. Speaking of: The City of Los Angeles has updated its Web site and launched a mobile app. And – The National AtmosphericRead… Read more »
This post has been updated to include a contribution from Michael Keegan. Gadi Ben-Yehuda Thinking about social media: It’s everywhere. Federal Agency Social Media Adoption Reaches Near Ubiquity It can save your life. ‘PulsePoint’ app, which helps people get lifesaving CPR, coming to L.A. The Canadians have something to teach us. 5 Lessons About SocialRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Updates: QR codes update: NFC? Mood ring update: Google? Paying-for-content on Open Government update: Free? Outsourcing update: Crowdsourcing? Social Media update: Pinterest? And a question: did signatories of ePeitions know that their data could be crunched like this? Dan Chenok What can government learn from the private sector about how to harness innovation?Read… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week: The “Wish I had thought of that” edition. This Headline: “Civic app for finding flu shots goes viral” Well played, Alex Howard, well played. This Program: The University of Florida is offering a master’s program focused on social media. (in fairness, I have been writing about that for about two years,Read… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda In 2013, we’re all growing up a little bit. Smartphones entering that awkward phase? The Google Nexus 4 is too big for some hands (heck, even the iPhone used big hand models in 2007 to make itself look smaller), and yet the 5-inch Galaxy Note sold 10 million units and is spawning aRead… Read more »
On behalf of everyone at the Center for The Business of Government, I want to wish you a happy, healthy, exciting 2013. We look back at 2012 with a mixture of relief, gratitude, amazement, and some sadness. We bid a fond and heart-felt farewell to our executive director of many years, Jonathan Breul, and shortlyRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda The State of Social Media. The Socialnomics video on the state of social media has been updated for 2013. There’s also a non-Fat Boy Slim version. Biggest changes I noticed: Facebook now tops one billion members, and 92 percent of children under two have a “digital shadow.” The Governor of the State ofRead… Read more »
Dan Chenok Strategic Sourcing on the rise in agencies, as required by OMB: Promoting information sharing through standards-based acquisition: Two House leaders look to the future of IT in agencies: John Kamensky Do WE Do This Right? The Washington Post reports that China’s new leadership has declared that meetings should be short and to theRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda I’ve been out with Strep this week (did you know that they treat Strep with straight-up penicillin? That 84-year old mold is still rocking and rolling against bacilli of all stripes! If you want to know what I’ve been up to (aside from ingesting fungus to fight a bacteria, turning my body intoRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda An Innovation Agenda. The Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology Innovation convened a panel to discuss a “First 100 Days Innovation Agenda” for the next administration. Federal Computer Week has a write up, and Alex Howard, one of the panelists, provides context and shares his experience. IRS, EEOC, USDA on BYOD at AFCEA. Yes,Read… Read more »