This caught my eye: DOT launches IdeaHub (08/03/2010) Transportation launched an online community where its employees can share and collaborate on new ideas with their 55,000 colleagues across the country. The online community will allow the department to post challenges to employees as a way of getting people to think about specific questions or problems. http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/08/ideahub-to-engage-dotemployees-tap-their-expertise.html
I wonder if state and local transportation officials might participate? A decade plus ago I recall running into a transportation listserv that sparked my interested in inter-governmental effective practices exchange. Not sure if it is alive today, but many niche groups are still out there: http://www.google.com/search?q=transportation+listserv Speaking of intergovernmental exchange, I think the UK has some action worth noting: http://www.communities.idea.gov.uk Cheers, Steven Clift Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy New Tel: +1.612.234.7072 From: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 12:37 PM Subject: [MuniGov2.0] August 6 Weekly Research and Best Practices Email To: [email protected] Happy Friday, Here is the August 6 research and best practices email. As always, feel free to pass the information along to others who might be interested or refer them to https://forum.webcontent.gov/?page=research_newsletters. Last week a few people had difficulty opening the usability links. I am attaching the article that it came from with the links. The checklist and 25-minute video links are IN the article and available to the reader. Lisa Nelson, GSA Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies Research IT Trends in State Government (07/27/2010) NASCIO/TechAmerica/Grant Thornton survey finds tough economic times have presented new opportunities for CIOs. Many have been able to implement new cost-saving strategies, innovative business models and emerging technologies. http://www.nascio.org/publications/documents/NASCIO-2010StateCIOSurvey.pdf Canadas Global Positioning Strategy (06/2010) The Canadian International Council considers the shift in the global balance of power. Three "game changers" are identified - the rise of China, India and other players in the global economy, the entry of the United States into a period of relative economic decline and the hardening of the border between our two countries since 9/11. http://bit.ly/aNPgok News Federal Agency Social Media Hubs (08/02/2010) Many federal agencies are creating hubs for their social media connections. Some provide access to specific media links, such as agency bloggers, others provide links to policy and training. http://www.businessofgovernment.org/blog/federal-agency-social-media-hubs DOT launches IdeaHub (08/03/2010) Transportation launched an online community where its employees can share and collaborate on new ideas with their 55,000 colleagues across the country. The online community will allow the department to post challenges to employees as a way of getting people to think about specific questions or problems. http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/08/ideahub-to-engage-dotemployees-tap-their-expertise.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuniGov" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/munigov?hl=en. Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire now contains the following file http://groups.dowire.org/r/file/9582-2010-08-06T190459Z Name: Rocket Surgery Made Easy_external2.docx Tags: "attachment" Type: application/octet-stream Size: 14KB You can view all the file that have been added to Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire at http://groups.dowire.org/s/?g=newswire&t=0&p=0&f=1 ----------------------------------------- Group home for Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire: http://groups.dowire.org/groups/newswire Replies go to members of Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire with all posts on this topic here: http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/2ZwPUEZ6HcVjSB55pJQzTo For digest version or to leave Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire, email [email protected] with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire is hosted by Democracies Online - http://dowire.org.
