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In my role one of the outputs that I was expected to create was a revised Web Strategy, which at first I was more than happy to do, I wrote the previous one so it wasn’t really an issue to simply refresh it in line with current priorities and national drivers. However once I got going I started to notice a difference in the conversations... [read more]
Delaware has launched a new website to make it easier for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and other employers to do business with the State of Delaware. The new website will serve as a resource for companies interested in bidding for State contracts. The Governor hopes that the site will make the bidding process easier and more... [read more]
I learned a few week ago that the Small Business Administration (SBA) had launched a new community for small business owners, so I asked them a few questions about it. Below are their responses. 1 - Tell me about the new SBA Community project. What is the concept behind it? What does it entail? The SBA... [read more]
The Government Digital Service have launched a very early prototype of their unified Government services website, which is set to replace Directgov. The alpha site is designed to attract feedback in order to inform further development and investment. The development team are also maintaining a blog to set out their thinking and... [read more]
I ran into healthfinder.gov a few months back and I thought it was a fascinating government-sponsored health site with a really innovative model of how it syndicates content. Thus, I reached out to here a little more about the project and here we go...Thanks to HHS team for taking the time to tell us the scoop. 1.... [read more]
Shakespeare had it right. What came before has a bearing on what comes next. That holds true with the web, too. I’ve been thinking a lot about web history lately. You see, I’m a little nostalgic this month. HUD’s website just turned 15; and as head nurturer for its first 10 years, I’ve been looking back, marveling at how far we... [read more]
Gwynne (my always-favorite gov blogger!) took away four lessons from Time's 50 Best Websites list. They're great for government managers looking to make an impact: Last week, Time published its Top 50 Websites for 2009, and there was nary a government site on the list. The closest dot-gov came was #39, BabyNameWizard.com's NameVoyage,... [read more]
After the kerfuffle over the Birmingham City Council website, as expertly documented by Paul Canning, there has been a considerable amount of discussion about what a Council website should look like, and what it should actually do. This isn’t just an academic debate, as some local authorities have been making some really innovative... [read more]
During this economic downturn, we can only imagine that most visitors to the Census Bureau’s web site seek information about employment and jobs with the Census bureau, as the Bureau will hire more than 1.4 million Americans during the 2010 Census, including the 140,000 who have already been verifying addresses across America. At... [read more]
Dean Halstead is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
John Kamensky is a Senior Fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government. More »
Steve Radick is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
Maybe they'll get it right this year, they can't afford to fail again, the competition is too tight on the electric car market. Sure there's still room for breakthroughs, I read some interesting articles about it on www.partsgeek.com, we should expect some interesting electric car technologies in ...
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