public sector

June 30, 2016

GOVERNMENT

#TransformationThursday Series: Keeping Communities Safer

2 min read

It Takes a Village: Stories of public safety threats and humanitarian crises dominate news cycles, ever present and continuously increasing in complexity. How do we respond, how do we ensure that our collective human story is a happier, safer one? After all, feelings of basic safety and personal security are essential to the core of […]

June 29, 2016

GOVERNMENT

Cities in the Age of Urban Tech

3 min read

Hundreds of government officials, leaders of both business and academia, and young entrepreneurs joined the New Cities Foundation 2016 Summit in Montreal last week. Montreal, proven to be an ideal host for the summit, as only one week earlier it earned the “Intelligent Community of the Year” designation, awarded by the Intelligent Communities Forum to […]

June 23, 2016

GOVERNMENT

#TransformationThursday: Community Learning in the Digital Era

2 min read

Sometimes it’s hard to let go. Whether it is a favorite toy as a child or that beloved outfit that will never go out of style (although it definitely has), it’s a challenge to push beyond the familiar comfort of the status quo.

June 16, 2016

GOVERNMENT

#TransformationThursday: Smarter Solutions for Healthier Communities

2 min read

Technology for the People: Being a German native and given my personal and professional commitment to helping those who commit their lives to public service, this particular topic of innovation is near and dear to my heart. It’s all about the end user – the patient, the care provider or the facility administrator – not […]

June 9, 2016

GOVERNMENT

#TransformationThursday: Are Efficient Public Services Any Good?

2 min read

Just Ask Dave: Properly and efficiently delivering public services to your constituency can be as important as keeping someone like poor Dave out of the metaphorical doghouse. Or when you consider something such as serving your senior citizens, easy, cost-effective access to services can be absolutely life saving. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtrioY8MGfI People today expect more transparent, accessible, […]

June 1, 2016

GOVERNMENT

Strengthening Connections: Public Sector & Silicon Valley

1 min read

In case you’ve missed it, the U.S. government has been making calculated decisions over the past few years modernize its approach to technology. That modernization, however, is much more than just buying the latest pieces of equipment and software, and it’s no secret that government has typically been behind private industry when it comes to […]

December 16, 2015

GOVERNMENT

#WednesdayWalkabout Series Finale: Building a Global Digital Community

3 min read

Co-authored with Dani Schrakamp We’re ready, are you? We are now in an age so normalized by the proliferation of technology that the United Nations has declared access to the...