Last weekend I was fortunate to be able to spend the entire weekend at the UIC campus in Chicago hanging out with about 100 other people who are interested in local government. The event was CityCamp – a conference held in unconference style where the attendees determine and host the sessions. While there were several [...]
Archive for January, 2010
CityCamp – Talkin’ Government & Gettin’ Scrappy
January 31st, 2010 
Pam Broviak 
Posted in Gov 2.0, Public Works, Public Works in the Metaverse, Social Media 
Tags: citycamp, General Government, opengov, Public Works 
Comments OffSmart Tagging Engineering Plans
January 12th, 2010 Pam Broviak The city of Manor, Texas, has been successfully using QR codes for some time to convey information to citizens. And a while ago, I blogged about Microsoft tags – another method of conveying information through the use of a code and mobile reader. The Microsoft Tags have intrigued me because if you have time, you [...]
Posted in CAD, Civil Engineering, Gov 2.0, Government in the Metaverse, Public Works, Public Works in the Metaverse Tags: construction, engineering, microsoft tags, QR codes Comments OffSustainable Open Government
January 8th, 2010 Pam Broviak The cry for open government is rising and elected officials are delivering. But in the zeal to throw open the doors to the records vault, no one bothered to fully understand the impact except for those of us who actually work for government. But no one wants to hear from us. Politicians only care about [...]
Posted in Gov 2.0, Government in the Metaverse, Social Media Tags: gov2.0, open government, transparency Comments OffFlood Barrier Solutions
January 6th, 2010 Pam Broviak Having experienced several flooding emergencies at the last city where I worked, I have an appreciation for the amount of work that goes into protecting assets. Also, I have seen the devastation left after the waters recede. So this video was particularly interesting to me. I am sharing it here because anyone who regularly deals [...]
Microsoft Tags Go Live
January 3rd, 2010 Pam Broviak Back in May I was hoping someone would make a business card that could cause a computer device to go directly to a Website. While this technology might have been possible back then, it did not seem readily available to a regular person like me. But no more! Microsoft has come to the rescue creating [...]
Virtual Cemetery Update
January 3rd, 2010 Pam Broviak While exploring the virtual grid for government-related sites, I stumbled across a virtual graveyard on the Prince Edward County (Ontario) island in Second Life. And while Second Life has several interesting cemeteries this one caught my attention because the builders had loaded some of the stones with historic narratives from the Prince Edward County area. [...]
