• Building an Election System that Works
• BY: Susan K. Urahn   |   March 27, 2013
• A new tool gives administrators and policymakers crucial benchmarking data they need to make the voting process fair, accurate and convenient.

• Technology Fiascoes and the Failure of Analysis
• BY: Jerry Mechling   |   March 20, 2013
• There are too many IT project failures in government. Getting the upfront analysis right could prevent a lot of them.
• 3 Comments

• Getting Mobile Right: Six Steps to Success in Government
• BY: William D. Eggers   |   March 13, 2013
• Mobile technology can be a powerful tool for both productivity and citizen engagement, but there are implementation pitfalls to avoid.

• Finding the Sweet Spot of Value and Cost
• BY: Babak Armajani   |   March 6, 2013
• A concept called value-cost leveraging can cut the costs of delivering public services while providing better satisfaction.

• How Two Princetons Became One
• BY: Feather O'Connor Houstoun   |   February 27, 2013
• Taking advantage of a state law encouraging local-government consolidations, the two New Jersey municipalities found a path that other places might follow.

• The Political Reality of the Stimulus
• BY: Paul L. Posner   |   February 20, 2013
• Given the decentralization of our modern governmental system, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the nation isn't showering President Obama with the gratitude it felt for FDR.

• Mobile Technology, Co-Creation and the Empowered Citizen
• BY: William D. Eggers,Jason Salzetti   |   February 13, 2013
• Mobile devices are powerful platforms for engaging citizens as partners in transforming the public sector. Governments need to move faster to take advantage of this opportunity.
• 2 Comments

• The Costs of Budget Uncertainty
• BY: Philip Joyce   |   February 6, 2013
• The routine dysfunction of the federal budget process creates real costs that are felt by all levels of government. Will Washington ever get its act together?
• 2 Comments

• 'Best Practices': the Enemy of Innovation
• BY: Patrick Ibarra   |   January 30, 2013
• Real improvement in government isn't a cut-and-paste process. The best leaders look forward to what might be, not backward to what was.
• 2 Comments

• The Life-Saving Power of Crowdsourcing
• BY: Russ Linden   |   January 23, 2013
• It's hard to imagine a better demonstration of its potential than the worldwide volunteer effort that helped rescue thousands of people after the earthquake in Haiti.
• 2 Comments

• Collaboration, Technology and the Lessons of Election Day
• BY: Susan K. Urahn   |   January 16, 2013
• Last year's elections demonstrated how teamwork between governments and the technology sector can make voting information more accessible, save taxpayer dollars and improve the efficiency of the voting process.

• Technology's Real Value for Government
• BY: Jerry Mechling   |   January 9, 2013
• IT investments bring their own direct productivity improvements, but the big payoff is in the much larger productivity boost that digital tools can give to government services.
• 1 Comments

• Is It Time for a Set of 'Localist Papers'?
• BY: Robert J. O'Neill Jr.   |   January 2, 2013
• In the Federalist Papers, the Founders articulated their goals for a new system of government. Today's local governments need something similar to be ready to deal with the challenges they face.
• 2 Comments

• Three Keys to Breaking Government Gridlock
• BY: Babak Armajani   |   December 19, 2012
• Overcoming it is not a hopeless challenge. The trick is to look for the issues that lie beneath the surface.
• 2 Comments

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