We are in the midst of another technological era. The "Digital Age" holds many parallels to the industrial revolution with multiple breakthroughs in manufacturing, inventions and workforce changes. As we sit on the cusp of remarkable innovations, this new "Digital Age" will be powered by data. Open Data programs are being used to drive new economic opportunities, re-imagine service delivery and empower citizens to act on authoritative data whi...

Join your GIS peers at our next GovLoop & Esri GIS MeetUp! Come to our next Washington, DC, Meet Up on Thursday, August 21, and learn how the geospatial approach can enhance traditional IT decision-making. For breaking updates, please join the Esri DC Meet Ups community at Meetup.com/Esri-DC-Meet-Ups. Schedule 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Registration and Networking Mix and mingle with fellow DC-metro-area GIS and developer professionals while enjoyi...

The number of “things” connected to the Internet has outpaced the number of people connected to the Internet since 2008. Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group estimates these connected “things” – mobile devices, parking meters, medical devices and more - will grow to 50 billion by 2020. The Internet of Things (IoT) is here and the implications for government are many. The Internet, this network of networks that...

The Next Generation of Government Training Summit educates, inspires and promotes innovation for new and rising leaders in government. Since 2010, the two day summit has enhanced the working and personal lives of 2,000+ Generation X and Y government employees excited to learn new skills needed to innovate. Gen X & Y leaders learn and implement new skills far different than traditional methods. With NextGen, the newer generations in governm...

According to a GovLoop survey, 58% of respondents believe government is not ready for big data to be fully adopted. But in our new online training, you'll learn that the opportunities for government to leverage big data are actually limitless. Sign up now to receive specific tactics to take advantage of big data and learn the following: How to make sense of your agency's data. In what ways big data can be used to address issues like health car...

DorobekINSIDER LIVE: I'm Talking to You: How Data is Changing the Face of Citizen Engagement Better data means better customer service. Consider the way Amazon uses your purchasing history to suggest items that you should also add to your cart. You always wanted a limited edition VSC tape or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -- and now its right there in front of you. Government is using data as a customer service model, too. Do you have a pothole...

Smartphones. Tablets. BYOD. Oh my! Now, you have access to your data at all times, 24/7. You're no longer disconnected when you leave your office. It’s obvious to anybody how far our society has come with mobile technology and the unique opportunity it presents to transform the way government operates. But in order to capitalize on this technological revolution, agencies must think about how to adopt mobile solutions safely and securely...

Are you new to government? Participating or aspiring to be in a leadership development program? Want to be an SES someday? In this free online training, GovLoop and Young Government Leaders will share some steps that you can take to position yourself for the next level of leadership and beyond. Specifically, you'll learn practical do and don'ts, including: Mapping a career path and long-term vision for your government career Identifying critic...

As more government agencies transition to the cloud, it's important to understand the requirements, what your specific needs are, and what's available to you. Leveraging strong infrastructure, networking, and open source foundations, Red Hat and Cisco have partnered to create an enterprise-quality open cloud solution for government. Specifically in this training you will learn: Cloud challenges your government peers are facing How open cloud s...

GIS is a platform for understanding our world. In the past, the data that fueled GIS could only represent a specific moment in time. Now, a number of new technologies are combining with ArcGIS to enable the real-time collection and sharing of data. The result is a dynamic platform that enables real-time visualization and analysis. Join us to learn about the new age of real-time GIS. For up to the minute updates, please join the Esri DC Meet Up...