Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Victorian Public Sector Continuous Improvement Network

Chadwick (2008) pointed me toward this one: every public employee in the state of Victoria, Australia, can join VPSCIN.org and blog away. Over 3000 members working to "promote continuous improvement (CI) through leadership and practice." Directed more internally than externally, though we can all read what's going on there.

And they use Wordpress.

Friday, July 25, 2008

California State Government Best Practices Wiki

State of California Best Practices Wiki:

  • in-house: only state employees can add content, though public can read
  • created this year
  • focused right now on five areas: correctional healthcare, customer service, Green California, HR, and IT
  • "powered by crowd-sourcing"
  • monitored by Calif. State Library staff, "who will edit material for defamatory, illegal or otherwise inappropriate content"
  • code of conduct: "respect your fellow State employees"
  • supervisor approval for submissions not required, but wiki encourages letting supervisors know what you post in order to spread the word about the site

Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau "Tap the Power" Bibliography

Heck of an idea: the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau ("a non-partisan agency serving the Wisconsin Legislature since 1901") publishes Tap the Power, an online bibliography on major issues. Each issue bibliography is compiled and posted by an LRB staffer. Tap the Power also includes an apparently annual "Favorite Books" feature, listing books recommended by legislators and staff.

 

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