Contents tagged with Public Sector
NUI in the Public Sector Concept Video
The Department of Homeland Security and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory teamed up to produce this concept video which showcases the use of NUI in a disaster response scenario. Interestingly enough, most of the technology is commercially available now and relatively affordable. The only …
Public Sector Apps for Windows Phone 7
Curious as to how Windows Phone 7 applies to the public sector? Well, wonder now more: here’s a list of all the Public Sector Apps for Windows Phone 7 on the Marketplace. Apps are further broken down into categories: Education State & Local Government Federal Health and Life Sciences Much to …
US Falling Behind in Race Toward Open Government
Here’s an interesting article in Bloomberg about open government initiatives around the world and how the US is falling behind. From the article: (emphasis added) When Brazil’s government buys anything from fighter jets to a fancy villa, details are available online within 24 hours. Such …
A Cloud Based Model for the Federal Workforce
Federal News Radio has an interesting article on FedCloud: a staffing model for Federal employees based on cloud computing concepts.
From the article:
Imagine a future federal workforce that includes a group of "free agents" — feds who are ready at a moment's notice to help across …
Windows Phone in the Public Sector
Here are the slides from my talk at yesterday’s Windows Phone Camp in DC. Windows Phone Public Sector View more presentations from Frank La Vigne.
Silverlight 5 Webcast Tomorrow
I’ll be doing a Quick Lap Around Silverlight 5 webcast tomorrow as part of the US DPE Public Sector TechCast series. Information is below: Event ID:1032498193 Event Date: November 9, 2011 Event Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern Time REGISTER TODAY! RESOURCES: Microsoft …
Public Sector DevDinner Returning Nov 17
The popular DevDinner series my team at Microsoft puts on for is back! Due to construction at the Microsoft Reston office, we’re going to have this meeting at the nearby Sheraton on Sunrise Valley Road. Register now as space is limited. Microsoft Public Sector Developer Dinner - Open Government …
Veterans Day
I’ve always have appreciated the sacrifices veterans have made for this country. Working on the Public Sector Team at Microsoft has given me the opportunity to work with military personnel and those who serve them. It’s given me a fresh perspective and a deeper appreciation for their service to each …
Trip Report NGB JC41
If you’ve been following me on Twitter or wondering why the slow down in blog posts, then you’ve been seeing me doing a lot of travelling lately. Last week, I had the honor of speaking to some very dedicated and smart people at an IT conference for men and women of the National Guard. As you can …
Intro to ASP.NET MVC3 for Public Sector Developers
Here are my slides from my webcast the other week on ASP.NET MVC3 for Public Sector developers.
Intro to MVC 3 for Government Developers
View more presentations from Frank La Vigne
Free GSA Webinar Mobile Apps vs. Mobile Web
The GSA (General Services Administration) will host a free webinar on December 8 at 11AM EST debating the merits of mobile apps or mobile web.
Should be a fun debate between two different agency representatives with two different points of view.
Details below:
The Transportation Security …
TransportationCamp Coming to DC
As someone who lives in the DC metro area, I’m very familiar with traffic congestion. In fact, before I leave to go anywhere I check Bing and local news sites for traffic incident reports. I even have a GPS that gets live traffic data and can route around major backups. It’s just part of …
In Minneapolis for the Minnesota Government IT Symposium
Today, I spoke at the Minnesota Government IT Symposium with some colleagues at Microsoft on Emerging Technologies from Microsoft. In three hours, we covered: LightSwitch Silverlight 5 HTML5 Kinect SDK Windows Azure Windows Phone Windows Azure DataMarketplace Thanks to every who attended! We’ll …
Slides and Links from 2011 MN Government IT Symposium
As promised, here are my slides and links from my talk on Tuesday at the 2011 MN Government IT Symposium.
Slides:
HTML5, Silverlight & Kinect
View more presentations from Frank La Vigne
Links:
Public Sector Scenario Video:
http://frnk.us/NUIPubSecVideo
Azure SDK …
Minority Report in Real Life Infographic
No, it’s not about NUI, but it is an interesting look at the use of data mining in policing. That, plus I am a sucker for infographics. Created by: Criminology [found via CreepyEd]
Federal SharePoint User Group Meeting Tonight
Tonight, the Federal SharePoint User Group is meeting in DC at 1200 18th St NW Suite #LL-100, Washington, DC. Tom Ferro will talk about Event Receivers in SharePoint 2010. From the MeetUp.com page: Thursday, January 5, 2012, 7:00 PM Zenith Technology Institute/VETS Group 1200 18th St., NW Suite …
Ten Slide Design Principles for Educators
Although this is geared for educators, anyone who creates presentations can learn a thing or two (or 10) from this slide deck. Tweak Your Slides: Ten Design Principles for Educators (version 3.0) View more presentations from Chiara Ojeda
Changing Education Paradigms
Another great animation by RSA to a talk by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert.
Two Great Upcoming Windows Phone Webcasts
My team at Microsoft is teaming up with ComponentOne to deliver a series of webcasts to demo how easy it is to build Public Sector mobile solutions on Windows Phone. Session I: Fast Track Your First App Session II: Give Your Apps Some POP Be sure to register today. [found via Joel Reyes]
Introducing the NET Framework to Government Developers
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the SC-GMIS Developer Summit in Columbia, SC. As promised here are my slides: Intro to .NET for Government Developers View more presentations from Frank La Vigne Several attendees also asked I share a list of resources for those just getting started …