 23 December 2012 | Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government Cities are in the midst of a transformation when it comes to engaging citizens. In a time of increased connectivity, growing citizen demands, and shrinking budgets, what are some of the trends enabling "smart" cities to adapt?  21 November 2012 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector Technology is opening up new channels for governments to connect with their citizens, and vice versa. But how are governments gathering feedback from constituents to affect real changes in governing? In this post, we share some of the latest examples.  04 October 2012 | Yasser Hassan, Government Industry Director, Middle East and Africa Website increased transparency and engaged citizens around the voting process in first Egyptian election following Arab Spring 20 September 2012 | Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government Learn how Microsoft is powering the democratic political process leading up to the 2012 U.S. presidential election—from interactive content on Xbox LIVE to featured technologies at the Republican and Democratic national conventions.  13 September 2012 | Lorenzo Madrid, Managing Director, Traffic & Public Transportation Governments can realize greater returns (both from an economic and societal perspective) by investing in IT systems supporting citizen services and accountability. 04 September 2012 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector Read a Q+A with Craig Thomler of Delib Australia about the strategy and practice of Gov 2.0. 19 July 2012 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector Read this Q+A with an award-winning journalist and editor focused on sharing innovative ideas at work in the public sector. 14 June 2012 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector Read this Q+A with a respected public sector advisor to hear his views on the future of technology in government. 12 June 2012 | Jeff Paine, Senior Director of Public Sector Partners, Asia Pacific Find out how one government agency is using a SharePoint platform to help deliver efficient citizen services and open citizen engagement. 26 April 2012 | Rodrigo Becerra Mizuno, Managing Director Government, Worldwide Public Sector Find out how these unique events engage citizens and government organizations in dialogue to affect change. 08 March 2012 | Jean Scott, Industry Market Development Manager, Federal Government and Education Find out how technology is helping Canadian agencies use web 2.0 tools while managing their risk and exposure. 01 March 2012 | Nik Garkusha, Open Platforms Lead, Microsoft Canada Learn why the next phase of open data initiatives may require a more collaborative and citizen-centric model.  09 February 2012 | Alan Merrihew, Senior Director of Government Technology Strategy, Worldwide Public Sector Find out how cloud computing levels the ICT playing field for developing nations, and can help developed nations reallocate resources to maintain their relative competitiveness - if only they are willing to adapt and embrace new ways of doing things. 07 February 2012 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector Learn about the the cost savings and efficiencies that are possible by adopting a more customer-focused approach to governance. 31 January 2012 | Nik Garkusha, Open Platforms Lead, Microsoft Canada Simple but effective strategies for government agencies planning a Gov 2.0/open gov/open data initiative. 16 January 2012 | Gordon McKenzie, Government Solutions Lead, Worldwide Public Sector Find out more about this successful project focused on e-enabling government services and transactions. 28 December 2011 | Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government Learn about some promising new apps for the public sector that will deliver intuitive, citizen-facing services to users right in the palm of their hand. 29 November 2011 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector The city of London is taking advantage of the Windows Azure cloud platform to manage 2.3 million web site hits a day. Learn how. 23 November 2011 | Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government I recently spoke about high performance government at the LATAM CIO Forum. Find out how I characterize top-performing governments. 21 November 2011 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector Over the next several weeks, Microsoft on Government will be exploring some of the best and brightest examples of cost saving strategies in government - strategies that deliver new services to meet citizens' expectations without breaking budgets. 11 November 2011 | Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government Everest wanted to help local municipalities improve call center service while reducing costs, so it developed a call center knowledge management solution and hosted it on the Windows Azure platform. |
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