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Focusing Economic Development on China Has Big Potential
A reality of today’s global economy is large, middle market and even small companies need to gain access to global markets. Seventy percent of the world’s customers are outside of…
Social Media and Public Service: Opportunities and Challenges
A professional public service prides itself in the values of independence, competence, non-partisanship and representativeness. Its vision and mission strive for excellence, and it is guided by and proudly adheres…
Holder, Lynn and the Politics of Change
The Department of Justice, under the Obama administration, has been quite active and many of its activities have garnered much attention, as well as much opposition. If confirmed by the…
Political Work (It’s Not What We Think)
In theory, elected officials of government perform, for the public sector, the same functions that boards of directors and top managers perform in the private sector. In practice, however, elected…
How Prepared Are We for the Next Catastrophic Disaster?
The Ebola episode in the United States suggests that we are somewhat prepared for public health disasters. Yet, we need to shore up our defenses and take a more active…
Social Media and Seattle’s Large-Urban Reforestation
In 1994, the City of Seattle began to notice something wrong with trees in its urban forests. Research found that Seattle’s 2,500 acres of forested city parks were at risk…
Social Media as a Tool to Improve Health
The health information technology field has grown tremendously in recent years, driven primarily by the HITECH Act which provides federal funding to hospitals to adopt and meaningfully use electronic health…
Zone of Uncertainty: The Case of Mammograms and PSA Tests
Last month, I discussed some of the issues associated with screening tests. Because there has been so much controversy about mammography (for breast cancer) and prostate specific antigen (for prostate…
Before the Advent of Social Media
Social media can be any of the popular websites or those sponsored by very large organizations. The notion of social media takes the conversation to Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs…
Social Media Training for Public Administrators: Getting the Message Right
Public administrators use social media to conduct business, facilitate government transparency, connect citizens to services and quickly communicate information to the public. Indeed, there is a remarkable opportunity for government…
Ebola and Public Policy: Weighing the Options
Since the first reported case in the United States, the Ebola virus has consumed the attention of medical and public policymakers to address the concerns of the general public. When…