The Agile-Policymaking Frontier

Just the sound of “making government more agile” summons pleasing images to the civic mind: resilient response to changing conditions; innovation and ingenuity; immediacy in problem-solving; citizen-centered service; bureaucracy getting out of the way; experimentation leading to progress.

Addressing the New Era of Deterrence and Warfare: Visualizing the Information Domain

Blog Co-Authors:  Kim Kagan, founder and president of the Institute for the Study of War; Fred Kagan, senior fellow and director of the Critical Threats Project at American Enterprise Institute; 

Bringing the People Served by Government Into the Design and Delivery of Those Services

With guest blogger, Brian W. Murphy, Partner, IBM iX-Customer Transformation, Federal Service Line Leader

A Unique Opportunity for Government Innovation: How Leaders Can Leverage Stimulus Funding

Our Center and many others have written numerous reports about government innovation, including how new innovation roles have focused on technology, data, and digital goals.  Innovation and data teams have been in place in cities for a decade, and more recently in state and federal government.

Providing a secure cloud for agency applications

Blog Co-Authors:  Mark Lerner Senior Manager, Technology & Innovation, Partnership for Public Service;  Emma Shirato Almon Associate Manager, Partnership for Public Service; Scott Robertson, Senior Partner and Vice President, Hybrid Cloud Strategy and Services, IBM; and Ryan Vuono, former intern, Research, Evaluation and Modernizing Government, Partnership for Public Service

Reimagining the Government Workplace: Context for Center Research

Blog Co-Author:  John Pereira, Former Fellow, IBM Center for The Business of Government

Information Technology as the Driver of Change

Guest Blogger:  Alan P. Balutis, former head of the management and budget office of the Department of Commerce and appointed as its first CIO.

Ten Years After: An IBM Center Story

This summer marks the 10th year that I have had the honor of serving as Executive Director of The IBM Center for The Business of Government.  The Center continues to sit at the intersection of government, academia, and industry, bringing innovative research and ideas to public sector leaders, and providing a forum for leaders and influencers to tell their stories.

Restoring Trust in Government: Context for Center Research

With the IBM Center for The Business of Government’s next due date for new research report proposals approaching on September 6th, we are publishing additional perspectives on our research topics over the next week in the form of blog posts focused on each topic.   The insights in these posts draw from dialogue that helped to frame the research agenda, as well as subsequent content relevant to each research topic area.  We hope that these posts provide potential research

Driving Agility: Context for Center Research

With the IBM Center for The Business of Government’s next due date for new research report proposals approaching on September 6th, we are publishing additional perspectives on our research topics over the next week in the form of blog posts focused on each topic.   The insights in these posts draw from dialogue that helped to frame the research agenda, as well as subsequent content relevant to each research topic area.  We hope that these posts provide potential research

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