http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenewsThe CTG Online News Linkshttp://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_may_2011_bbadoptionsurveyMon, 16 May 2011 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_mar_2011_digigirlzWed, 23 Mar 2011 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_mar_2011_sunshineWed, 16 Mar 2011 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_mar_2011_nsfsbeMon, 14 Mar 2011 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_dec_2010_opengovMon, 20 Dec 2010 10:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_dec_2010_transnationalFri, 10 Dec 2010 10:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_nov_2010_omanWed, 03 Nov 2010 10:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_aug_2010_senemAMATue, 24 Aug 2010 10:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_june_2010_cookOPMMeghan Cook has been selected to participate in the US Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Open Government initiative. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_may_2010_digigirlzCTG and UAlbany’s College of Computing and Information recently co-sponsored Microsoft's DigiGirlz Day, which provides high school girls with a better understanding of what a career in technology is all about. Wed, 05 May 2010 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_apr_2010_pardoNSFwgTheresa Pardo, CTG director, has been nominated to serve as a member of the National Science Foundation (NSF) DataONE (Observation Network for Earth) Working Group on Socio-Cultural Issues. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_apr_2010_ibmreportIn November 2009, The IBM Center for The Business of Government hosted a forum to examine the Obama Administration's themes for a high-performing government and to frame a public management research agenda. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_jan_2010_arraforum2October 10, 2009 was a critical date for states throughout the U.S. with responsibility for reporting to the federal government on the distribution and impact of funds received and in some cases, redistributed, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_dec_2009_dawes_NAPASharon Dawes has been appointed to serve on the Advisory Panel for the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Dialog on the USA.gov web portal. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_dec_2009_pardoNCSPTheresa Pardo was recently appointed to the Advisory Group for the National Center for Security and Preparedness at the University at Albany. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_nov_2009_ctgscholarsTheresa Pardo, Anthony M. Cresswell, Sharon Dawes, and J. Ramon Gil Garcia were recently ranked in the top ten of scholars in the field of digital government. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_nov_2009_icegov2009The 3rd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2009), took place in Bogota, Colombia, November 10-13, 2009. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_nov_2009_assemblytestimonyThe New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Operations held a hearing on November 10th to examine New York’s information technology structures regarding purchasing and managing technology products and services. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_nov_2009_pardoICEGTheresa Pardo was a recent presenter at the 5th International Conference on e-Government (ICEG 2009), held in Boston, MA at Suffolk University. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_nov_2009_arraforumCTG, with the support of Governor Paterson’s Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Cabinet, is hosting a series of forums for New York state agencies to share best practices on effective technology-based ARRA reporting strategies. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_oct_2009_dgireflectionPresident George M. Philip welcomed 15 international scholars to a workshop hosted by UAlbany’s Center for Technology in Government (CTG) on October 14-15, 2009.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_oct_2009_JACCTG has released a new research report, titled "Mitigating Cross Border Air Pollution: The Power of a Network." Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_sep_2009_forumawardEvery year, The NYS Forum recognizes an individual whose work has definitively contributed to the overall improvement of government information services in New York State. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_may_2009_PhDgradsTwo of CTG's long-time graduate students received their PhDs this week from the University at Albany - SUNY. Lei Zheng received his in Public Administration and Policy and Bahadir Akcam in Information Science. Fri, 15 May 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_jan_2009_HICCSHICSS one of the oldest and most influential system sciences conferences, is a forum for the exchange of ideas among research and development communities from around the world. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_jan_2009_erulemakingThe Committee on the Status and Future of Federal e-Rulemaking recently issued a report to the President and Congress on the current state and future potential of federal e-rulemaking – the systems and processes that support the dialog and decisions that surround federal regulations. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_aug_2008_PardoCIDETheresa Pardo, CTG deputy director, was recently named to the Advisory Board of the Data Center for Applied Research in Social Sciences (BIIACS), which is part of Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C. (CIDE) in Mexico. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_dec_2008_NYSLGITDAMeghan Cook, program manager at CTG, and Anna Raup-Kounovsky, program staff assistant, facilitated a strategic planning session with the board members of the New York State Local Government IT Directors Association (NYSLGITDA) during their Fall 2008 conference in Syracuse, New York. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_nov_2008_ITgovworkshopOn October 28th, CTG held the first in a series of four workshops for its project, Creating an Enterprise IT Governance Framework for New York State Government. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_oct_2008_igovinstituteThe underlying goal of the iGov Institute, part of a four-year program at the Center for Technology in Government sponsored by the US National Science Foundation, is to build an international community of researchers interested in international digital government areas.Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_oct_2008_JASISCTG and the Department of Communication at the University at Albany collaborated on a paper recently chosen for the John Wiley & Sons Best JASIST Paper award from the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_sep_2008_ocfs CTG and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services were presented with the 2008 Best Practices Award in Management by the NYS Forum at their annual meeting. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_aug_2008_tompkins Anthony Cresswell, interim director of CTG, and Donna Canestraro, program manager, recently conducted a one day workshop with the Tompkins County Criminal Justice Data Sharing Initiative to assist in moving their data sharing initiative forward. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_aug_2008_loginafrica Earlier this summer, CTG senior fellow Sharon Daweswas a keynote speaker at the LOG-IN Africa conference in Cairo. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_aug_2008_GTCEast GTC East is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year, holding its yearly event September 22-25 at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_jun_2008_NYSLGITDA The New York State Local Government IT Directors Association (NYSLGITDA) recently held its Annual Spring Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_jun_2008_dgo The Digital Government Society of North America’s 9th Annual International Digital Government Research Conference (dg.o 2008) was held May 18-21 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_jun_2008_DCactionteam Donna Canestraro, program manager at CTG, was recently appointed to serve on the New York State CIO Council’s Enterprise Architecture and Technical Standards Action Team. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_may_2008_BBChina Brian Burke, senior program associate at CTG, recently traveled with a delegation of U.S. researchers on a ten day trip to China. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_apr_2008_IBD2008 Theresa Pardo, deputy director at CTG, was one of 17 U.S. and 15 Chinese researchers and government practitioners to present at the First US-China Infectious Disease Informatics and Biosurveillance Workshop (IBD 2008), recently held in Beijing, China. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_mar_2008_roi_nysforum The NYS Forum's Security Committee recently hosted a seminar entitled Is there a Return on your Security Investment? The seminar was specifically intended to assist state agencies with communicating the importance of supporting cyber security investments and measuring and validating the return achieved by those investments. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_mar_2008_webmasters Brian Burke, CTG Project Manager, Natalie Helbig, CTG Project Manager, and Jim Costello were the guest speakers at the March meeting of the NYS Webmasters' Guild. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_mar_2008_newstaff CTG recently hired several new staff members to keep pace with expanding programs. Two new staff members were taken on to support critical areas of its growing international program, along with a new receptionist who will provide support to all program areas. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_jan_2008_HICCS The annual HICSS conference is a unique and respected forum in computer and information systems and technology for the exchange of ideas among research and development communities around the world. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_jan_2008_icegov CTG was recently a co-organizer for the 1st International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV 2007), which was held under the patronage of the Government of Macao SAR, China. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_jan_2008_CIOactionteam Meghan Cook, program manager at CTG, was recently appointed to serve on the New York State CIO Council’s Strategic Alliances Action Team. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_jan_2008_protectny This recent two-day conference, “Terrorism and Disaster: Taking Stock, Setting Directions, Looking Forward,” was hosted by Protect New York at the Levin Institute of the State University of New York in Manhattan. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_dec_2007_NAWG The North American Digital Government Working Group held its second meeting recently in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_dec_2007_NYSForum Sharon Dawes, a senior fellow at CTG, recently provided the keynote presentation for the annual holiday meeting of the NYS Forum and the Capital Area Technology Association. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_dec_2007_ITskillsdevDonna S. Canestraro, program manager at CTG, was recently a panelist at The NYS Forum’s Best Practices for Developing IT Skills seminar. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_dec_2007_UNCTG staff, Theresa Pardo and Donna Canestraro, recently had the unique opportunity to visit The Hague to work with United Nations staff responsible for creating a historical record of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and a roadmap for the closure of the Tribunal. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_dec_2007_turkey Representatives from the Turkey Ministry of Finance recently visited CTG to learn about existing U.S. government strategies and models for assessing the performance of government agency programs. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_dec_2007_ERworkshop Brian Burke, senior program associate at CTG, conducted a workshop for South Dakota state government managers on strategies for improving the management and preservation of government information in digital form. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_nov_2007_chinaTony Cresswell, interim director of CTG, Sharon Dawes, senior fellow, and Lei Zheng, CTG graduate assistant and Ph.D. student at Rockefeller College, recently extended CTG’s relationship with Chinese government organizations and universities during a 12-day trip that included Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, and Hangzhou.Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_sep_2007_dawesAfter 14 years of developing CTG into a world leader in digital government research and practice, CTG founding director Sharon Dawes will be transitioning into a new role at the Center.Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/onlinenews_apr_2007_IWG_bostonThe first international working group to officially meet under the umbrella of CTG's international digital government initiative is the Working Group on Online Consultation and Public Policy Making.Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:20