http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnewsThe CTG Web News Links240http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIV_11CTG SPONSORING PANEL ON OPEN GOVERNMENT AT INTERNET WEEK;OPENGOV CAMP NYCTue, 31 May 2011 13:35http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIV_10Share Your Insights with CTG On How Government is Going Mobile; Opening Public Registers' Data: Issues and ChallengesWed, 18 May 2011 11:46http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIV_8CTG Hosts Visioning Workshop for Government Leaders in the West Indies;NASCIO Guidance Document on National Information Exchange Model Recommends CTG Capability Assessment Tool;UPCOMING EVENTSThu, 12 May 2011 15:10http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIV_7CTG RELEASES OPEN GOVERNMENT PUBLIC VALUE ASSESSEMENT TOOL;CTG HOSTED OPEN GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP;UNU-IIST ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR POSTDOCTORAL AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONSTue, 03 May 2011 10:03http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIV_6EVALUATING OPEN GOVERNMENT: A WORKSHOP CONNECTING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE;WEBINAR | Designing Social Media Policy for Government: Eight Essential Elements;Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIV_4WEBINAR | Designing Social Media Policy for Government: Eight Essential ElementsMon, 11 Apr 2011 14:07http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIV_3Open Government Research and Development Summit;The Good News Story of Sunshine Week;Pardo Keynote Speaker at Transforming Government Workshop 2011;Dawes and Burke Visit Shanghai for NSF Funded Transnational Research ProjectThu, 17 Mar 2011 11:42http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIV_2Building Democracy in EgyptTue, 15 Mar 2011 13:00http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIV_1UALBANY DAY 2011: SHOWCASE AT THE PLAZAFri, 04 Feb 2011 11:25http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_14CTG Tests Open Government Decision Making Tool with Federal Agencies;White House Looking for Feedback on Designing Online Citizen Consultation Tool;Managing Social Media: A Training Class for GovernmentTue, 21 Dec 2010 11:23http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_13Governance, Information Policy, Public Value Assessment Key Capabilities for New Governors and CIOs;Team of International Researchers Meet at CTG to Discuss Transnational Knowledge Networks;Managing Social Media: A Training Class for GovernmentTue, 14 Dec 2010 11:58http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_12The Economic Impact of Interoperability in Delivering Electronic Citizen ServicesWed, 03 Nov 2010 12:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_11CTG in Beijing, China Attending ICEGOV2010 as Co-Organizer and Presenters;CTG Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Give Consumers More Information About NAFTA Products;Managing Social Media: A Training Class for GovernmentThu, 28 Oct 2010 10:59http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_10Managing Social Media: A Training Class for GovernmentWed, 20 Oct 2010 15:17http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_09CTG Launches Broadband Speed Test for New York State Residents;Derek Werthmuller to present on Gov 2.0 at "GTC East: The New York Digital Government Summit";Theresa Pardo to Participate on Steering Committee of the National Gap Analysis on Homeland SecurityWed, 08 Sep 2010 11:39http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_082009 Annual Report: Knowledge for Government Transformation;CTG Announces Project to Develop an Open Government FrameworkThu, 12 Aug 2010 16:10http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_07A Global Network of Scholars: CTG Holds 2010 iGov Research Institute in The Netherlands; Federal News Radio: Eight Ideas for your Agency's Social Media StrategyWed, 21 Jul 2010 15:03http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_06UAlbany's Institute for Financial Market Regulation Holds Official Launch in Washington, DC;CTG to Present Social Media Project Findings at The NYS Forum's "Web 2.0 - Answering Your Questions"Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:36http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_05Hrdinová and Helbig Contribute U.S. Case Study to Institute of Public Administration of Canada Report on Social Media; Pardo and Cresswell Author Article on Collaboration in U.S. GSA's Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter; Cook Selected to Participate in US Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Open Government InitiativeThu, 03 Jun 2010 12:41http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_04CTG Releases New Guide on Eight Essential Elements for Government Social Media PolicyWed, 18 May 2010 13:49http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_03CTG to Present on the Benefits of XML Databases at MicroKnowledge;4th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2010);CTG Co-Sponsors Microsoft's DigiGirlz Day at the University at Albany;CTG seeks a Summer 2010 Graduate Student Research AssistantWed, 05 May 2010 14:03http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_02Leveraging Technology for ARRA Reporting: A Best Practices and Knowledge Sharing Forum #3; CTG Helps to Frame a Public Management Research Agenda for the Obama Administration; Theresa Pardo to serve on NSF DataOne Working Group on Socio-Cultural Issues; Norwegian eGovernment Delegation Visits CTG to share research and practiceWed, 14 Apr 2010 14:23http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XIII_01CTG and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers Collaborate on Agenda-Setting Workshop; Anthony Cresswell to Present on Public Value at ICEGEG2010 in Turkey; Theresa Pardo to Participate in Panel at Summit on Open Government in the Digital Age; Applications for 2010 iGov Research Institute Due March 15th; CTG is a co-organizer of 4th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2010)Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:16http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_14CTG Explores Use of Social Media in Government; Theresa Pardo appointed to Advisory Group for National Center for Security and Preparedness at UAlbany; Sharon Dawes appointed to NAPA Advisory Panel for the GSA Dialog on USA.gov; CTG welcomes new Graduate Assistant, Mohammed GharawiTue, 22 Dec 2009 13:3http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_13Happy Holidays from UAlbany; CTG Scholars Recognized as Ranking Members of the Digital Government Community; CTG to Work with UAlbany to Develop Pioneering Curricula in Financial Market Regulation; New dg.o 2010 Doctoral Consortium | Now Accepting ApplicationsTue, 08 Dec 2009 14:33http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_12CTG participates in ICEGOV2009; Nextgov.com Covers CTG ARRA Forum; dg.o 2010 Announces Call for Workshops and TutorialsTue, 30 Nov 2009 13:28http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_112010 iGov Research Institute; CTG testifies at New York State Assembly Hearing on State IT Governance and Procurement; CTG Hosting Series of Forums with NYS Agencies on ARRA Reporting; Theresa Pardo presents paper on cross-boundary information sharing at ICEG 2009 Conference in BostonTue, 10 Nov 2009 15:19http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_102CTG Releases 3rd White Paper in Series on Interoperability; UAlbany President George M. Philip Welcomes International Group of Researchers to CTGWed, 21 Oct 2009 11:23http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_09CTG Releases Findings on a National Survey of Cross-Boundary Information Sharing;CTG Releases Findings on Mitigating Cross Border Air PollutionThu, 08 Oct 2009 15:23http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_08CTG RELEASES REPORT OUTLINING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW YORK STATE IT GOVERNANCE;Thu, 22 Sep 2009 13:25http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_07SPOTLIGHT ON:"CTG's Anthony Cresswell honored with The NYS Forum's Award for Excellence in Government";LATEST NEWS:"CTG Welcomes Visiting Scholar from Russia";"Two New Graduate Assistants Join CTG";NEW REPORT:"International Digital Government Research: A Reconnaissance Study (1994 - 2008)";UPCOMING EVENT:"GTC EAST: The New York Digital Government Summit Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY September 21-24, 2009";Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:05http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_062008 ANNUAL REPORT:"Government Worth Having";PROJECT HIGHLIGHT:"Highlights from the 2009 iGov Research Institute in Seattle";VERIFY/UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION:"Within the next week, we will be sending out a request via this CTG Web News distribution list asking you to verify and update your contact information using a form on our CTG Web site.";Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:17http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_05SPOTLIGHT ON:"The University at Albany-SUNY Appoints Theresa Pardo Director of CTG";LATEST NEWS:"CTG Holds the 2009 iGov Research Institute in Seattle, WA";"Fawzi Mulki, CTG graduate assistant and UAlbany doctoral student, is profiled on UAlbany's Web site";"Rick Howard, Oregon CIO for Human Services Department, has authored an opinion article linking Health IT to CTG's interoperability framework";Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:13http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_04FOLLOW CTG ON TWITTER:"To get all our latest updates and news, you can now follow CTG on Twitter @CTG_UAlbany";SPOTLIGHT ON:"CTG authors Theory to Practice article on public sector knowledge networks";UPCOMING EVENTS:"ICEGOV2009";"PRO-VE'09";Fri, 15 May 2009 10:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_03UPCOMING EVENT:"Welcome to XML for Web Site Management";CTG IN THE NEWS:"CTG deputy director, Theresa Pardo, and program associate, Jana Hrdinova, authored an article on IT governance in the May issue of Public CIO magazine";"CTG interim director, Anthony Cresswell, was quoted in a recent Federal Computer Week (FCW) online article on, 5 secrets of leading-edge technology adopters.";Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:53http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_02UPCOMING EVENT AT CTG:"Iceberg Ahead: On Electronic Government Research and Societal Aging";Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:04http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XII_01IN MEMORY OF: "Valerie Gregg, 1952-2009";PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: "A collaboration of researchers from Canada, United States, and Mexico";LATEST NEWS: "CTG participates in blue ribbon report on the future of e-rulemaking";"Theresa Pardo named to Advisory Board of the Data Center for Applied Research in Social Sciences in Mexico."; Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:04http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XI_08SPOTLIGHT ON: "CTG Announces Partnership with MicroKnowledge Inc. to Deliver XML Training Classes";PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: "Maximizing Current and Future Investments in Mobile Technology";EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: "CTG Center Director Search"; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:37http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XI_07SPOTLIGHT ON: "CTG has published two white papers on government interoperability";PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: "Building an international community of researchers";RECENT NEWS: "CTG and the Department of Communication at the University at Albany collaborate on award winning pape"; "CTG and the NYS Office of Children and Family Services presented with the 2008 Best Practices Award in Management"; "CTG begins workshop series for 'Creating an Enterprise IT Governance Framework for New York State Government'";"CTG facilitates strategic planning workshop on criminal justice data sharing in Tompkins County, New York";Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:11http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XI_06UPCOMING EVENT: CTG will have a booth at the Government Solutions Center at GTC East 2008; SPOTLIGHT ON: 2007 Annual Report; RECENT NEWS: "Sharon Dawes, CTG senior fellow, keynotes LOG-IN Africa Conference in Cairo, Egypt"; "Meghan Cook, CTG program manager, authors article on mobile technology in September's issue of Government Technology magazine"; "CTG facilitates strategic planning workshop on criminal justice data sharing in Tompkins County";CTG IN THE NEWS: "Investigative Aid: Mobile computing devices boost the efficiency of social workers";"Evaulating IT Investments: Financial calculations don't tell the whole story";"";Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:57http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XI_05UPCOMING EVENT: Professors from University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway to speak on eGovernment and public value at CTG; SPOTLIGHT ON: CTG Participates in NYS Workgroup on e-Records and Openness; PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: Creating an Enterprise IT Governance Framework for New York State Government; RECENT NEWS: "CTG takes part in research delegation to China on Digital Preservation"; "CTG honored with Best Paper Award at dg.o 2008 Conference in Montreal"; "Theresa Pardo, deputy director at CTG, honored by UAlbany with Excellence in Teaching"; "CTG participates at NYS Local Government IT Directors Association Spring 2008"; "Program manager, Donna Canestraro, appointed to New York State CIO Council’s Enterprise Architecture/Technical Standards Action Team";Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:53http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XI_04RECENT NEWS: "Theresa Pardo presented at the First US-China Infectious Disease Informatics and Biosurveillance Workshop (IBD 2008), recently held in Beijing, China"; "UAlbany's information & technology management program ranked number 2 by U.S. News and World Report"; "Sharon Dawes contributes article to GSA's Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter"; "Theresa Pardo contributes article to Public CIO magazine on U.S. collaboration with China on digital government research"; EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The Center for Technology in Government seeks a Graduate Assistant to support CTG's ongoing applied research program. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:53http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XI_03UPCOMING EVENTS: "Electronic Governance at United Nations University and Programmable Messaging for Electronic Government," and "Improving Citizen Access to Government in China"; SPOTLIGHT ON: CTG's Vision for the Future; PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: Mobile Technology in Child Protective Services. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:39http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XI_02Interim director, Dr. Anthony Cresswell, will present "Introduction to ROI" at NYS Forum seminar on February 6, 2008; also Spotlight on HICSS Conference, Latest News, Project Highlight, and Recent PublicationsThu, 31 Jan 2008 11:28http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_XI_01The CTG home page has been upgraded with a new look and brand new content. The space offers CTG the opportunity to provide visitors with a wider variety of information about CTG's expertise, activities, projects, and publications.Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:41http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_X_08Apply to Attend 2008 iGov Research Institute; Research Discussion Breakfast on Russian Digital Library; Conference Updates: Dg.o2008 and ICEGOV2007Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:59http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_X_07CTG Leadership Transition; New Reports Released; GTC East 2007Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_X_06CTG Releases 2006 Annual Report; CTG Presents on Topics of Collaboration, Building Trust, and Digital PreservationTue, 14 Aug 2007 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_X_05CTG to host Professor Zhang Pengzhu from Jiao Tong University in China; Sharon Dawes Honored with Distinguished Public Service AwardTue, 15 May 2007 14:43http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_X_04International Working Group on "Online Consultation and Public Policy Making" Meets; Conference on Telecommunications Reliability in the Information Capital; National Summit on Ensuring the Authenticity of States' Online Legal ResourcesWed, 02 May 2007 14:43http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_X_03Copyright for Scholarly Authors: What Are Our Rights and Should We Keep Them?; Workshop on Telecommunications Response in the New York State Region; CTG Releases Updates to the XML Toolkit; dg.o Keynote Topics: Cyber Security and Global Warming; Online Registration is Now OpenTue, 10 Apr 2007 11:27http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_X_02Research Discussion Breakfast with Tom Birkland on Lessons of Disaster; Your Help is Needed to Shape Future Investments in e-Government; New CTG Article on Leadership and Public Sector Knowledge NetworksMon, 05 Mar 2007 14:20http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_X_01CTG to Host Institute on International Digital Government Research July 8-14 2007 New York City; Official from the State Information Center in Beijing to Present at CTG Tuesday, February 13, 2007 @ 2:00 pmFri, 02 Feb 2007 09:50http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_12First-of-its-kind Statewide IT Workforce Skills Assessment for New York State; Four International Working Groups on Digital Government Research Selected; Leveraging Investments in the Electronic CommonsTue, 19 Dec 2006 10:44http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_11Digital Archiving: From Fragmentation to Collaboration; US-China International Workshop on Digital Government Research and Practice; CTG's Public Value Framework featured in December Issues of Public CIO and FCW; Finding Government's ROITue, 05 Dec 2006 10:02http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_10Call for Papers: Dg.o2007 Bridging Disciplines and Domains; CTG Holds Workshop for USDA Forest Service’s Electronic Commons Grant Program; Employment Opportunity: CTG Seeks an Administrative CoordinatorFri, 17 Nov 2006 12:48http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_09CTG Releases "Using XML for Web Site Management: Getting Started Guide"; CTG and SAP Meet with Press and Analysts on Public ROI; Research Discussion Breakfast with Tim Lance of NYSERNetThu, 17 Oct 2006 16:01http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_08CTG Releases Public ROI White Paper; CTG Honored with Best of the Web Award; CTG at GTC East 2006Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:45http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_07CTG Announces New Releases in its XML-based Services; The XML Toolkit Expanded with More Code Samples; RSS Feeds Keep Users Updated on CTG DevelopmentsThu, 17 Aug 2006 15:02http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_06CTG Releases Survey Results For State Government Digital Information Preservation; 2005 Annual Report Available Online; Call for Proposals for International Working Groups; Sharon Dawes Elected President to Digital Government Society of North AmericaTue, 25 Jul 2006 10:02http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_05Reminder to Sign up for "The XML Testbed: Lessons Learned and Future Research"; Deadline for HICCS 40 Papers Approaches; Call for Proposals for International Working Groups; Sharon Dawes Receives Charles Evans Hughes Award from American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)Fri, 02 Jun 2006 13:55http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_04CTG Unveils Online XML Toolkit for Government Agencies; Reminder: Sign up for Upcoming CTG Research Discussion Breakfast SeriesMon, 17 Apr 2006 15:23http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_03CTG to Administer New York State IT Workforce Skills Assessment Survey; CTG's "Models for Action" Toolkit Selected as Best Practice by National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); State Government Digital Information Preservation Survey Receives Excellent Response; UAlbany, Albany Law School Partner to Launch Financial Market Regulation Program; Reminder: Sign up for Upcoming CTG Research Discussion Breakfast SeriesThu, 16 Mar 2006 12:42http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_02RESEARCH DISCUSSION BREAKFAST SERIES; CTG TO PRESENT CAPABILITY TOOLKIT FOR NASCIO CONFERENCE CALL PRESENTATION; eGOVERNANCE AND FREE SOFTWARE: HOW THEY ARE CHANGING DEVELOPING COUNTRIESFri, 10 Mar 2006 11:32http://www.ctg.albany.edu/news/webnews_IX_01CTG LAUNCHES GOVERNMENT DIGITAL INFORMATION SURVEY; CTG’s SHARING JUSTICE INFORMATION: A CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT NOW AVAILABLE AS ONLINE INTERACTIVE TOOL; CTG AWARDED TOP PAPER HONORS AT HICCSFri, 20 Jan 2006 11:55