How to encourage civic engagement is a problem all governments face. In fact, according to the National Research, Inc. 2015 National Citizen Survey, 76 percent of citizens haven’t attended a local public meeting in the last year. We see indications of this problem everywhere, even in voter turnout, which, according to the Knight Foundation, was lower in 2014 than it has been in decades.
We all know that getting the citizenry involved in the work of government is known to revitalize communities—engaged citizens do more than just improve legitimacy, efficiency, and accountability of local governments—they are also more apt to make use of civic services, more likely to buy-in when it comes to government projects, and they’re simply more supportive and more ingrained as a community.
Wayfinding is a combination art and science, the goal of which is to help people find their way through any man-made space.
Consider a few examples: How do you know the route to take to get through a museum? What about an airport, an underground pedestrian pathway, or even a business or a college campus? Ideally, you figure it out through signs, maps, and other visual cues.
Videoconferencing is becoming an essential item for modern businesses, bringing distributed teams together and carving a competitive edge through better and more cost-effective collaboration.
However, enterprise-level videoconferencing solutions can cost both time and money—especially if you pick the wrong solution and have to start over. Here’s the lowdown on factors to consider before going ahead with your purchase.
Achieve Success with a Virtual Workforce
Staying local is not a requirement of today’s enterprise level businesses, whether you’re talking staff members or clients. A remote and globally distributed workforce is fast becoming the norm in organizations of all stripes. According to a research report, 66 percent of information workers in North America and Europe work remotely. Mobility is no longer a trend, but a business reality. To achieve success in this way of doing business, organizations need to develop an interconnected ecosystem in order to support workplace collaboration.
Unified Communications Fosters a Global Workforce
As business leaders continue to adapt to increasing mobility needs, unified communications (UC) has become a critical tool to help all industries manage and process their day-to-day operations. Cloud-based communication not only saves money, but also increases work flow efficiency throughout an organization. Deploying UC solutions helps support the remote workforce and lets employees access and share data, no matter where they are located.
As organizations prepare for digital transformation, or at least incorporate new technologies into their operations, the business world is becoming more exciting and challenging. Thanks to rapid advances in technology, there are more opportunities in business than ever before. But, every opportunity comes with its own share of difficulties and challenges. Too many organizations are struggling to adapt to this new, fast-paced environment. And adapt they must. A new report has concluded that 40 percent of industry incumbents will be displaced in the next five years due to digital disruption. How can companies survive this coming wave of disruption?
Studies have established that successful adoption of new and emerging technology is driven from the top down. This is why modern companies must have strong, solid leadership, on order to push for innovation, and embrace—even drive—change.
As technology transforms our world, digital signage has emerged as a popular marketing and communications tool. Why? Because this media-rich, tech-driven solution is not only a highly effective communications medium, it is environment-friendly, and when implemented correctly, can provide a high return-on-investment (ROI). From its initial use for advertising, digital signage is now strongly impacting other sectors, including the healthcare industry.
A 2014 report by Grand View Research predicted the global market figures for digital signage to hit $20.03 billion, with a CAGR of 6.1 percent over the next six years. The report also identified retail and healthcare as two main application areas driving this growth.
Over the past decade education has embraced technology like never before. Bricks-and-mortar classrooms are opening up to rich media content, creative ways to deliver learning, and new student engagement models. Video is a massive force of change in today’s education scenario. Be it streaming, live, or on-demand, many schools and colleges are leveraging video in multiple ways to maximize learning outcomes. YouTube and online videos are in the game as well, and they are helping students in more ways than one.
Here’s a quick glance at how technology is affecting classroom learning.
Today, more government and public sector departments are using video to increase public security, record evidence, and improve accountability. Police in particular are deploying different types of video cameras, such as dash-mounted and back-seat cameras for patrol cars, body cameras for officers and surveillance cameras throughout buildings. The cameras serve more purpose than just spotting criminal offenses. We have all witnessed on the Internet and on the nightly news how video can serve both the police and the public by increasing accountability and transparency.
Utility of Video Cameras for Security Purposes
For people working with public security, mainly police, EMT, fire and rescue squads, video cameras provide more than just another set of eyes. There are three key areas where cameras have the largest impact on public safety.
Technology and innovation find their way into all aspects of our lives. Education is particularly enriched by new ideas and the newest technology. And, while student response systems or SRSs aren’t necessarily a new technology in the field of education, a lot has changed in the way “classroom clickers,” as they are commonly known, are used in today’s classrooms. In this article, we’ll explore the benefits of student response systems and how to best incorporate this valuable teaching tool into your classroom.
What is a Student Response System?
An SRS is a wireless response system that enables students to respond to multiple-choice questions via a small hand-held device, which then sends the response to a receiver connected to the teacher’s computer. Software processes the students’ responses, and produces a visual representation of the answers in the form of charts and graphs. Teachers can make instructional choices and changes in direct response to answers given. This provides spontaneity, and enhances the concept of real-time learning, as students no longer have to wait to see if their answers were correct.
Whether You’re For or Against Cloud Computing, Quash These Myths to Make the Best Decisions
Since the rise of the floppy disk and flash USB drive, small and medium businesses (SMBs) have been able to effectively store and share data more easily. But simple storage solutions aren’t enough anymore.
Computer operations have evolved, and so has the way we run our businesses: Computer operations are far more complex, work happens everywhere—including outside the office—and even the smallest of organizations can easily go global. Luckily, this evolution has included the introduction of cloud computing. The cloud allows businesses to access a network of remote servers in which to store data, and to also process information using cloud-based applications. These programs can be then be accessed from anywhere, as long as you have an Internet connection.
