Visit to Mission Viejo |
05-08-2007 | 1 comment |
Today I went to the City of Mission Viejo. Thanks to Greg Curtain for organising this visit and to Jackie Alexander the IT Director of the City of Mission Viejo for meeting with me. (read the rest…)
This blog details Clare Forbes’ Graham Williamson Challenge trip to California. Clare is going to be visiting many government organisations to see how they are implementing e-government and to learn about the projects they are working on. The trip will take in Sacramento, Los Angeles and Palo Alto - details of which will be available here. Many thanks to Socitm for making this possible and to SAP for helping to organise the trip.
Visiting Clark County Nevada |
05-08-2007 | No comments yet |
Today (Monday 23 July) I was given the chance to visit Clark County Nevada. I know what you are thinking - aren’t you on holiday? Well yes but this was an opportunity too good to miss! (read the rest…)
Trip to Stanford University |
31-07-2007 | No comments yet |
Well just driving through the gates makes you feel more clever! The whole place is just amazing. It made me wish I was studying again!
Today I was lucky enough to visit the development labs of SAP in Palo Alto. Thanks hugely to Sam Yen for organising my activities and picking me up at the station! (read the rest…)
Visit to Santa Clara County |
31-07-2007 | No comments yet |
On Wednesday 11 July I was lucky enough to visit Santa Clara County, where I met with the CIO and members of her team that work on the intranet/ internet site for the County and also those working on the GIS project. (read the rest…)
My Trip to Google HQ |
11-07-2007 | 4 comments |
Today I was lucky enough to go to the Googleplex. I dont know where to begin - it was tremendous. Thanks to my guide Doug Hart who was so kind to show me the delights of Google. As you can see from below, the vast Google campus is scattered with works of art including this T-Rex.
GOOGLE! |
10-07-2007 | No comments yet |
Today - Tuesday 10th July, I am off to visit Google. I am really excited about this visit as I am keen to discover how they implement their work ethos. As we all know, it seems like Google is taking over the world, I hope to get an insight into how!
On Monday, I met with the City of Palo Alto - wow!
On Friday, I met with Greg Curtin who is a professor at USC and also managing director of Civic Resource Group, who help organisations develop their e-strategies. (read the rest…)
On Friday, I met with Jon Fullinwider, the CIO of the County of Los Angeles. Did you know that if the County was its own country it would be the 10th wealthiest country in the world! (read the rest…)
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