APEC Human Resources & Development (HRD) Symposium

Responding to Change in the Workplace: Innovations in Labor-Management-Government Cooperation

 

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TAGS: Technology Assisted Group Solutions

TAGS:  Technologically Assisted Group Solutions 

TAGS based interactive Labor-Management training simulation will be conducted by Commissioner Kevin Buffington, U.S. Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service

Participants will access the TAGS system using laptop computers and acquire first hand experience in on-line labor-management-government cooperation. 

To see the work product generated at the TAGS presentation in Mexico City, follow the instructions below:

ENTER the TAGS main page.  From there, click "Log On" and then input  APEC  for BOTH the User ID and Password.  Enter by clicking here:

TAGS System — 

is a powerful network of mobile computers and customized software that skilled FMCS mediators use to help groups:

bulletSolve problems more effectively,
bulletMake better decisions,
bulletImplement decisions more successfully,
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Conduct internal elections,

bulletConduct successful remote meetings, and
bulletConduct online surveys.

FMCS customers report that TAGS helps them become better prepared for meetings or negotiations, save time and money, keep better records, and communicate better with constituents.

FMCS mediators use TAGS in face-to-face meetings and on the Internet.  TAGS-enabled Electronic Conference Centers are now available for FMCS customers in Atlanta, Minneapolis, Oakland, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C