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An online notebook
As a follow up to my post on the UK .gov blogosphere, a small session was run at the recent govcamp on the state of blogging in the public sector in the UK. The discussion was an interesting one and…
Take a look at this story, excitingly titled on the BBC News site “Council Twitter users face rebuke“. Councillors in Cornwall could face being reported to the authority’s standards committee for using social networking sites. The trouble is, no they’re…
I had a very interesting hour today, chatting with James Brown and Dave Coplin at Microsoft. James works with the public sector all over the world, while Dave concentrates his effort on the UK. Dave also came along to last…
Great quote, from Chris Collison: How often in an organisational situation do we get carried away with misplaced self-belief, a little (but not enough) knowledge, a little too much ego and an eager desire to just roll up our sleeves…
Thanks to Graham for putting together this Wordle produced from the text of all the tweets at Saturday’s govcamp. I like that ‘people’ is the second biggest word, and that ‘good’ is nicely central. He has also made this spreadsheet…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. UKGovCamp as the future | The Democratic Society – "I suspect – I hope – we will look back on days like Saturday as a time of shared preparation for…
Flickr photo credit: Paul Clarke Blimey. The third annual unconference, or GovCamp, for government types went pretty well. Two main factors, marvellous and generous hosting by Google, and a terrific level of participation from pretty much everyone who attended. What’s…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. The Governance Ladder « Carl’s Notepad – "The key thing for me in thinking this way is that i don’t believe that Governance should be seen as something which is…
Blogging has been very light here just recently – GovCamp is basically taking over my life. Will be back on track next week, hopefully. Here’s the text of an email I sent round to members of the network last night…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Departmental Dialogue Index – "This research project has identified and developed a diagnostic tool, the Departmental Dialogue Index (DDI), that will allow Departments to better understand their propensity to engage…
On Wednesday 20th January, Paul McElvaney, Director of Learning Pool and Alison Stott, Project Manager at Essex Strategic HR will be hosting an online hotseat on the commissioning of Open, Distance and E-learning. This will be taking place in the…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Cisco 2009 3rd Party External Social Media Research Findings – "Cisco release the results of a third-party global study today, designed to assess how organizations use consumer social networking tools…
Cripes: These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered–combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web–have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China.…
The UK govcamp event is happening on the 23rd January. Everyone should have had an email who has a ticket to come – if you think you ought to have had something, but haven’t, please let me know! It’s an…
I recently got a Kodak Zi8 video camera. It’s like a beefed up Flip and I think it should be considered the default choice for social reporters everywhere. I did this video review of it, which turned out even ropier…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Spiceworks – Free Network Monitoring Software for Network Management – "Spiceworks is the complete network management & monitoring, helpdesk, PC inventory & software reporting solution to manage Everything IT in…
The c’llr.10 event is the first ever major national conference specifically for councillors. Organised by the Local Government Information Unit, producers of Cllr Magazine, in conjunction with Ingenium Strategic Events, Cllr 10 will be held at The Emirates Stadium, London…
2010 sees the start of a new adventure for me, as I leave the world of freelancing behind and start full time with Learning Pool – who I have been working for on a part time basis for the last…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. A Democracy of Netbooks – "We have produced a democracy of netbooks. And the geek in me can't wait to see what happens next. " Thingamy with ESME points to…
Formspring seems a neat little service. It creates a profile for you on which people can ask questions, either anonymously or by logging in. Questions don’t become publicly published though until you decide they are worth answering, so there is…