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Great work by Dom Campbell on procurement, and I really love the title: Its Time People Started Getting Fired For Buying IBM from the WeMedia site. Embedded below, if you can’t see it, here’s a link. WeThink – IBM –…
I was asked recently by a colleague for some information about the names and locations of local authorities in this country. I was able to respond quickly and usefully thanks to the places database, which sits on the website of…
I like scrutiny – it was one of my first jobs in local government to help the process at a smallish borough council. The CfPS does a great job of supporting good practice in the area, and recently this is…
There has been a flurry of reviews and opinions about Apple’s new gadget, the iPad, this weekend as the devices has been launched in the States. They should be in the UK by the end of April, and I still…
Hello everyone, welcome back after the easter break! I’d be really interested to find out more about the people who read this blog, and what they make of it. So, I threw together this little survey. It’s done in Google…
Dave says: Paul is a director of Learning Pool, and thus my boss. When he offers to contribute a post to this blog, I don’t have to say yes, but it kind of makes sense to do so. As well…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. The Collapse of Complex Business Models « Clay Shirky – Awesome stuff from Shirky. Reflecting on my MSc research by Michele Ide-Smith – "By researching the attitudes and perceptions of authorities…
I had a pleasant day last Wednesday at the joint NPIA and ACPO event on ‘Policing 2.0’, at the invitation of Nick Keane. (A quick word in praise of Nick. I have known him for over 3 years now, and…
An interesting exchange online happened last week after the wonderful Robert Brook posted a piece on his site entitled ‘Boring Innovation‘ – all about how innovation can best happen within large, complex organisations, like those you tend to find in…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Would Anyone Ever Say that Open Government Isn’t Great? – "Let’s not demonize good old e-government and let’s not overhype open government or government 2.0. Because what they have both…
Two great blog posts recently on the ever thorny issue of local government websites. Firstly, Al Smith recounts his experience managing the refresh of Newcastle City Council‘s site. A remarkably honest and open appraisal of how it all went, and…
Dave says: Carl is a local government blogging legend, who works at Devon County Council as an Enterprise Architect. This post originally appeared on his blog, but he graciously allowed it to be published here, too. Inspired by the excellent…
My role at Learning Pool is a hard one to define exactly. A couple of weeks ago, we had a big company meeting where everyone got together to discuss the last year’s efforts, and what we want to achieve in…
My good friend Steve Dale is in charge of the Online Information conference this year, which should mean it’ll be an absolute belter. The call for speakers has just been announced and you can propose a topic for a session…
After many frustrations with the company hosting this blog, I’ve finally given in and will be moving it. Am hoping to have it all done today (Sunday), but we’ll see how it goes. This might look janky for a bit.…
It often amuses people when they learn I was once a Risk Manager at a County Council. I have no idea why. One of my roles at the time was to look after business continuity arrangements – in other words,…
[Something is going wrong with this again. For some reason this hadn’t been posted before now.] I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Embracing Government 2.0: Leading transformative change in the public sector (PDF) – PDF warning!…
1. IBM, Opportunity Peterborough and Peterborough City Council are working together on a project which aims to transform Peterborough into the leading sustainable city in the UK. From the IBM website: The collaboration has outlined plans to launch a Sustainable…
An interesting development is the way social (in other words, anything ‘2.0’) technology is influencing traditional corporate IT. Despite not having an IT background myself, I find this stuff fascinating. CRM (Customer relationship management) systems are no different, and an…
Is: if everyone hates you, don’t try and be their friend. (Click for bigger, or see the full car crash in realtime.)