Bookmarks

LGA conference in September. Would love to go but it costs £355…

Paul Webster on how he perceives Digital Mentors

“This new iPhone is a significant milestone in Steve Jobs’ audacious strategy of owning the digital consumer.”

mp3 of Clay Shirky’s recent talk to the Demos thinktank – ta to Lloyd Davis for the link

“In truth, given the chance, most people can make rational choices, take tough decisions, balance competing demands and behave decently. Your view of community empowerment boils down to whether you trust people or not.”

“This report looks at the recruitment and retention pressures currently facing councils in the light of demographic and other changes. It assesses the potential risks to key services of councils failing to properly plan their workforces”

Carl Haggerty on the web vs. ICT debate. A differing view (slighty?) to Paul C and moi

“One of the personal learning threads that I’m following is working wikily – and relating this to current work, including NTEN’s WeAreMedia Project. The way I do that is not just do the work, but reflect along the way in a socially-networked way.”

Alice Casey of Involve on Hazel Blears’ 7 day blog