An online notebook
Learning Pool is delighted to be running a unique free event in association with the Scottish Improvement Service for those working in public services in Scotland who want to get the most from the social web. This highly interactive session, facilitated by yours truly and my partner in crime Breda Doherty, will provide delegates with … Keep reading
The Net Delusion by Evgeny Morozov looks like it will be useful and interesting reading for those interested in the internet and its effects on politics and democracy, providing something of an alternative (thanks to Dom for the wording advice) view. From The Observer‘s review: Morozov, a young Belarusian-born writer and researcher now based in … Keep reading
So another 50 tickets were released for January’s Govcamp this morning, and they went within twenty minutes. Remarkable. There is still space, but very limited. If you want to come along, please leave your name on the waiting list. There’s only the one list, so if you email me, all I’ll do is ask you … Keep reading
A bit later than expected, but I’m delighted to launch the first tranche of tickets for the annual UK government unconference – UKGovCamp – to be held on 22nd January 2011. This is the fourth event, which was kicked off back in 2008 by Jeremy Gould, then of the Ministry of Justice. 2011’s event will … Keep reading
Learning Pool is running a ‘content jam‘ event in December in Birmingham, on Tuesday the 7th, at Fazeley Studios. It’s a new type of event for us, and one I had a bit of a role in putting together. What I wanted to do was to take the idea of the ‘hack day’ and make … Keep reading