An online notebook
A few things have been happening behind the scenes, and I think it is about time that LocalGovCamp was ‘officially’ launched in some way. I guess this is it. The event will probably take place in June, probably in Birmingham but definitely on a Saturday. All the plotting and planning will take place on the … Keep reading
David Wilcox has published another great thought-piece on social reporting and exactly what it is and where it fits: I’m delighted to find there’s increasing interest in social reporting around events … which may start with an enquiry about how to capture some video interviews, but can lead to a discussion about how an organisation … Keep reading
One of the real successes of Saturday’s government barcamp was the large turnout of local government folk, which was great to see. This has set me thinking that there must be sufficient numbers of peope who would be interested in a specific local government event in an unconference style. I’ve started a discussion about it … Keep reading
This morning, over 130 people interested in the way government uses the web will be descending on London to, well, have a bit of a natter. There has already been plenty of chat on the event social network, and hopefully this will mean we can really hit the ground running with all the sessions people … Keep reading
An item on the local TV new bulletin alerted me to Cambridgeshire County Council’s effort at citizen engagement on transport issues, as part of the Cambridgeshire Transport Commission. They’ve got a website and everything: Well, I think it’s a website, only it describes itself as an “An environmentally friendly e-magazine”. If anyone can tell me … Keep reading