An online notebook
Here’s some notes from the first two sessions at Government 2010! If, in haste, I’ve accidentally misquoted/misparaphrased, I apologise in advance: there’s a lot more on Twitter, and you can watch the conference live online here. The first speaker of the day, Peter Keller of Internet-based pollsters, YouGov, gave the opening keynote. We all need … Keep reading
Government 2010 kicks off in London in a couple of hours, and it’s going to be all-liveblogging, courtesy of Davepress and Timetric, all the time this morning. Here’s the agenda: 9.00am – 9.15am Opening Remarks: Jeffrey Peel, Government 2010 9.15am – 9.30am Keynote Address: Peter Kellner, President, YouGov 9.30am – 10.15am Panel Discussion: Digital Engagement … Keep reading
Hello! I’m Andrew Walkingshaw, and I’m going to be deputising for Dave at the Government 2010 conference tomorrow. I’ll be liveblogging the event for you all, both here and as @walkingshaw on Twitter. I’m the business guy at Timetric. We’re on a mission to get the world’s statistics to you in a form which you … Keep reading
Why do so many councils have such a poor online presence? I’ve written before about some of the missed opportunities, such as here, but for me the puzzle is as much “what should a council do?” as “why don’t more of them do it?” Part of the explanation, at least from the councillor side, is … Keep reading
After a break of a week, the guest posts are back! This time it’s Mark Pack, who has written a handy guide for councillors on how to get to grips with the net. It is pretty rare these days to find a councillor who doesn’t use the internet, at least occasionally. However, in part because … Keep reading