An online notebook
A lovely story of sharing, reusing and creative hacking in government today. There’s a whole post to be written on hacker culture and why government needs people who are able to program computers on the payroll. You just can’t outsource this stuff. The first chapter of this book explains it far better than I ever … Keep reading
A really thorough and thought-provoking post from Public Strategist on the whole ‘should government develop iPhone apps?’ debate: If government is in the business of service at all, it should be efficient, up to date, and sensitive to the needs and preferences of the users of the services. That doens’t mean chasing every technological fad, … Keep reading
My attention was caught the other day by an article in The Register: “Data.gov.uk chief admits transparency concerns” The head of the government’s website for the release of public sector data has said it is a challenge to ensure that users can understand the statistics. Cabinet Office official Richard Stirling, who leads the team that … Keep reading
I spent an enjoyable afternoon at the advisory group for the Knowledge Hub (KHub) last Tuesday (sorry for the delay in writing this up…). Steve Dale chaired the day which featured a number of updates about the project, in terms of procurement and project management; technology platform and supplier; and communications and engagement. Remember – … Keep reading
I’m rather interested in the referendum that we are going get get next May in the UK about changing our voting system. It occurs to me that it isn’t an issue I have a particularly strong understanding of, and I’m sure that’s the case for a few other people as well. So, with the help … Keep reading