digitalinclusion – Dave Briggs

Generating QR codes using PHP and the Goo.gl API – Lovely little guide from Stuart Harrison (@pezholio).
Numberhood – Interesting looking local open data app.
Online Government Services and the Offline Older Generation : Fujitsu United Kingdom – Interesting research
Therefore it’s unacceptable… – "The potential for digital inclusion to generate true public value through open data, transparency and coproduction is a much bigger saving than we as individuals get from shopping on line or the government gets by delivering services on line."
Coming to Terms with the Consumerization of IT – R “Ray” Wang – Harvard Business Review – "For the most part, they're using these consumer technologies at work already — often because they're better than anything the IT department can provide."

You can find all my bookmarks on Pinboard.

Bookmarks for December 30th through January 9th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to.

Engagement advice – Mick reports on a good list of engagement tips via @govloop
Our Society – "Our Society aims to connect people who are genuinely concerned to move power into communities."
Can you help? – Personal and Self Directed Learning tool – Carl needs your help to develop this neat learning tool.
Digital Inclusion – Time for a rethink? – Great post from Paul on digital inclusion and whether the debate is somewhat behind the times.
Creating democratic, scalable innovation – Great post from @demsoc on the skunkworks debate.
Local gov blogging – ideas for you – Some great blogging ideas from @ingridk
Moving your Infrastructure to the Cloud: How to Maximize Benefits and Avoid Pitfalls – Useful whitepaper on cloud stuff.
Cumbria County Council public consultation – Have your say on council priorities and budget options – Interesting use of Ning for public consultation by Cumbria County Council.
Nick Davies: The Julian Assange Investigation — Let’s Clear the Air of Misinformation – Make no doubt about it – the Wikileaks / Assange situation is a hell of a mess.
The rise of the parish council – Nice little article in the Guardian about very (hyper?) local democracy.

You can find all my bookmarks on Delicious. There is also even more stuff on my shared Google Reader page.

You can also see all the videos I think are worth watching at my video scrapbook.

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to.

Five (grim) predictions for 2011 – Ingrid expresses a few concerns. Let's work to make sure this stuff doesn't happen!
What Localism might mean for local gov web managers by Michele Ide-Smith – Great stuff as always from Michele. A must read for folk interested in web and local gov.
Teach Parents Tech – Lovely: "This site was built by a few folks at Google to help keep tech support a family business."
Barrier Busting – DCLG crowdsourcing blockages to local action with a WordPress based site. Via @simond
Tax protest turns Vodafone’s smile upside down – This is what happens when you use social media when everyone hates you.
Let Us Pay – One of the best summaries of the woes of the newspaper business I have come across.
Social media and the future of the public sector – Great notes on social tech for internal use from @jiiiii
Wikileaks FAQ – Useful resource on the issues raised by Wikileaks.
13 measures of success for government digital teams – Good stuff on evaluation of online activity from Stephen Hale
expertnet – "The United States General Services Administration (GSA) and the White House Open Government Initiative are soliciting your feedback on a concept for next generation citizen consultation, namely a government-wide software tool and process to elicit expert public participation"

You can find all my bookmarks on Delicious. There is also even more stuff on my shared Google Reader page.

You can also see all the videos I think are worth watching at my video scrapbook.