An online notebook
The group blog collecting people’s thoughts is really good reading. Lloyd hits the nail on the head here: We do it this way because it works and because we’ve seen the alternative really fail big time again and again. Because it’s unusual for most of us and outside of our everyday experience, it’s tempting to … Keep reading
I had an exhausting time at GovCamp this weekend. We had lots of people. There were lots of discussions. There was much tweeting. Many photos were taken. Lots of blogging has happened. Dan Slee had the fab idea of just posting 20 quick thoughts and take-aways. So let’s have a (somewhat delayed) go. I don’t … Keep reading
Since my last desperate begging funding drive, several companies and organisations have leapt to support LocalGovCamp, namely: Public-i Firmstep Talk About Local Global Crossing Arcus Global Many thanks to them. They join those who had already stuck their hands in their pockets: LGIU Podnosh The MoreOpen fund (where the cash comes indirectly from all the … Keep reading
A quick cross post of something Steph put up on the MoreOpen blog, highlighting the great events funded in part by UKGC11. At the beginning of March, we announced a small grant scheme using sponsorship from the UKGovcamp in January 2011 to help seed-fund a batch of further such events around the country. We had some … Keep reading
LocalGovCamp isn’t far away – just over a month. So far 150 tickets have gone and we have another 50 which we are looking to distribute in a new way to get a few different faces along! So we’ll have 200 of the most innovative and creative people in local government in one place, on … Keep reading