An online notebook
Paul Canning points us to some remarkably good stuff from government web folk from across the pond in the States: a white paper called Putting Citizens First: Transforming Online Government. Paul writes: That such a document could exist is solely because webbies in US government are organised and have a voice. ‘Webbies’ meaning professionals with … Keep reading
Simon Wakeman poses a potentially controversial question on his blog: One idea that’s been playing on my mind for the past few days is whether a council needs a website at all. Initially this might seem like complete heresy. Surely a public sector body providing services to local residents needs a website to help them … Keep reading
Really interesting post from Paul Canning, discussing the recent assertion by Richard Steele, SOCITM‘s President, that web should be just another part of IT within organisations. Paul says: Web skills are very specific, you need to be across a lot of terrain. You need to understand SEO, usability, web content, have good people skills, be … Keep reading
Paul Canning brings to our attention the case of a sacked blogger at the Welsh Assembly. As reported at WalesOnline: AN Assembly Government civil servant who was sacked for running a political blog is taking his case to an Employment Tribunal. Last night a former AM who himself is a regular blogger said he found … Keep reading
Attending my first TeaCamp for aaaaaages yesterday, I had the surprise pleasure of bumping into Paul Canning, everyone’s favourite eGov firebrand. Paul was buzzing about the recent Public Sector Forums meetup, which featured plenty of Better Connected related dust-ups, but also some more positive stuff around the developing [deep breath] Public Sector Web Managers’ Group. … Keep reading