DCLG have today announced that residents, bloggers, tweeters, community activists and hyperlocal sites should have the same access and facilities to council meetings as traditional newspaper journalists. This is important because it means Government recognises the valuable contribute the wider community makes to accountability in local government. It’s a very timely announcement. For a whileRead… Read more »
It’s not the most exciting bit of technology in the world, but it could be very useful. I read an awful lot of stuff on the web – thanks to Google Reader, it’s made really easy. Lots of people don’t have the time to do so, and are quite grateful to have useful items pointedRead… Read more »
i had a great morning in Exeter at the beginning of the week, talking with the corporate management team at Devon County Council about innovation and digital. Dom Campbell was there too, thus proving that the two of us can both be in the same room at the same time. We were invited down byRead… Read more »
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Enyo JavaScript Application Framework – “Use the same framework to develop apps for the web and for all major platforms, desktop and mobile.” Features | Re-usable Drupal recipes for government websites – Nice New Zealand government site sharing open source compontents for Drupal for gov webbiesRead… Read more »
Last week I took delivery of a Nexus 7 – the new tablet made by Asus for Google to show off the new version of their mobile operating system, Android. There was quite a lot of buzz about the device, partially because it marks a new high in terms of build quality of Android tablets,Read… Read more »
The first in an occasional series of posts written by prominent geeks working in and around government, talking about the tools they use to do their jobs. Steph Gray Who are you, and what do you do? I run Helpful Technology, a little two-person digital engagement agency that helps mainly public sector and not-for-profit clientsRead… Read more »
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: HELLO CAMPERS: Three years on from the first localgovcamp… so whats changed? – Nice bit of reflection from Dan Slee ahead of Saturday’s shindig. Knowledge Hub: A response – Steve Dale gives part of his side of the story. Refocusing our efforts and investments | TalisRead… Read more »
Next Saturday (14th July) sees LocalGovCamp coming back to Birmingham! It’s a great opportunity for innovators across local government to get together, share problems and come up with solutions. It’s also an honour (and occasional inducer of panic) to be able to put the event together. I was ably assisted this year by those titansRead… Read more »
That nice Mr Briggs has been encouraging me to post some stuff about hardware. As it happens I’ve been trying out a new piece of ultra-modern hi-tech digital equipment. No it’s not a MacBook Air, ChromeBook or even one of them new Google tablets. It is… drum roll… The PowerMonkey Extreme. Which is basically aRead… Read more »
Helen Coen is currently online community manager for the RSPCA, the UK’s leading animal welfare charity. Previously she has been a senior RSPCA press officer and award-winning journalist. She is also Dave’s sister. I admit it: I wasn’t always that interested in the internet and social media. In all honesty I was a tad old-schoolRead… Read more »