NEWS (full article) The Digital Economy Act is fundamentally flawed and should be repealed, according to the Liberal Democrats. Technical measures proposed in the law, such as blocking websites for suspected copyright infringement, “simply aren’t …
Interesting news story in the FT about one of my old employers – Reuters (now Thomson Reuters). I particularly liked the quote from Devon Wenig about catering for the 23 year old who has grown up with Google. Abstract from the story below: Thomson…
ONLINE INFORMATION CONFERENCE – CALL FOR PAPERS Have you submitted a proposal yet? The deadline of May 3rd is approaching fast. Here’s why you should submit a proposal: Show case your work with 700 delegates from over 40 countries and be seen as a…
I’m not sure if anyone else has shared my frustration at having come across a really useful or interesting website and then discovered there is no RSS facility to subscribe to subsequent updates. Clearly the author/owner of the website believes th…
Picked up from Robert Hicks’ post on FutureGov. “Most senior civil servants are Generation Xers, born at a time without the internet. But does this mean that web communities are too ‘young’ for top officials to operate in effectively? In interview…
On 23 December 2009, the Government published a consultation paper on policy options for geographic information from Ordnance Survey. The purpose of this consultation was to seek views about how to best implement proposals made by the Prime Minist…
Having run a number of social media workshops for UK Local Government over the past few months, I will be focusing specifically on how social media and social networking (Web 2.0) can support the development of personal learning – ‘Knowledge Manag…
Commons Manifesto: Strengthen the Commons. Now! “A group of commoners who participated in Interdisciplinary political salons of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Germany in 2008 and 2009 have collectively authored a terrific new manifesto and statem…
The Truth is Out There The Audit Commission latest discussion paper in the ‘Truth’ series, published last Friday, received further coverage: Public Service Can more data boost people power? The Audit Commission has published a discussion paper…
Andrew Stott speaking at the Managing Public Sector Information conference – 1st March 2010.Spoke about background to Power of Information and Making Public Data Public and Public Data principles – Putting the Frontline First. Public data will be …
