Monthly Archives: May 2009

Ofqual’s new commentable report

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Dave

I’ve being doing some work over the past few months with Ofqual, the regulator of qualifications in the UK. Much of the work has been around how they could use social web technology to work better internally, but I’ve also … Continue reading →

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Technologies for participation

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Dave

I had the pleasure of bumping into Fraser Henderson at the recent Digital Inclusion Conference, where he mentioned an event he was helping to organise with the Consultation Institute, called Technologies for participation. It’s on 21st May at the Holiday … Continue reading →

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LocalGovCamp a sell out

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Dave

I’m delighted to be able to say that all the tickets for next month’s LocalGovCamp have been claimed. This is remarkable: all gone in just over a week! Many thanks for the enthusiasm so many people have shown. If you … Continue reading →

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PSFbuzz: Facebook applications

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Dave

Image credit: Steven Tuck I had a remarkably fun time up in Manchester last week, chairing the Public Sector Forums event at Old Trafford about local government web 2.0 strategies. There was a whole lot of Twitter action during the … Continue reading →

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Cultural agoraphobia

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Dave

John Naughton’s Observer piece this morning is a good one: The cultural agoraphobia from which most of us suffer leads us always to overemphasise the downsides of openness and lack of central control, and to overvalue the virtues of order … Continue reading →

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