About

DavePress is an independant consultancy that acts as a digital enabler for public, third and private sector organisations. It is also a personal blog written by me, Dave Briggs, about web 2.0, social media, online community building and a range of other stuff that comes under the radar.

I have recently been quoted in The Guardian as well as on a Times blog about the issue of public servants blogging. I am a passionate advocate of the benefits that blogging, and other forms of digital participation can bring to the public sector and would love to help anyone out who wants to get started.

My last full time position was as Change Manager at the Information Authority, which I left in September 2008. I was involved in developing relationships and building communities, both on and offline, between all the various stakeholders in the further education sector, with particular reference to the provision of data and reporting of information. While I was there I built an online consultation platform, introducing a new way of working to the sector.

I’ve been building online communities and tools for a while now and hopefully I will have something interesting and useful to say. If you would like to see some of the stuff I have done, check out Palimpsest, LGSearch, localgovglossary, Blogbase or KMSearch.

I love talking about this stuff, and I often get invited to visit organisations and events to discuss how social media and web 2.0 can transform the way you communicate and collaborate. If you’re interested, just let me know.

It goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway, that the content of this blog is mine and does not represent the views of anyone that I work for, have worked for, or, indeed, will work for.

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