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Category Archives: Communities
What community managers should know and do
For an internal bit of work at Learning Pool, I was asked to contribute to a list of things that would need to be a part of the role description for a community manager – a position we might be … Continue reading
Update on the Knowledge Hub
I spent an enjoyable afternoon at the advisory group for the Knowledge Hub (KHub) last Tuesday (sorry for the delay in writing this up…). Steve Dale chaired the day which featured a number of updates about the project, in terms … Continue reading
Posted in Communities, Government 2.0, Uncategorized
Tagged khub, knowledge hub, local government, open source, pfiks
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In praise of forums?
In my recent soul-searching post on where digital engagement is heading next, I mentioned that social media needs to embed itself back into digital work as a whole. This is in part for protection – if ‘playing around with Facebook’ … Continue reading
Interesting things in Peterborough
1. IBM, Opportunity Peterborough and Peterborough City Council are working together on a project which aims to transform Peterborough into the leading sustainable city in the UK. From the IBM website: The collaboration has outlined plans to launch a Sustainable … Continue reading
Posted in Communities, Computing
Tagged citizenship, community, ibm, ict sustainability, peterborough, rsa
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