Tag Archives: councils

Bookmarks for June 3rd through June 7th

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Dave

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Armchair Auditor – Nice clean and simple example of what can be done with open government spending data by @adrianshort Supreme Court’s untendered website cost revealed – "You need to … Continue reading →

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Using the places database

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Dave

I was asked recently by a colleague for some information about the names and locations of local authorities in this country. I was able to respond quickly and usefully thanks to the places database, which sits on the website of … Continue reading →

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Four rules for councils’ democratic engagement

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Dave

I like these slides, from Anthony: Four rules for councils' democratisation work View more documents from The Democratic Society.

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SEO for non-experts: what you need to know

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Mark Pack

Why do so many councils have such a poor online presence? I’ve written before about some of the missed opportunities, such as here, but for me the puzzle is as much “what should a council do?” as “why don’t more … Continue reading →

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Simon Wakeman: Local gov shoudn’t be on Facebook

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Dave

Simon Wakeman has a thought-provoking post on whether Councils should maintain corporate presences in social networking sites like Facebook at all: People using social networks befriend (or fan, whatever the appropriate phrase is) organisations, movements, clubs etc on Facebook and … Continue reading →

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