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Putting Citizens First: Transforming Online Government

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Dave

Paul Canning points us to some remarkably good stuff from government web folk from across the pond in the States: a white paper called Putting Citizens First: Transforming Online Government. Paul writes: That such a document could exist is solely … Continue reading →

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Do councils need a website at all?

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Dave

Simon Wakeman poses a potentially controversial question on his blog: One idea that’s been playing on my mind for the past few days is whether a council needs a website at all. Initially this might seem like complete heresy. Surely … Continue reading →

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Should web and ICT be the same?

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Dave

Really interesting post from Paul Canning, discussing the recent assertion by Richard Steele, SOCITM‘s President, that web should be just another part of IT within organisations. Paul says: Web skills are very specific, you need to be across a lot … Continue reading →

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Setback for public sector bloggers

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Dave

Paul Canning brings to our attention the case of a sacked blogger at the Welsh Assembly. As reported at WalesOnline: AN Assembly Government civil servant who was sacked for running a political blog is taking his case to an Employment … Continue reading →

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The Webbies’ Union?

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Dave

Attending my first TeaCamp for aaaaaages yesterday, I had the surprise pleasure of bumping into Paul Canning, everyone’s favourite eGov firebrand. Paul was buzzing about the recent Public Sector Forums meetup, which featured plenty of Better Connected related dust-ups, but … Continue reading →

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