Comments on: Digital government and not being boring http://davepress.net/2008/06/19/digital-government-and-not-being-boring/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:06:57 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Engaging communities with social media | Idea Performance http://davepress.net/2008/06/19/digital-government-and-not-being-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-2655 Engaging communities with social media | Idea Performance Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:54:47 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=439#comment-2655 [...] this year. I wrote up my thoughts in terms of using the social web to make local government a bit less boring. What was clear from the session was that there was tonnes of stuff that councils could be doing to [...] [...] this year. I wrote up my thoughts in terms of using the social web to make local government a bit less boring. What was clear from the session was that there was tonnes of stuff that councils could be doing to [...]

]]> By: Could this be the tipping point for UK data mashups? | Online Journalism Blog http://davepress.net/2008/06/19/digital-government-and-not-being-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-1073 Could this be the tipping point for UK data mashups? | Online Journalism Blog Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:09:00 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=439#comment-1073 [...] But that is changing. The Guardian’s ‘Free Our Data’ campaign has successfully heaped a lot of pressure on government to “Make taxpayers’ data available to them”, and when I was recently invited to take part in a government white paper workshop around “community empowerment”, I got the impression that I was knocking at a semi-open door when I said that public availability of data would be my number one priority (more on that workshop here). [...] [...] But that is changing. The Guardian’s ‘Free Our Data’ campaign has successfully heaped a lot of pressure on government to “Make taxpayers’ data available to them”, and when I was recently invited to take part in a government white paper workshop around “community empowerment”, I got the impression that I was knocking at a semi-open door when I said that public availability of data would be my number one priority (more on that workshop here). [...]

]]> By: Podnosh Blog http://davepress.net/2008/06/19/digital-government-and-not-being-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-1029 Podnosh Blog Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:32:03 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=439#comment-1029 <strong>Community Docking...</strong> When I speak to council officers and civil servants about community engagement the conversation often conjures up mental images of docking space stations. The officers are sincerely trying to picture interesting ways to approach the community, conne... Community Docking…

When I speak to council officers and civil servants about community engagement the conversation often conjures up mental images of docking space stations.

The officers are sincerely trying to picture interesting ways to approach the community, conne…

]]> By: Being Boring « Someday I Will Treat You Good http://davepress.net/2008/06/19/digital-government-and-not-being-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Being Boring « Someday I Will Treat You Good Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:07:57 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=439#comment-1015 [...] Posted on 21 June, 2008 by Andrew Brown Dave says: Another example of boringness is in the way that local issues are reported on. For example, more [...] [...] Posted on 21 June, 2008 by Andrew Brown Dave says: Another example of boringness is in the way that local issues are reported on. For example, more [...]

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