Monthly Archives: May 2010

LocalGovCamp Yorkshire and Humber

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Ken Eastwood

All Aboard the Great Yorkshire & Humber LocalGovCamp Train! Departing from: The National Railway Museum in York (only 2hrs from London) Departure date: Saturday 12 June 2010 For tickets and more information: www.localgovcamp-yh.co.uk This first LocalGovCamp under the new Coalition … Continue reading →

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Open Leadership

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Dave

Am reading an excellent book at the moment – Open Leadership by Charlene Li. Fans of dead-tree web 2.0 reading will be familiar with Groundswell, which Li co-authored and was chock-full of interesting case studies – mostly from the US … Continue reading →

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Hack Warwickshire

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Dave

Warwickshire County Council‘s approach to open government and IT strategy is impressive. Check out their IT strategy blog, where they detail their use of the cloud, for example, and their open data site. Great stuff, and good to see it … Continue reading →

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#lgworkforce – Sharing management successfully

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Dave

Chris Elliott, Head of Transformation at Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and High Peak Borough Council shows how to make the most of a joint chief executive, how to bring services together to save costs and how to best spread best … Continue reading →

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