With the advent of Web 2.0 solutions it is becoming clear that it is not always necessary to travel into a set workplace. New digital technologies have been introduced over the last thirty years with the main aim of reducing employee numbers. Is it now time to look at ways of using the digital world to reduce working patterns and hours worked for employees?

Working from home was discussed however no solution to how the working time and quality of work output criteria would be monitored.
One solution to this could be fingerprint identity solutions placing technology in public buildings that are set up as a hub for public employees set up across the country. Employees who have no reason to travel into a location miles away from their home could log into one of the ‘Public Building Hubs’ using the innovative finger print identity nearer to home to contribute their work rather than being at home addressing any potential for non white collar staff employees being compelled to travel to their place of work for strategic reasons e.g. waste bin recycling alternatively people could be freelance if they wanted the comfort of working from home.

Example if you lived in Royston yet worked in Sheffield for the local government you could log on at a desktop at the Lifelong Learning Centre with a fingerprint technology device monitoring your presence and hours worked.

This session looked at the problem of copyright that can be quite complex when viewed here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_licenses

Perhaps a traffic light system would be simpler Red (Copyright) Amber (Some Restrictions) Green (Can use for anything)

#lgcyh have tagged the York event Flickr stream as ‘All rights reserved’ which is really going against what the event is trying to achieve that is engaging people to embrace new technologies to create an improved service.

Flickr was also used to show how slideshows of a designated walk could help people revisit areas that they are no longer able to because of disability.

Flickr could also be used to show particular activities and events to invite people to use digital technologies.

RT @davebriggs Rounding up LocalGovCamp YH [link to post]

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The same thing is happening with #lgcyh lots of blogs from those who attended on the same topics. Just a point to remember next time one task from each contributor on one central blog would do. Just a thought.

Collaboration using social text

Top-drawer report of #lgcyh by @davebriggs [link to post] #lgcyh *So* wish i’d been there

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RT @MMaryMcKenna: RT @davebriggs Rounding up LocalGovCamp YH [link to post] #lgcyh < < Some nice pics from the event - link is in Dave'

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Good stuff here! RT @davebriggs: Rounding up LocalGovCamp YH [link to post] #lgcyh

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RT @davebriggs Rounding up LocalGovCamp YH [link to post] #lgcyh < < Some nice pics from the event - link is in Dave's blog here

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RT @davebriggs: Rounding up LocalGovCamp YH [link to post] #lgcyh

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