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What I’ve been reading
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Are open standards a closed barrier? | Government Digital Service – "Fresh out of a roundtable discussion on the Open Standards: Open Opportunities consultation, Linda Humphries discusses whether open can really … Continue reading
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Tagged canada, cloud, cms, democracy, design, drupal, gcloud, gds, government, govuk, guidelines, ict, opengov, opengovernment, opensource, openstandards, participation, plone, principles, squiz, technology, web, wordpress
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What I’ve been reading
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Exploring how digital technology can support young people to engage socially and economically in their communities : Tim’s Blog – Tim is "launching an open research project to find key … Continue reading
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Tagged byod, cloud, coding, collaboration, Communities, communitiesofpractice, digitalengagement, education, gcloud, ict, it, itstrategy, knowledge, knowledgehub, lga, localgovernment, opensource, procurement, timdavies, youngpeople, youth
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“Kids today need a licence to tinker”
Nice article by John Naughton on the state of IT education in schools: What is happening is that the national curriculum’s worthy aspirations to educate pupils about ICT are transmuted at the chalkface into teaching kids to use Microsoft software. … Continue reading
Bookmarks for February 23rd through April 4th
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Reaping the benefits of shared services – Interesting interview with @terryhuggins on the shared services arrangement between South Holland and East Lindsay councils. UK IT Strategy Sets the Pace for … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, cabinetoffice, cms, coi, communications, directgov, facebook, government, hyperlocal, ict, innovation, itstrategy, localgovernment, privacy, publicsector, sharedservices, southholland, strategy, tomloosemore, uk, ukgovit, web, wordpress
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Future of local gov IT strategy
Gotta love blogging local government types. Great post here from Warwickshire County Council’s Jim Morton about their developing IT strategy. My favourite bit: 1. Embrace the practice of using ICT as a Utility: It is now possible to consume software, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, ict, it, local government, strategy, technology
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