Interesting issue that I guess I should have picked up on before, since I’ll usually jump onto any bandwagon that means justice and value for the ordinary citizen, but The…
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Appointment: Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Thank you for accepting the new post of Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. I am writing to set…
Well, just as David Milliband was getting to grips with his brief for the local government sector (and not doing that bad a job actually), it’s a case of stirring…
Attended my first CKO Public Sector Summit, held at the Bath Priory, on 23-25th April 2006. This was the 5th year for the event , organised by TFPL and sponsored…
Came across an interesting web site the other day – Demos – which provides a refreshing perspective on e-democracy and empowement of us ordinary citizens. Was thinking of popping along…
Briefly checked out a new (? – well, new to me anyway) community web site at www.myplace.com. looks pretty neat and has some rich functionality – blogs, etc. I’m sure…
Interesting fact: eGMS – so much for the government’s "mandatory" metadata requirement; 73% of central and 42% of local government websites fail the requirements on every single page, including important…
An interesting new development courtesy of the ODPM – the TALK web site (Transferring Across Local Knowledge). The blurb says "this will go beyond key products, manuals and reports, to…
Interesting quote heard at the KIN conference: Public sector improvements due to knowledge work are one third of those in the private sector. Attributed to ‘Friedman’ – not sure if…