From the monthly archives:

November 2007

Creating the Future Awards 2008

by Kevin 30/11/2007 in Events

The Academy for Sustainable Communities is asking for entrants to its 2008 award scheme. This awards scheme succeeds the Deputy Prime Minister’s Award for Sustainable Communities, which since 2003 has recognised projects and initiatives that contribute to making better places in which to live and work. The awards celebrate achievement in the public, private and [...]

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Greenpeace Rank Green Electronics Companies

by Kevin 30/11/2007 in Green ICT

The Greenpeace ‘Guide to Greener Electronics’ aims to clean up the electronics sector and get manufacturers to take responsibility for the full life cycle of their products, including the electronic waste that their products generate.
The guide ranks the 18 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TV’s and games consoles according to their policies on [...]

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e-vote or sms your Support for Sustrans Big Lottery Bid

by Kevin 23/11/2007 in Bristol

Online voting is due to start on Monday 26th November for a Sustrans and Bristol City Council project to create a brand new cycling and walking link between Bristol and Nailsea.
“Connect2″ is one of four projects competing in the Big Lottery Fund’s: The People’s £50 million contest on ITV in December. Online voting opens on [...]

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Local councils can play major role in preventing climate change

by Kevin 22/11/2007 in Bristol

Climate Change Minister Phil Woolas has identified a vital role for local authorities cutting carbon dioxide emissions both through their own actions and by setting an example to the wider community they serve.
Local authorities are increasingly taking up the challenge to reduce emissions and more than 270 local authorities, including Bristol, have now signed up [...]

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CAN DO COMMUNITIES, Learning for Change National Event

by Stephen Hilton 22/11/2007 in Events

The Scarman Trust has been very supportive of Connecting Bristol. They are holding the following free event, which has a very interesting, diverse and potentially explosive line up of speakers. I wish I could be there…
You are invited to attend the launch of the Scarman Trust’s “You Can Do”
Guides. Designed to equip citizens with [...]

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Making Computing Safer

by Stephen Hilton 20/11/2007 in Events

Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network in association with British Computer Society Security Forum and The Trusted Computing Project
Conference: 7th December 2007 BCS, 6 Southampton Street, London.
Invitation to:
Enabling trusted access to e-­services – Making computing safer for the general public
• Is it possible to meet the needs of the public, SME’s and organisations that do [...]

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£100m Funding for Technology Innovation

by Stephen Hilton 19/11/2007 in Technology

The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham, has announced that the business-led Technology Strategy Board will invest a further £100m in innovation, and invites businesses to submit proposals for collaborative research and development in innovation and new technology.
The competition, which covers eight technology areas and which will be phased over 6 [...]

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South West Regional Conference: Harnessing Technology

by Kevin 14/11/2007 in Bristol

SWRDA are hosting a regional conference in Taunton on 4th December, 10am to 3:30pm, at the Somerset College of Arts & Technology.
The conference will comprise;

Feedback from the regional workshop which brought together national and regional figures in ICT to consider the region’s successes, challenges and opportunities in economic development.
The economic impact of ICTs on the [...]

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Can you help us brand Bristol’s Wi-Fi Network?

by Stephen Hilton 08/11/2007 in Bristol

Bristol has a reputation as a wireless pioneer. The City Council and City Space Ltd. launched “Street Net” in 2003, at the time creating the UK’s largest street-level Wi-Fi network. Bristol Wireless is a leading provider of community wireless networks.
In recent years, many millions of people have bought wireless laptops, PDA’s, mobile [...]

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