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April 2008

Green ICT Resource

by Kevin 28/04/2008 in Green ICT

Its easy to assume that ICT is one of the “good guys” when it comes to climate change. It makes business processes more efficent, has the potential to reduce the amount of paper we use, and enables flexible working and video conference which cuts down on the CO2 emissions associated with travel.
However Socitim recently reported [...]

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DC10plus Ready for Take-off with new Digital Inclusion Minister

by Stephen Hilton 28/04/2008 in People

Across England, DC10 partners are dusting-off their best business suits in readiness for the formal launch of the DC10plus network, which is taking place in London on Tuesday at the Third National Digital Inclusion conference… in a place called the Brewery (result!)
It is also apt that Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the RSA is chairing [...]

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Groups Near You

by Kevin 17/04/2008 in People

The team at My Society have built a well earned reputation for developing effective, efficient and useful applications to give people simple and tangible benefits in the civic and community aspects of their lives.
They have followed up on the success of sites like FixMyStreet, HearFromYourMP, NotApathetic, WriteToThem and TheyWorkForYou with [...]

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Green mapping

by Kevin 15/04/2008 in Bristol

Green maps show sites of environmental significance such as green goods and services, areas of open space, toxic hot-spots etc. They make use of a broadly recognised set of map icons called the Green Map System developed in New York in the 1990s. Green mapping has the potential to facilitate the spread of innovative greening [...]

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G’day from Down Under

by George 12/04/2008 in Bristol

Hi there, firstly I’d like thank Connecting Bristol for the opportunity to connect with you. I am so excited to be blogging with you and I promise not to ramble too much. I am famous for going on forever once I get on my soapbox, so if you permit me I’d like to break this up [...]

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From KWMC to myKP

by Stephen Hilton 11/04/2008 in Bristol

Thank you Makala for finding time to blog in what was a very busy and momentous week for the Knowle West Media Centre. Congratulations to you, Carolyn, Penny and all of the staff and local people involved in the two-day launch. I went along there this afternoon and was hugely impressed by what has [...]

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Knowle West Media Centre Opening (the day after)

by Makala Cheung 11/04/2008 in Bristol

Yesterday went brilliantly, there were at least 300 people at the opening event throughout the afternoon.
The Evening Post did turn up, so you can read more about it in this mornings Post. You might have even caught us on yesterdays TV (BBC Points West Breakfast and ITV West Breakfast and Lunchtime) and radio news (5 [...]

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Knowle West Media Centre Opening Today

by Makala Cheung 10/04/2008 in Bristol

Well, we open today at 12 noon. All the team are very excited. News coverage has been great. Anyone listening to Original Radio, GWR, BBC Radio Bristol, Kiss FM, BCFM will have heard, as well as anyone watching ITV west and BBC Points West. We’re also hoping the Evening Post will be popping around today.
I’ll [...]

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Knowle West Media Centre (one day to go)

by Makala Cheung 09/04/2008 in Bristol

It’s a crazy day today to say the least. We are setting up for our 2 day opening event here at KWMC, starting tomorrow at 12 noon and everyone is super busy setting up. GWR just rang and will be coming to do an interview with our Director Carolyn Hassan in an hour, and then [...]

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