From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Start Up Successes in Bristol

by Kevin 29/08/2008 in Bristol

John Bradford recently posted an entry on TechCrunch UK highlighting and celebrating the range and vibrancy of new technology businesses emerging across the city.
You can read John’s full post here

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Please help with our Domestic Energy Use survey

by Kevin 20/08/2008 in Bristol

Connecting Bristol are a key partner in the DEHEMs (Digital Environment Home Energy Management System) project. DEHEMs is a European Union funded project looking to improve domestic energy efficiency and reduce household emissions.
The project kicked off in June 2008 and will develop and test an energy monitoring and display system for homes. The project [...]

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D.I.Y. community fibre networks

by Kevin 05/08/2008 in Bristol

Superfast broadband is coming, but it will take some time and isn’t likely to reach everyone, everywhere. Communities in Bristol already have experience of clubbing together, led by organisations like Bristol Wireless, to ensure that they can have wifi access to the net.
The ONSnet project in Holland has demonstrated a successful model for installing economical, [...]

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Can you think of a way to stimulate public discussion?

by Stephen Hilton 05/08/2008 in Bristol

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Building Democracy Programme has £150K available to develop about 10 projects that will use innovative approaches to help stimulate public debate.
MoJ is following MySociety’s approach by inviting potential bidders to float their initial ideas online and to strengthen their proposals through open discussion before making a final submission.
It will be [...]

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RIPA International Seminar

by Kevin 01/08/2008 in Bristol

RIPA International (formally the Royal Institute of Public Administration) is an international training organisation specialising in Public sector reform. Yesterday I presented some ideas to RIPA delegates around how Web 2.0 principals and practices can inform and improve the way Councils deliver services, use data and consult with citizens.
Some of the ideas are pretty new [...]

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