From the monthly archives:

November 2008

New Digital Champion role

by Kevin 14/11/2008 in People

Digital Inclusion Minister Paul Murphy has announced that the Government are looking for a high profile figure to help promote the Digitaal Inclusion agenda.
The role was set out in the cross-Government report Delivering Digital Inclusion: An Action Plan for Consultation.
Guardian Technology Journalist Michael Cross has been speculating (not entirely seriously) as to which public figure [...]

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Citizens Show Government a Better Way

by Stephen Hilton 11/11/2008 in People

Show us a Better Way is part of the Government’s Power of Information Review.
Over the last few months, Show Us a better Way has encouraged citizens to suggest creative ideas about how public information might be shared and used more effectively.
The winners have just been announced…
Can I recycle it?
UK Cycling
Catchment Areas
Location of Postboxes (in rural [...]

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Bristol short-listed as first European Green Capital

by Kevin 06/11/2008 in Bristol

Bristol has been chosen as the only city in the UK to be short-listed for the European Green Capital Award. The city has been pre-selected alongside seven other European top environmental cities out of 35 initial applications.
The seven other cities are: Amsterdam (Netherlands); Copenhagen (Denmark); Freiburg (Germany); Hamburg (Germany); Munster (Germany); Oslo (Norway); Stockholm (Sweden).
The [...]

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Socitim Digital Inclusion Workshop: Bristol, 19 November 1pm- 4.30pm

by Kevin 06/11/2008 in Bristol

Socitim Consulting are organising a workshop aimed at anyone addressing social exclusion or implementing digital inclusion, developing social policy or Local Area Agreements and Partnerships. The event is free to public, independent and voluntary sector delegates and begins with a buffet lunch. The Bristol event is part of a program of workshops taking place between [...]

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Community Barcamp: Sunderland, 24th November

by Kevin 05/11/2008 in Events

Sunderland will be hosting its first ‘Community Barcamp’ on Monday 24th November at the Stadium of Light.
BarCamps are democratic, user generated conferences — open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants.
The event, which is free to attend and runs from 6 til 8pm, will bring together people that use services in the community with [...]

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