From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Tips for online activists

by Kevin 21/12/2009 in Bristol

A Facebook campaign to keep the X factor single off the Christmas number one spot has been successful. This year Rage against the Machine will be at the top of the festive chart with “Killing in the Name”. Within a matter of weeks the facebook group attracted almost a million members and raised over £60,000 [...]

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Welcome to our Revamped Connecting Bristol Blog

by Kevin 10/12/2009 in Bristol

Connecting Bristol is delighted to welcome you to our new look blog.
What have we done? We have restructured the way that information is organised to reflect the big ICT and Digital themes that we are working on, such as Green ICT and Connectivity.  We have also included more ways for you to link with us, [...]

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50p per month Broadband Tax to be levied

by Kevin 09/12/2009 in Bristol

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has confirmed in his pre-Budget statement that all householders with a fixed phone line will be required to pay £6 per year as a Broadband Tax.
The money is to upgrade the exisiting telecommunications infrastructure so that super-fast broadband can be made available to 90 per cent of the population [...]

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Audit Commission launches Oneplace – how are your public services performing?

by Kevin 09/12/2009 in Bristol

Oneplace is a new website that provides independent information on how public services are performing. It brings together the views of six independent inspectorates: the Audit Commission, Care Quality Commission, Ofsted, and Her Majesty’s Inspectorates of Constabulary, Prisons and Probation.
Public services can have a big impact on people’s lives – they do things like [...]

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Google Maps shows live progress of Gaza Aid Convoy

by Kevin 08/12/2009 in Bristol

A truck carrying humanitarian aid, and postcards from students at the City Academy School, left Bristol on 4th December on the way to Gaza. The truck met up with a convoy of other vehicles which left London on 5th December, and should cross into Gaza on 27th December.
Viva Palestina, the organisation behind the enterprise, have [...]

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The Digital Divide: a key challenge for the 21st Century

by Kevin 04/12/2009 in People

The Royal Geographic Society (RGS) has highlighted some of the key issues likely to affect our lives and society in the coming years. The Digital Divide has been identified alongside issues ranging from climate change to migration, from energy resources to environmental hazards, from food production to water resources, and from the future of the [...]

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