From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Event: Green, Open and Social: 6pm, 22 March @ Watershed

by Kevin 24/02/2010 in Bristol

This event is now sold out. You can add your name to the waiting list at greenopenandsocial.eventbrite.com and we will release tickets on a first come first served basis if they become available.
If you are not able to obtain a ticket you will still be able to follow and interact with the event via a [...]

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ICT for Energy Efficiency webcast

by Kevin 23/02/2010 in Bristol

Dr Lorraine Hudson, Bristol  City Council’s Climate Change & Built Environment Coordinator, and Stephen Hilton from Connecting Bristol, are speaking at this afternoons ICT4EE event in Brussels. The event will focus on how ICT can contribute to reduce carbon emissions across the EU, with the Bristol representatives speaking in the Smart Sustainable Cities session.
The event [...]

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Budget meeting live webcast

by Kevin 18/02/2010 in Bristol

On Tuesday 23rd February from 2pm Bristol City Council will meet to decide on next year’s Budget. This includes a proposal from the Cabinet to invest £1 million to encourage Bristol’s economic recovery after the recession through digital growth and making Bristol a green capital, encouraging a low carbon economy.
The Budget [...]

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Cambridge Council clarify iPad position

by Kevin 11/02/2010 in Bristol

There’s been a fair bit of coverage in the press about Cambridge City Council’s apparent proposal to buy 46 iPad’s for its Councillors. The story has lost some of its traction since Cambridge reveiled that the proposal revolved around using notebook and tablet devices and didn’t refer specifically to media’s current ‘hot’ gadget, the Apple [...]

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What’s the B.I.G idea?

by Kevin 10/02/2010 in Bristol

The Department of Health are looking for ideas that ensure people’s experience of care services is a good one, and that help them feel they are able to retain their personal dignity and self respect. The Bright Ideas Grant is open to anyone to apply, individuals or organisations.
One of the ideas currently under consideration is [...]

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Pete, a carer from Knowle West, talks about the benefits of his new digital lifestyle

by Kevin 01/02/2010 in Bristol

Pete Taylor from Knowle West cares full-time for his son who has a limiting health condition.
Pete was given a free, “no strings attached” recycled council computer and no-frills Internet access as part of our Digital Neighbourhoods programme.
In this video Pete talks about the amazing impact that being on line has had on his life and [...]

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What do they know?

by Kevin 01/02/2010 in Bristol

There is an incredible amount of useful and important information held by various bodies across the public sector. Much of it could be accessible under Freedom of Information legislation if you know how to ask for it.
MySociety has been building websites to improve civic and community life since 2003. As well as launching WriteToThem, PledgeBank [...]

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