From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Clean Energy in a (Bloom) Box?

by Stephen Hilton 29/03/2010 in Green ICT

Google and e-Bay are just two of the companies trailing the Bloom Box  – an innovative technology device that makes use of oxygen and fuel to generate electricity without creating any emissions.
Bloom Energy, the Silicone Valley company behind the product has a vision of making clean, reliable energy affordable for everyone in the world.
K.R. [...]

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Free Event: “Planning for People not for Planners”, 7pm, Hamilton House, 25 March

by Kevin 25/03/2010 in Bristol

As part of the Bristol 20:20 series of events the Bristol Partnership are presenting a Keynote Lecture by George Ferguson.
George Ferguson, who has a strong community and place making agenda, will be sharing his experience and reflections on architecture, urbanism and  ’cultural’ entrepreneurship in what he entitles ‘real regeneration’ as opposed to the anti-community ‘faux [...]

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Open Government Data – some resources

by Stephen Hilton 24/03/2010 in Bristol

I have been reading around the subject of Innovative Open Data projects with a Government / Democracy link.
Here are some of the useful resources I have been sent (thank you Brrism and Petef) or stumbled across.  If you know of any other good articles or sources of info, please share.
Economist – Of Government and Geeks
Tim [...]

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Digital Inclusion Champion Martha Lane Fox talks to the BBC

by Kevin 23/03/2010 in People

As part of the BBC’s Digital Giant’s series Martha Lane Fox gives her views on a range of topics including the future of the web, open source and digital inclusion;

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Live webcast of tonight’s Green, Open and Social event #gosbr

by Kevin 22/03/2010 in Bristol

Our live webcast will be broadcast here from 6pm. You can interact with the event using twitter (#gosbr) or by using the Cover It Live panel below.

Green, Open & Social Event

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Award Winning Data Centre

by Matt 15/03/2010 in Bristol

Bristol City Council’s new Data Centre has been named winner of the ‘Innovation in the Micro-Data Centre Award’ at the 2009 Datacentre Leaders Awards. These national awards recognize sustainability, efficiency and true innovation across the industry.
The Data Centre is housed in the Council House and uses the latest energy efficient design to save £20,000 per year [...]

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Bristol City Council – Discussion on new Website

by Stephen Hilton 09/03/2010 in Bristol

Started the day at Colston Hall (which has to be the best Bristol City Council meeting venue) for a gathering of 30-40 Bristol digital companies and organisations, kindly convened by Mike Bennet of Bristol Media, on behalf of Bristol City Council’s IT and Communications Teams.
The aim was to start a conversation about the Council’s plans [...]

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First Meeting of Bristol Innovative Data Projects Group – aka “Freeing-up Council Data”

by Stephen Hilton 08/03/2010 in Bristol

As Tim Berners Lee calls for Governments, Scientists and Institutions to make their data openly available on the Web and Government launches its Open Data Portal this afternoon we held the first meeting of our Innovative Data Projects group – this is just one of the new “20-20” projects that the the recent Council Budget [...]

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FP7 Information day, 9:30am – 12:30pm, 27th April 2010 HP Labs, Bristol

by Kevin 04/03/2010 in Bristol

Enterprise Europe Network South West is holding an event for organisations looking to get an understanding of the future opportunities for European R&D funding for ICT projects.
Attendees will learn what European funding is available for ICT projects and will get advance notification of the likely call contents. The event will also give attendees the chance [...]

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