Bristol Competes for Honours in the NOMINET Best Practice Challenge
July 7, 2008 Posted by Stephen Hilton in : e-democracy, Bristol, Bristol City Council, Innovation, News, Awards, Connecting Bristol , 1 comment so farYou can wait a lifetime to be nominated for an award… and then two come along at the same time.
The NOMINET Best Practice Challenge is a competition that recognises British organisations, groups or individuals who have embraced the challenge of making the Internet a secure, open, accessible or diverse experience for all.
Connecting Bristol and Bristol City Council’s e-Democracy site, AskBristol are both on the NOMINET shortlist in the Open Internet category.
The competition will be tough with both mySociety’s Petition Downing Street site and the Open University’s Open Learn competing for honours in the same category. But the team will be there on Wednesday evening to hear the results. Wish us luck!
BCS Search for the Best MP Websites 2008
June 26, 2008 Posted by Stephen Hilton in : e-democracy, Bristol, Awards , 1 comment so farThe British Computer Society (BCS) is searching for the best MP website 2008.
We the citizens are invited to suggest MP websites that successfully engage, excite, and usefully inform us. They also have to be easy to navigate, accessible and make effective use of modern media techniques such as blogs, pod or video casts and instant messaging.
All of Bristol’s MPs have a web presence:
You can vote HERE for MP sites that you feel are worthy of an award - and those you feel are not!
Knowle West: Most Enterprising Place in SW
June 1, 2007 Posted by Clare in : Bristol, South Bristol, Awards , add a commentCongratulations to Knowle West Media Centre, their new building has won Knowle West the title of ‘Most Enterprising Place in South West England.’
The Archimedia Project based at Knowle West Media Centre is the regional winner of the DTI’s ‘Enterprising Britain 2007 competition - an annual national contest to reward towns, cities or areas of any size across the country that have created jobs, brought communities together, and made a real difference to local businesses and local people.
Online bid wins New Media nomination
May 25, 2007 Posted by Clare in : e-democracy, Bristol, Awards , 2 commentsAn entirely public online collaboration to bid for a £1.2 million Government contract has been nominated to win a New Media Award in the Modernising government award category. The dozens of people involved in openinnovation.net elected to construct their bid online and in public, leveraging extra ideas and energy.
Simon Berry led on development of the proposal, and many Connecting Bristol friends were involved, including David Wilcox, Steve Bridger, Ed Mitchell and Andrew Parkhouse.
Read more at http://www.innovationexchange.net
