Can you think of a way to stimulate public discussion?
August 5, 2008 Posted by Stephen Hilton in : e-democracy, Bristol, Funding, Bids , 1 comment so farThe Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Building Democracy Programme has £150K available to develop about 10 projects that will use innovative approaches to help stimulate public debate.
MoJ is following MySociety’s approach by inviting potential bidders to float their initial ideas online and to strengthen their proposals through open discussion before making a final submission.
It will be interesting to see if this open collaborative approach can work in the setting of a Government-sponsored site.
The deadline for submissions is 26th September 08.
Virtual Farmers Market - Join us on 29th May to Help Develep Bristol's NESTA Big Green Challenge Bid
May 19, 2008 Posted by Stephen Hilton in : Bristol, Innovation, Events, Environment, Green ICT, Food, Bids , 10 comments
VIRTUAL FARMERS MARKET PROPOSAL
The food we eat makes a significant contribution to climate change, accounting for 31% of our greenhouse gas emissions (EU 2007). If we are to stand a realistic chance of preventing runaway global warming, it is time to rethink our agricultural systems. This project seeks to go beyond the popular concept of “food miles” to consider the complete life-cycle of food – from field to plate. A sustainable local food system will address emissions by engaging the communities of the Bristol city-region, from the farmers and allotment associations, to the consumer, to local government, academics and community groups…
Open Collaboration Session
Date: 29th May
Time: 2.30-5pm (followed by networking opportunity)
Location: Connecting Bristol, First Floor, 11-19 Wine Street, Bristol BS1 2PH MAP
Purpose:
Bristol’s bid to create a Virtual Farmer’s Market (VFM) has won through to the next stage of the NESTA Big Green Challenge competition. Well done Matt Fortnam of University of Bristol for taking the proposal this far!
Read a PDF summary of the bid here - Virtual Farmers Market Sumary
The timescale is, of course, very short. A final bid must be made to NESTA by 9th June. We are working with local food consultants F3 and Ed Mitchell to further develop the bid and will be holding an open collaboration session on 29th May to achieve the following,
- Generate innovative ideas that will help to build and sustain a Bristol virtual food community
- Provide feedback on the draft VFM bid
- Identify links with other local food projects and organisations and agree priorities and opportunities for the VFM
- Sign-up organisations and individuals to support the VFM bid and start to build the community that will support and champion the project
Registration
The Open Collaboration Session is an opportunity for anyone who is interested in this proposal to join-in. Please join us at this session. We welcome your input. Just confirm your attendance by registering HERE
We look forward to meeting you
