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Many people and communities who already experience economic, social and health inequalities also face digital exclusion. Connecting Bristol is working in partnerships across the City to develop and implement a suite of projects that are engaging the community in producing digital content, building community capacity and skills and increasing neighbourhood connectivity and e-participation.

Start a petition to the European Parliament

by Kevin 18/08/2010 in Bristol

You can now send a petition to the European Parliament and get it signed by people across Europe.
We are trialing a process which allows people in Bristol to raise online petitions for consideration directly by the European Parliament. These europetitions can be viewed and signed by citizens in other member states. This is part of [...]

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EVENT: See IT in Action, London, 6th October 2010

by Kevin 18/08/2010 in Events

This is a free event, intended for all those who commission or manage local public services, who are looking to make their work more efficient, cheaper, and targeted at supporting those most in need.
It is your opportunity to ensure you are ready, well informed and have the contacts necessary to meet [...]

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Tim Berners-Lee demonstrates the impact of early Open Data initiatives

by Kevin 02/08/2010 in Bristol

In 2009 Sir Time Berners-Lee, cited by many as the innovative mind behind the development of the world wide web, encouraged the audience at one of his talks to join him in the chant “Raw Data Now!” (10mins 50secs). The arguments for open data (and even the chant itself) had been developing over the previous  [...]

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Open Data – Tough Decisions

by Stephen Hilton 28/07/2010 in Bristol

Today was the closing date for submissions to the Bristol B-Open competition and I am delighted to hear that we have had 11+ proposals for innovative open data projects from Bristol companies. The expert panel (and me) will be shortlisting over the next couple of weeks. Fingers crossed we will be able to commission [...]

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The Guardian interviews Bristol eDemocracy entrepreneur Chris Quigley

by Kevin 28/07/2010 in Bristol

Chris Quigley, founder of Bristol based eDemocracy Consultancy Delib has been speaking to the Guardian about his involvement in the online activities of both the Obama administration in the States and the Coalition government here in the UK.
Chris is a firm believer in policy crowdsourcing and has recently been working on the Treasuries Spending Challenge [...]

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Bristol Council leaders video update on the City’s property sector

by Kevin 12/07/2010 in Bristol

Barbara Janke, the leader of Bristol Council, has been producing regular video updates exploring a range of issues and concerns across the City.
The latest video in this series looks at the opportunities which should emerge in Bristol’s property sector as the City begins to emerge from recession.

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Manifesto for a Networked Nation launched

by Kevin 12/07/2010 in Bristol

The UK’s Digital Champion Martha Lane Fox has launched an ambitious manifesto aiming to bring the whole of the UK workforce online before the end of this Parliament. She hopes to achieve this vision by making the most of the skills, networks and equipment we already have by recycling kit, joining up existing infrastructure and [...]

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Clay Shirky in Bristol (and virtually in Manchester)

by Kevin 01/07/2010 in Bristol

Clay Shirky was at the Watershed this week presenting his theory of Cognitive Surplus. The event was very well attended in Bristol, but was also live webcast to an audience at the Corner House in Manchester (who showed their appreciation by twittering a round of applause at the end).

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Micro-chips and Mega-bites event at KWMC a great success

by Kevin 17/06/2010 in Bristol

People of all ages from across Bristol came together for a free computer training event in May, with the bonus of free fish and chips.The Micro-chips and Mega-bites Event took place on Friday 21 May, 4-6pm at Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) as part of the Digital Neighbourhoods Programme.
The event celebrated the [...]

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