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Citzalia: The European Parliament online game

by Kevin 19/08/2010 in Technology

Citzalia is a 3-D online role playing game and social networking forum intended to help users understand how the European Parliament works. Anyone who has used online sites such as Habbo Hotel should be pretty familiar with this kind of game.
Using your avatar you can walk around, interact, network, debate the [...]

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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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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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Bristol Streets: Data Mapping the City

by Kevin 22/07/2010 in Bristol

Bristol Streets is a web site that provides map based information about transport, and individuals opinions of the city of Bristol. Local web firm Logogriph developed the map mash up, working with a range of transport data sources, including buses, cycle routes, trains and ferries.  There is also a layer to comment on the [...]

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Broadband roll out delayed

by Kevin 19/07/2010 in Bristol

The Government has delayed delivering on its commitment to ensure that every UK home has access to broadband speeds of at least 2 megabits per second (mbps). The original target had been to achieve this by 2012, but this has been revised to the end of the current Parliament in 2015. There [...]

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Connecting Bristol Shortlisted for Good Communications Partnership Award this evening

by Kevin 15/07/2010 in Bristol

The Annual Good Communications Awards recognise achievement in all areas of public sector comms. This year Connecting Bristol has been shortlisted alongside Kent Connects and Hertfordshire County Council for the IT Partnership Award.
I’m currently testing the excellent (and free) instant webcasting application Bambuser, and will attempt to webcast the announcement of the winner live from [...]

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Register your interest in a free (or low cost) recycled computer

by Kevin 01/06/2010 in Bristol

We want Bristol to be a truly inclusive and connected digital city where anyone who wants a computer at home can have one and where help to get connected is easily available.
We realise that this is a considerable task as 15% of Bristol residents say they have never been on line.
To help achieve our vision [...]

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Environment Agency Online Flood Mapping

by Kevin 27/05/2010 in Bristol

With the sun shining all across Bristol flooding probably isn’t an issue that many people are particularly concerning themselves with at the moment. However, Bristol does though have several areas that are flood-prone, including areas around the Severn Estuary, the Bristol Frome, the (lower) Avon, and the city docks.
The Environment Agency are the body responsible [...]

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