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Bristol Competes for Honours in the NOMINET Best Practice Challenge

by Stephen Hilton 07/07/2008 in Bristol

You 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 [...]

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Local Hubs – win-win options

by julzswitch 11/03/2008 in Bristol

I am doing some research today ahead of an event next Wednesday in Devon which is bringing together people from public, private and third sector organisation to look at the development of local ICT ‘hubs’. The event is being promoted by Community Council of Devon and COSMIC jointly and has already engaged interest from the [...]

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*Updated* National Director of the Digital Challenge Network

by Stephen Hilton 18/07/2007 in People

National Director, ‘DC10’ Digital Challenge Network
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual consultant to build up the profile and influence of the recently founded DC10 group, of which Connecting Bristol is an active member.
DC10 are a group of 10 Local Authorities aiming to embed digital inclusion in local and national mainstream thinking. DC10 [...]

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Mobile & Flexible Working is Coming to Bristol

by Stephen Hilton 13/04/2007 in Bristol

Mobile & Flexible Working is coming to BRISTOL – 2 May 2007
The Passenger Shed, The British Empire & Commonwealth Museum, Bristol
In association with: Bristol City Council & Connecting Bristol
Nomad is the local authority centre of excellence for mobile and flexible working. Connecting Bristol is delighted to join with Nomad to support a 1-day national [...]

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From the Momentum Meeting on 15 March

by Clare 15/03/2007 in Bristol

50 people gathered tonight at Watershed for a post digital challenge discussion. A result in itself…
Looking back over the past few weeks: the final presentation to government went very well but some of the questions provoked uncertainty as the agenda seemed to have moved away from inclusion to refocusing on the transformation of government services.
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Banksy saved by hi-tech democracy

by Clare 08/03/2007 in Bristol

Yesterday’s Guardian Society pages feature an article on e-democracy in Bristol, using AskBristol’s surveys on this Banksy piece as an example of ‘hi-tech democracy’. Read the full article.
It also mentions the launch of neighbourhoodfixit.com, a project launched this week by MySociety and the Young Foundation which allows users to type in a UK [...]

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Discovering Bristol Science City

by Clare 02/02/2007 in Bristol

What is the one thing that links mobile phones, plasticine, lead shot and self raising flour?
According to the Bristol Science City press release it is Bristol itself – they were all invented here. And the city’s spirit of scientific discovery is still very much alive today.
“The Bristol city region was awarded ’science city’ status in [...]

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Bristol is lit up

by Clare 19/12/2006 in Bristol

Six weeks a go a group of us hatched up a plan to light up the council houses with projections. Last night it went live – see the fun here or come down tonight for the last night.
Light Up Bristol is a specially devised festive light show featuring 400 feet wide(120m) images.The show uses projectors [...]

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Light Up Bristol – Next week on College Green

by Clare 13/12/2006 in Bristol

Bristol Media unwraps a treat next week with a specially devised festive light show featuring 400 feet wide(120m) images.The show will use projectors to light up The Council House with a rotating array of colours, patterns and textures, from 6pm – 10pm. Sponsors and supporters include Aardman Animations, BBC Bristol, Bristol City Council, E3, Enable [...]

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