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OpenCoffee

by Kevin 03/09/2008 in Bristol

We’ve posted before about the very high volume of creative ideas and innovative technology companies emerging around Silicon Gorge. If you are stuck with a stack of enthusiasm and a brilliant idea but no support OpenCoffee might be just what you are looking for. Potential investors looking to identify innovative and creative ideas are, of [...]

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RIPA International Seminar

by Kevin 01/08/2008 in Bristol

RIPA International (formally the Royal Institute of Public Administration) is an international training organisation specialising in Public sector reform. Yesterday I presented some ideas to RIPA delegates around how Web 2.0 principals and practices can inform and improve the way Councils deliver services, use data and consult with citizens.
Some of the ideas are pretty new [...]

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Connexions West of England launches new online resource

by Matt 25/07/2008 in Bristol

There’s help at hand for thousands of young people in Bristol who have been taking exams this summer with after the launch of a new Connexions West of England website.
www.connexionswest.org.uk is designed for young people and adults looking to progress in education, employment or training, and also provides useful information about Connexions West of [...]

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Finding your way around the internet

by Kevin 20/06/2008 in Technology

Wherever you are, if you don’t have a map, there’s a chance you’ll get lost. This chance increases exponentially in more complex environments. With approximately one hundred million websites scattered around the virtual globe it doesn’t come much more complex than the internet. Information Architects in Japan have organised 300 of the most prominent websites [...]

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Connecting Bristol says you can Work from Home

by Stephen Hilton 14/05/2008 in Bristol

Tomorrow (Thursday 15th May) is National Work from Home Day. Promoted by Workwise UK, national Work from Home Day marks the start of National Work at Home Week – a celebration and demonstration of the joys and benefits of flexible working.
In a nutshell, the big idea is that home working = smarter working. [...]

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Seminar: 21st Century Marketing: maximising business communications through the Web

by Kevin 08/05/2008 in Bristol

Have you ever wondered how new media could help to grow your business? Connecting Bristol are supporting a seminar, in association with Business West, that could answer this question and help you take advantage of the power of new media and Web 2.0.
The seminar will give a comprehensive overview of how to use online ‘new [...]

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Groups Near You

by Kevin 17/04/2008 in People

The team at My Society have built a well earned reputation for developing effective, efficient and useful applications to give people simple and tangible benefits in the civic and community aspects of their lives.
They have followed up on the success of sites like FixMyStreet, HearFromYourMP, NotApathetic, WriteToThem and TheyWorkForYou with [...]

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Knowle West Media Centre

by Makala 07/04/2008 in Bristol

I’m Press and Communications worker for the Knowle West Media Centre. We offer cutting edge media services and facilities from our new environmental building, and exciting hands on learning alongside professional practitioners. We are strongly embedded in the local community and run various groups for residents, especially young people.
My role involves doing press and [...]

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What do you want from researchers?

by stephencoleman 04/04/2008 in Bristol

I am an academic researcher. (So we are urged to admit at Academics’ Anonymous meetings.) Academics are accused of being in ivory towers; of not understanding the real world in which practitioners operate; of indulging in all sorts of abstruse theory. And sometimes these accusations are at least partly justified. But what do e-democracy practitioners [...]

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