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Category Archives: Innovation
PPD – Mapping sub-standard driving?
As I walked to work earlier this week, I spotted some extremely piss-poor driving (PPD). This happens several times a week. Since I walk mainly the same 1.5 mile route (ie the quickest one) and usually leave at about the … Continue reading
Posted in Great Ideas, Innovation, joint working, Social Media
Tagged driving, mapping, twitter
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Two great new Google projects
Two new Google projects crossed my radar today – and very interesting they both are, too. The first is Google For Non-profits. It offers the chance to reach and engage supporters, raise awareness of campaigns, improve operations, and a mass … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Creativity, Innovation, News, Open Data, Open Government
Tagged 3rd sector, books, charity, Google
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How to stifle creativity
The post “How to Stifle Creativity In Local Government” over at http://welovelocalgovernment.wordpress.com is right on the money. I’d suggest some additions: when presented with a suggestion, tell them to find out how the private sector would do it, and prescribe … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Innovation, Local Government
Tagged creativity, innovation, local givernment
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Books – more than one way to skin a cat
In the last couple of weeks I’ve read of two novel approaches to publishing books. If you are a fan of Cory Doctorow (http://twitter.com/#!/doctorow) then you’ll probably be aware of his long history of challenging traditional publishing models. Back in … Continue reading
Posted in Great Ideas, Innovation, Social Media
Tagged books, Kindle, licence models, publishing
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Struggling to find images?
Are you like me? Do you struggle to find good quality images to brighten up web posts? Perhaps you can’t be bothered filling in forms to register for stick photography sites – or you find something in Google Images and … Continue reading
Posted in Great Ideas, Innovation
Tagged creative commons, howto, photography, stock
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Open Data Masterclass – Aberdeen University 17 November 2010
Last November I attended an Open Data Masterclass at Aberdeen University. I took notes as the day progressed and these are shared below, sometimes quite skeletally, sometimes more completely. It was a very interesting and useful day and clarified and … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Linked Data, Local Government, Open Data, Open Government
Tagged Aberdeen, conferences, events, linked data, notes, open data, practical, presentations, RDF, Scotland, Uk
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