Category Archives: Local Government

PLODS – but faster

Posted on 6 April 2011 by ian

The following article is an adaptation of one I wrote for my team’s internal blog at work. Today I coined an acronym. PLODS – Public Linked Open Data Sets. Anyone who does not understand why publishing open data is a … Continue reading →

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Hack The Government Day – how will I participate?

Posted on 21 March 2011 by ian

This Saturday sees events to mark the third National Hack The Government Day. It will also be marked across the UK by events such as the one being run at Aberdeen University by Dr Bruce Scharlau. I’ve committed to going … Continue reading →

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How to stifle creativity

Posted on 13 March 2011 by ian

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 →

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Social Networking – fairly recent bookmarks

Posted on 9 March 2011 by ian

Excellent presentation on social networks from @padday http://bit.ly/cxczIn “Anonymity, trust and openness on the social intranet” – http://icio.us/ierkz5 “A Brief Guide To Reaching Unbelievably High Levels Of Participation In Your Online Community” http://icio.us/dvpjsx “The Social Network: Facebook’s intriguing world revealed” … Continue reading →

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Open Data Masterclass – Aberdeen University 17 November 2010

Posted on 8 March 2011 by ian

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 →

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