Category Archives: News

Film – What is Open Data?

Posted on 13 April 2011 by ian

Here is an excellent short film (with subtitles available in several languages), made available by the Open Knowledge Foundation. Use it as a primer for those who don’t yet get Open Data at your workplace. The original page is here

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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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Two great new Google projects

Posted on 23 March 2011 by ian

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 →

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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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Reduce, Re-use, Recycle

Posted on 8 March 2011 by ian

Two days into the life of this blog and already I’m looking at reducing the amount of work I have to do to keep it current. Actually that’s not quite true. For several years I’ve maintained a blog at work, … Continue reading →

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National Hack the Government Day 2011

Posted on 6 March 2011 by ian

The third national Hack The Government Day takes place on Saturday 26th March 2011. This year’s hosts for the main event are The Guardian. As ever this day is all about having free reign, doing whatever you fancy and showing … Continue reading →

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Welcome to our new blog

Posted on 6 March 2011 by ian

We’re almost ready to launch – just need to write some content! You can expect our take on Open Data, Linked Data, Open Government, Local Government, Accessibility, Social Media, Collaboration, Gov 2.0, Leadership and Innovation and anything else that takes … Continue reading →

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