[youtube]SgEDDLl9E-Q[/youtube] On Demand Micro Volunteering by mobile phone from the Extraordinares. Hat tip Thriving. All the News that’s fit to Network. “So if there’s trust to be created, there’s money to be earned. Trust is the foundation for a value proposition. All else equal, it stands to reason that users will pay more for the …
Control Shift – The Conservatives on Local Government
With a name like Control Shift it would be rude not to blog about Conservative plans for local government. You can download the whole document here, this summary is taken from here: Control Shift’, our decentralisation green paper, outlines a series of policies that will see powers transferred from the central state to local people …
Director of Digital Engagement – Cabinet Office.
I’ve always thought encouraging the active use of social media in government is a patient game. Culture change takes time and asking people to start listening in new ways, joining new conversations, collaborating with new people is a substantial culture change. What it can lead to is a step change again. Fortunately the Cabinet Office …
Mappa Mercia – Open source mapping for Birmingham
An open source street map of Birmingham has been completed by volunteers – next they will be turning their attention to the Black Country, unless of course the Ordnance Survey open up it’s data as recommended in the Power of Information Taskforce report. (Come on OS – save these folk some pixel work.) I’m also …