Brilliant. The Power of Information Taskforce has created a £20,000 prize fund for people who want to develop new ways to use publicly owned data for public benefit. You submit ideas through the website boldly called showusabetterway, indicating a fresh attitude which is summed up by this quote: We’re confident that you’ll have more and …
Review of the new Local Priorities web service from the Dept of Communities and Local Government
I do like the idea behind this new web service from the Department of Communities and Local Government which tells you about your Local Area Agreement. Local Area Agreements (LAA) are negotiated between a local council (plus the local strategic partnership, like BeBirmingham) and central government. Together they create a list of key improvements and …
Flickr for Government Jobs.
Recruitment for government jobs is a great opportunity to demonstrate how letting data free can improve the quality of government. Why do I start with such a blunt statement. This post pointed me to the growing discussion here on Tom Watson’s site about how recruitment in government might be given the Power of Information (pdf) …
The outriders of society…
This extract on skating over ideas and invest in some deeper thinking comes from a speech to new graduates at The Pacific Northwest College of Art. Susan S Szenasy , editor of the Metropolis Magazine told the students: As artists and communication designers you can choose to be the outriders of society. Like the scouts …