How government and citizens can benefit from Open Standards & Open Source Softwares
May 16, 2012 – 1:51 pm | No Comment

First of all, I’d like to start this blog by pointing out that Open Source Software (OSS) and Free Software are not the same thing.
As Carla Shcroder mentioned in her blog
Think of Free Software as being …

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Social Media Gov

There’s alot of stuff out there on social media in government. Here I’ve carefully chosen what you might need to know and other stuff that might be to your liking. So, check it out!

Straight From the Horses Mouth

Here you will find inspiring interviews with key individuals involved either directly or indirectly with local government and their take on online engagement. Very useful!

Tools for Engagement

Sometimes its hard to figure out what works, so why not look at some of the stuff here. You might find them useful to apply to your local council or community website.

Research Data

Here you will find all the research data on local government social media channels that has been collected to date, which includes Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Facebook and more to come. Keep checking!

Be Inspired!

Ever feel that you need to be inspired to do your job or just everyday life? Here I’ve hand picked some stuff that might just give you the boost that you need!

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Article Archive for July 2011

Why user testing is important for local council websites
July 25, 2011 – 5:01 pm | 3 Comments

The dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day one’ issue and part of everything.”
- Tom …

Live Coverage of the ‘Really Useful’ Event – Data Discovery Workshop #RU11
July 1, 2011 – 3:42 am | No Comment

#RU11 on Storify – Find out the stories that came out from this #opendata event… http://storify.com/liz_azyan/ru11-data-discovery-workshop

Sheenagh Reynolds from Local Directgov welcomes #RU11 attendees to the ‘Really Useful’ event – 1st July 2011 from Liz Azyan …