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Impact of Open Source License in Government

August 31st, 2012 | by Liz Azyan

Open source is defined particularly by its license and that license and those terms of use has very interesting effects.

How government can spend less money on IT investments

August 30th, 2012 | by Liz Azyan

I know people mostly know me for either talking and writing about social media or web usability. But over the

Reshaping public services online by getting the basics right for local government websites

April 7th, 2011 | by Liz Azyan

Frustration There is nothing more frustrating than being in government right now if you are looking for change or motivation

What are widgets? How can local government use widgets?

January 21st, 2011 | by Liz Azyan

What are widgets? For some of us in local government, mentioning the word widget is not alien to us and

Directgov 2010 and Beyond: Martha Lane Fox wants to hear from local authorities NOW!

January 20th, 2011 | by Liz Azyan

The playground’s shut! For the past year, I have been rather quiet due to the many thoughts that have entered

London Borough of Camden unveils its customer focused new website design

July 16th, 2010 | by Liz Azyan

For the past few months, I’ve been working part of Camden’s webteam in redesigning the new website. The first stage

Election 2010: How will citizens win this election?

May 6th, 2010 | by Liz Azyan

This blog post talks about the election and features a video on vote on power and useful websites to help you decide your vote.

Tom Steinberg talks about how MySociety.org has created Transparency in Government

December 23rd, 2009 | by Liz Azyan

Tom Steinberg runs MySociety which is a small open-source virtual non-profit. A well known example of MySociety in the UK is FixMyStreet. He also talks about MySociety newest website "WhatDoTheyKnow?" at the Personal Democracy Forum Europe

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Learning Pool CELEB Event: Liz meets Leon Yohai and talks about change management in local government

September 15th, 2009 | by Liz Azyan

Leon Yohai has worked in local government for over 24 years in areas including regeneration, homelessness, tenancy services and policy. He is currently at the very heart of an ambitious modernisation and regeneration programme worth £800 million. It has 10 key strands which, taken as a whole, will modernise and regenerate both service delivery and the infrastructure of the borough