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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Social media: The misunderstood teenager?
September 16, 2009 – 2:59 pm | 2 Comments
Social media: The misunderstood teenager?

Summary of my upcoming social media presentation. Any thoughts?

I’m going to be presenting this sometime in the near future. Thought I’d share my overview of the presentation with all my readers to get an insight into what you think. Any comments welcomed!

5 emergency management tips for government disaster response
February 14, 2009 – 11:10 am | No Comment
5 emergency management tips for government disaster response

We’ve recently been confronted with a change in weather here in England and our local government was expected to react to that change effectively and efficiently.  Though the effects of the snow is not as …

Isle of Man Government Online Services
February 14, 2009 – 10:52 am | No Comment
Isle of Man Government Online Services

The video discusses the “joining up” of website information to meet customer needs rather than reflecting Governments organisational structure and will cover the architecture and development of the single Government wide shared service based on …