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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Local Gov Camp Lincoln Social Reporting Bumper Issue!
November 10, 2009 – 2:40 pm | Comments Off
Local Gov Camp Lincoln Social Reporting Bumper Issue!

So its been a been a while since LocalGovCamp Lincoln but its never too late to share all those juicy details for all your reading and viewing

ScotWeb2 09: Getting up close and personal with Stuart Harrison on Twitter and Jadu & James Coltham on usability and accessibility issues
August 5, 2009 – 7:34 am | 4 Comments
ScotWeb2 09: Getting up close and personal with Stuart Harrison on Twitter and Jadu & James Coltham on usability and accessibility issues

ScotWeb2 was certainly a different experience from any other unconference I’ve been to. Usually an unconference would consist of a big group but this event was quite an intimate one, which I believe worked towards their advantage.

This was the snipet about the event just in case you’d like to know what it was all about!

AbilityNet at PCW09: Building Perfect Accessible Local Authority Websites
August 3, 2009 – 5:06 pm | 6 Comments
AbilityNet at PCW09: Building Perfect Accessible Local Authority Websites

So, a few weeks ago I was in Olympia attending the Building Perfect Council Websites ’09 (#pcw09) to conduct a workshop on social media (which was alot of fun by the way ! ). While I was there, I managed to interview Robin Christopherson (Head of Accessibility) and Diana Robinson (Sales and Marketing Manager) from AbilityNet . I’m hoping to gain more knowledge on accessible websites as I go along. So hopefully LGEO Research will feature more news on AbilityNet in the future to keep local authority website developers up-to-date on how to make their websites more accessible.

Introduction & Keynote Speech Summary: Corporate Social Networking Forum Conference (CSNF)
June 11, 2009 – 5:55 am | 9 Comments
Introduction & Keynote Speech Summary: Corporate Social Networking Forum Conference (CSNF)

The challenges…
Being at the Corporate Social Networking Forum Conference (CSNF) was certainly a new experience for me. There was alot of presentations and panel sessions running throughout the day to keep myself busy! It was …

Corporate Social Networking Conference Today: Learn about social networking from the Giants
June 8, 2009 – 6:07 am | 6 Comments
Corporate Social Networking Conference Today: Learn about social networking from the Giants

Today I’ll be attending another exciting conference organized by Six Degrees and Gold Sponsors, UK’s local government and higher education CMS provider, Jadu. This time it is a subject we are all fond about (or …