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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Details of my next speaking event: Social Media – Tools for innovation and efficiency
October 1, 2010 – 11:21 am | One Comment
Details of my next speaking event: Social Media – Tools for innovation and efficiency

As pointed out by the ever so kind Ingrid Koehler in her events blog post, I’ll be presenting the keynote speech at the North West E-Government Groups (NWEGG) “Cross-cutting event”: Social Media – Tools for innovation and efficiency on 5th …

My presentation in Birmingham 22/9/10. Slides and recorded live web cast available.
September 25, 2010 – 1:39 pm | No Comment
My presentation in Birmingham 22/9/10. Slides and recorded live web cast available.

Title of presentation: Moving Paper Processes to More Cost-Effective Online Usage
When: 22 September 2010
Where: Birmingham Science Park Aston
Faraday Wharf, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BB

It seems this presentation has already been viewed 54 times. Hope those …

Open Cover Letter: I’m back on the market. Give me a challenge and the opportunity to make a real difference
September 9, 2010 – 7:53 am | 9 Comments
Open Cover Letter: I’m back on the market. Give me a challenge and the opportunity to make a real difference

To Whom It May Concern,
Yesterday I announced on my twitter feed that I will be having some big news to share today. So, the day has come and I am here to announce that I …

London Borough of Camden unveils its customer focused new website design due to launch in August
July 16, 2010 – 12:11 pm | 2 Comments
London Borough of Camden unveils its customer focused new website design due to launch in August

For the past few months, I’ve been working part of Camden’s webteam in redesigning the new website. The first stage of this project, which is the design (look and feel) of the website is due …

My Epic Shopping Experience at Regent St., with “London Girl Geek Dinners”
June 20, 2010 – 10:15 pm | No Comment
My Epic Shopping Experience at Regent St., with “London Girl Geek Dinners”

Yesterday I had the time of my life! I had gotten the opportunity to join other girl geeks in London as part of a “London Girl Geek Dinners” event at Regent St. I thought it would be an interesting thing to share anyways with my readers.

Hyperlocal websites are invaluable to Local Authorities
June 15, 2010 – 2:27 pm | 10 Comments
Hyperlocal websites are invaluable to Local Authorities

This blog post is based on the interview I gave to E-Gov Bulletin recently on hyperlocal websites relationship with local authorities and Camden Council’s new website overview.

Government-to-Citizen Communications: Utilising multiple digital channels effectively
June 2, 2010 – 9:43 am | 25 Comments
Government-to-Citizen Communications: Utilising multiple digital channels effectively

This blog post marks the release of LGEO Research 1st White Paper titled “Government-to-Citizen Communications: Utilising multiple digital channels effectively”

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Exclusive Social Media 101 video with Dave Briggs
September 30, 2009 – 2:40 pm | No Comment
Exclusive Social Media 101 video with Dave Briggs

Dave Briggs writes about digital engagement and community building for government. Dave is Learning Pool’s Community Evangelist as well as a freelance consultant.

Personal Democracy Forum Conference Coverage with FutureGov Consultancy: NYC’s 108th Mayor, Mayor Michael Bloomberg Delivering Keynote Speech
June 29, 2009 – 10:25 am | 3 Comments
Personal Democracy Forum Conference Coverage with FutureGov Consultancy: NYC’s 108th Mayor, Mayor Michael Bloomberg Delivering Keynote Speech

So as all of you might have already known, a few months ago I was given this absolutely wonderful opportunity to attend a conference in the US of A by the wonderful people at FutureGov …

Delicious links for 2009-04-16
April 16, 2009 – 6:43 pm | No Comment
Delicious links for 2009-04-16

Check it out. Here’s some from the list.
- The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart Looks At Washington’s Twitter Obsession – Government IT Blog – InformationWeek
- Twitter In Government Agencies: Best Practices | Social Government
- Government Bytes: The Official Blog of National Taxpayers Union
- Government’s A-Twitter | Brazen Careerist
- HOW TO: Find a Job on Twitter