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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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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 …

Grab the last few tickets left for The Really Useful Event – Data Discovery Workshop #RU11
June 28, 2011 – 8:39 am | No Comment

Online Ticketing for The Really Useful Event (UK local government open data event) powered by Eventbrite

Web 2.0, HR and localgov: The effects of unemployment & how local authorities can realize the Web 2.0 potential of sharing resources with Jobcentre Plus and other gov agencies
January 21, 2011 – 1:32 pm | No Comment
Web 2.0, HR and localgov: The effects of unemployment & how local authorities can realize the Web 2.0 potential of sharing resources with Jobcentre Plus and other gov agencies

People often talk about getting on the property ladder for first time buyers and this would possibly be the talking point for many graduates who have manage to secure their first job and now considering …

UK Local Council Twitter Followers
January 10, 2009 – 9:17 pm | 9 Comments

FYI – This list was not compiled to measure a twitter accounts success by its followers, it was merely created so it can automatically update the details for me since numbers can change daily. It …

Wandsworth Council victim of identity fraud on Twitter?
January 2, 2009 – 1:10 am | 3 Comments

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post that lists the Twitter status of local councils  in the UK. I had been told today that the link for Wandsworth Council http://twitter.com/wwcouncil was in fact not …