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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Talk to Me!: PSFBuzz Web 2.0 Awards. Unofficial Nominations are now open!!!
September 2, 2009 – 10:04 am | No Comment
Talk to Me!: PSFBuzz Web 2.0 Awards. Unofficial Nominations are now open!!!

Wow this must be the equivalent of the Oscars or Grammy’s in our circle! How exciting… I bet alot of you are still unaware of this at the moment. So to catch you up to speed, let have a closer look into what its all about.

PSFBuzz Videos from attendees of the event. Some YouTube debuts here!
May 6, 2009 – 8:35 am | No Comment
PSFBuzz Videos from attendees of the event. Some YouTube debuts here!

Sarah Reid (NHS)

Fiona Legge (Cheltenham Borough Council)

Susan Richardson (Burnley Borough Council)

Stephen Cross (Hillingdon Council)

Diane Sims (Kirklees Council)

The three cool guys from Solihull Council

PSFBuzz Q&A Video: Simon Wakeman and Dave Briggs answer some tough questions!
May 6, 2009 – 8:33 am | No Comment
PSFBuzz Q&A Video: Simon Wakeman and Dave Briggs answer some tough questions!

Turn up your volume to listen to questions please!

PSFBuzz Videos: Summary presentations from some of the speakers…
May 6, 2009 – 8:31 am | No Comment
PSFBuzz Videos: Summary presentations from some of the speakers…

Simon Wakeman’s summary presentation

Simon Smith’s summary presentation

Tim Davies summary presentation.

So… PSFBuzz was a success! What was it all about again?
May 6, 2009 – 7:40 am | 4 Comments
So… PSFBuzz was a success! What was it all about again?

*To get spreadsheet of #psfbuzz, click here.

So, its been a few days now since I attended the PSFBuzz Web 2.0 event in Manchester. The presenters covered a lot of topics relating to social media and …

Public Sector Forums Web 2.0 Event in Manchester
April 29, 2009 – 3:48 pm | 6 Comments
Public Sector Forums Web 2.0 Event in Manchester

To introduce this post, have a look at this video about Web 2.0 – Transforming government.
Web 2.0
So today I’m here in Manchester to attend the PSFBuzz Web 2.0 event. This event features many topics and …