Articles from June 2010
Posted by IngridK on June 14, 2010
This weekend I attended the excellent Yorkshire & Humber LocalGovCamp. In one of the sessions, I mentioned the Knowledge Hub and was asked to say a little about it. “Basically, it’s a replacement for the Communities of Practice platform.” “Oh no! Don’t get rid of that.” Howls of protest were raised. “It’s the only place [...]
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Posted by IngridK on June 13, 2010
via flickr.com I’ve started to see more ‘breastfeeding welcome’ type signs. Not many. A few here and there. There’s one posted on the front door of my local greasy spoon. And I know that’s true, ‘cos I’ve breastfed my son there and I was made to feel very welcome. (They’ve been good all along though, [...]
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Posted by IngridK on June 12, 2010
Hedging my bets Football loyalty is a funny thing. The first World Cup I can remember watching was in 1994 when the US hosted it. Our downstairs neighbour had stolen cable from the dilapidated house next door and we had caught him, which resulted in us getting cable to our apartment, too which allowed us [...]
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Posted by IngridK on June 7, 2010
You need to be logged into the Efficiency Exchange to follow these links. Hot seat The Efficiency Exchange is holding its first hotseat – with Tim Coates, former MD of Waterstones and a campaigner and consultant for improved services in libraries at lower cost. Although his focus has been on libraries, his messages could apply [...]
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Posted by IngridK on June 7, 2010
A collection of links I thought were worth saving last week. White Paper: How digital engagement can save councils money | The Democratic Society A think piece from the Democratic Society (tags: research democracy government localgovernment socialmedia uk engagement localgov) What is the future for Public Sector Intranets « Carl’s Notepad A radical view of [...]
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Posted by IngridK on June 4, 2010
Back when I used to work for the Audit Commission – I worked on a study of libraries which we called Building Better Library Services. We got tv and tabloid coverage, as well as some great pieces in the broadsheets, back when they actually were broadsheets. It was probably the hottest thing I’ve ever [...]
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Tags: efficiency, library, local government, management, value for money | 1 Comment »
Posted by IngridK on June 4, 2010
The UK has made amazing strides in opening up non-personal data held by government in the last 12 months. Data.gov.uk has pushed up the global stakes in accountability and transparency. But there is still a lot more to do in expanding and improving the accessibility to government data and in making use of the data. [...]
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Tags: data, gov2.0, knowledge hub, linked data, open data, semantic web | 3 Comments »
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