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Monthly Archives: July 2007
New internet usage data
The latest data from the regular Oxford Internet Survey has been released, and, as ever, shows some interesting trends and information about who uses the net across the UK, and how. 67% of the population currently use the internet, up … Continue reading
Stop, collaborate and listen
I wrote a mega-blog late last night about the problems of project measurement and evaluation in e-democracy, but it’s in need of some polishing before being put out for comment. Odd then, that Whitehall Webby yesterday links to this interesting … Continue reading
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MyAbodo takes off
Crumbs! We were still putting finishing touches to MyAbodo when suddenly the internet snatched it up and ran with it… it’s caught the attention of loads of people and seems to be creating a real buzz: First of all, the … Continue reading
Demgames news from Lolcat
We mothballed one of our first servers the other day, and through a crossed wire with the hosting company, not everything transferred smoothly like they said it would. This hasn’t affected any client sites, but has meant that Demgames has … Continue reading
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More budgeting engagement news
Seems like budget consultation’s heading in interesting directions at the moment. First of all, the news came out recently that the government is to ‘pilot’ participatory budgeting in various areas across the UK. It’s not necessarily a series of pilots, … Continue reading
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No internet please, we’re Japanese
There’s not a lot that can be said alongside this story, as it just seems so weird. Apparently all forms of online campaigning in elections in Japan are against the law, so all candidates (and by inference presumably political parties … Continue reading
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BetaGov
I just spent a v.pleasant evening on a Soho roof-top terrace at the latest (and perhaps first) BetaGov event. The idea behind BetaGov is to develop a conversation bewteen policy makers, technologists bloggers and leading lights in the London internet … Continue reading
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The title says it all
The new Department for Children, Schools and Families are running an e-consultation on the use of physical punishment. The e-consultation system doesn’t seem too bad in the scheme of government e-consultation, there are things that could be improved with it … Continue reading
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Open Innovation Exchange is award finalist
We were disappointed when our tender for the government’s third sector Innovation Exchange got to the final shortlist but didn’t win; now the open process we used to put the bid together is a finalist for a New Statesman New … Continue reading
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