Monthly Archives: July 2008

DIUS higher education debate blog launched on JISC platform

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Gez Smith

Technorati Profile Here comes a straight press release…  Thoughts, anyone? As part of the government’s consultation to gain opinions and views on its higher education debate – JISC is hosting a blog on its JISC Involve platform. The Secretary of … Continue reading →

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Berlin in July: enthusiastic overview

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Gez Smith

I was in Berlin last week for the innovatively-titled ‘Berlin in July‘ e-democracy unconference (beat that for a pair of niche jargon buzzwords!).  I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, the following things all being great: the place — Berlin is … Continue reading →

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Civil Service Online Participation Guidelines

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Gez Smith

They’ve been a long time coming, but the civil service guidelines for participation online have been published recently. They’re either pretty light touch, or perhaps just deliberately loosely defined for whatever purpose, but they largely make sense. They are; 1. … Continue reading →

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June’s new site, launched in July

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Gez Smith

A colleague pointed this out to me today, a new site ‘Politics and the City’, ostensibly run by television presenter June Sarpong. It’s designed to engage women more in the political process by presenting a regular mix of political news … Continue reading →

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June newsletter now available

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Gez Smith

The latest edition of the excitingly sporadic Delib newsletter is now available to read online: Delib newsletter, June ’08. If you’re not signed up to receive the newsletter yet, you’re missing out: it’s free, less hassle and better-looking than an … Continue reading →

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