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Archive for July, 2008

DIUS higher education debate blog launched on JISC platform

Posted by Ben on Jul 25 2008 | Debate, Social media, web 2.0 and other buzzwords

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 State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), John Denham launched a debate on Higher Education, in February 2008 when he announced the intention to develop a framework for Higher Education for… read more

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Berlin in July: enthusiastic overview

Posted by Ben on Jul 22 2008 | Delib news and events, Democracy and government, Participation

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 cool, no two ways about it;
  • the people -- everyone I met was smart, passionate and interesting to talk to, both about work and, for those rare moments
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Civil Service Online Participation Guidelines

Posted by Gez Smith on Jul 22 2008 | Conversations, Democracy and government

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. Be credible * Be accurate, fair, thorough and transparent. 2. Be consistent * Encourage constructive criticism and deliberation. Be cordial, honest and professional at all times. 3. Be responsive * When you gain insight, share it… read more

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June’s new site, launched in July

Posted by Gez Smith on Jul 10 2008 | Conversations, Engagement

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 and celebrity gossip. It will also feature a range of guest bloggers, celebrities in the main, and the bulk of the main content at the moment seems to… read more

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June newsletter now available

Posted by Ben on Jul 02 2008 | Delib news and events

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 RSS feed, and even comes with a couple of newsletter-exclusive extras.  To sign up to the mailing list now, enter your e-mail address in the box… read more

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