Monthly Archives: December 2009

Happy Christmas, Happy New year

Seems like an appropriate photo right now (yes, that’s younger me in the picture!): Have a good holiday, take care, see you in 2010, and thanks

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Round Two of the Delib / Henry Jackson Society series of debates on british politics is just around the corner

The next debate to be held on Monday 18th January in the Grand Committee Room in Westminster Hall. Titled: “Technology not Policy will win Election 2010″, the panel will look at the increasing need to spread the political word of … Continue reading

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TweetBeat – effective use of social media by the UK police

At the weekend I became weirdly obsessed by following Policeman on Twitter.  I don’t know why or how – but I did.  Maybe it’s something to do with the fact that my grand-father was a policeman. Or maybe it comes … Continue reading

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Public participation in Fire Service delivery – reflections on Fire brigade consultation processes

We keep  banging on about the how social media is changing the traditional relationship between organisations and individuals – and with quite a reason – because it’s true! Increasingly people – citizens, employees, customers – are wanting to have have … Continue reading

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Delib selected by London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) as consultation partner

Delib are pleased to announce that we’re once again working with LFEPA as their consultation partner – helping them consult with stakeholders across London on the draft London Safety Plan 2011-13. We’ve been working with LFEPA now for the last … Continue reading

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Consulting on Cuts

As I’ve been speaking to people about our Budget Simulator this year,  it’s become clear that many councils and other authorities are facing difficult decisions on their budget plans. Many authorities are left only with the choice of which services … Continue reading

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Empower or lose power – business and government crowd-sourcing

In November, I wrote a piece for PR Week entitled “Empower or Lose Power”, discussing how crowd-sourcing can be used as a way of turning social media into an engine for business / organisational innovation.  Turning what can often be … Continue reading

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National Audit finds progress being made with local citizen engagement online

Our audit of UK local authorities’ online consultation provision has found encouraging signs and room for improvement in almost equal measure. The research, which we undertook between April and August this year, was designed to help UK Local Authorities see … Continue reading

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Introducing Whychester – the new Budget Simulator demo release

Our online budget consultation tool Budget Simulator has always been customized and tailored to suit the different consulting needs of the Councils, Police Authorities and other organisations that use it. Each little amendment adds something that ensures a great fit … Continue reading

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Is this Gordon Brown’s Open Gov memo moment?

This morning at the RSA Gordon Brown announced his “Smarter Government” initiative – a package of proposals and ideas to launch what he described as the “3rd generation of government services”. Gordon Brown described this 3rd generation of government as … Continue reading

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