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Nice morning in #SiliconGorge
Nice morning in #SiliconGorge, a set on Flickr. Misty sunny, inspiring morning in Bristol – the heart of Silicon Gorge
Posted in From Delib, News & thinking
Tagged bristol, commute, inspiration, liveable city, misty, morning, photos, silicon gorge, sunny
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9 links you should see about social media policies
Public sector social media policies have been a regular feature on Twitter recently. It’s increasingly understood that organisations need to do a great job at engaging people in social channels, but that doesn’t always fit easily with available skills and … Continue reading
Part 3 of “An open source business model for government software; how we’re making it work, in 3 easy parts”
In part 1 of this series I looked at the basics of open source for government, identifying some challenges in making it work. In part 2 I looked more at open source works, and how we met the challenges for … Continue reading
Posted in Code & Tech Stuff, From Delib, How Delib gets stuff done, News & thinking
Tagged business models, citizen space, Delib's business model, developing software, government software, innovation, investing in open source, open source, open source for government, public sector procurement, software business, sustainable open source projects
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(Encore Jukesie) – or “three thoughts about Betagov and the wider public sector”
Yesterday Matt Jukes put out a “Betagov blues..” post on his Digital by Default blog. Matt reflected on a frustrating gap between what the Betagov team are doing (it’s pretty awesome), and what life is like for public sector digital … Continue reading
Posted in From Delib, Heroic stuff we admire, News & thinking
Tagged alphagov, betagov, conversations, keep talking, policy, procurement, uk
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Part 2 of “An open source business model for government software; how we’re making it work, in 3 easy parts”
In part 1 of this series I looked at the basics of open source for government, and identified that there are challenges in making it work, specifically: Development Evangelism and raising awareness Ensuring sustainability, responsive support, and further development In … Continue reading
Posted in Code & Tech Stuff, From Delib, How Delib gets stuff done, News & thinking
Tagged business models, citizen space, Delib's business model, developing software, government software, innovation, investing in open source, open source, open source for government, public sector procurement, software business, sustainable open source projects
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Part 1 of “An open source business model for government software; how we’re making it work, in 3 easy parts”
The use of open source software by government continues to attract a lot of interest and discussion, ranging across issues such as: How can central government manage tech procurement better and reduce costs? How should government and the wider public … Continue reading
Posted in Code & Tech Stuff, From Delib, How Delib gets stuff done, News & thinking
Tagged business models, citizen space, Delib's business model, developing software, government software, innovation, investing in open source, open source, open source for government, public sector procurement, software business, sustainable open source projects
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Five interesting pieces of digital democracy news for people working in Local Government
1) Guidance – best value consultation + communities Just released: guidance from Communities and Local Government on Best Value Duty. This document provides guidance on how authorities can work with voluntary and community groups and small businesses when facing funding … Continue reading
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Tagged best practice, best value, budget simulator, citizen space, delib, dialogue app, digital democracy, e-consultation, Engagement, Flickr, government, local council, local government, local government twitter, online consultation, online consultation advice, participation, Social media, twitter
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7 useful things for NHS consultation, engagement and patient involvement
NHS Social Media – my favourite find of last week, this is a straightforward twitter discussion for anyone involved in using social media in the NHS. The discussion takes place every Wednesday evening and is easy to join or watch. … Continue reading
Posted in From Delib, From other people, News & thinking, Tips & tricks to help you
Tagged citizen space, consultation software, crowd-sourcing, data visualisation, GP Consortiums, GP practices, healthcare policy, how-to guides, NHS, NHS Social Media, patient consultation, patient involvement, policy dialogue, public consultation
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In-house project to develop a consultation system? Could that be bad maths? (And sorry if I’m ranting).
Apologies: this is a rant. Ranting is rarely useful or interesting, and we mostly avoid it on this blog. But this one seemed justified. I wrote it in 2010, but didn’t publish it. I’ve spent some time cutting out a … Continue reading
9 useful links for consultation, engagement + comms people working in UK local gov, police or NHS
We Love Local Government I ran across the We Love Local Government blog this week. It’s mixes practical tips for getting stuff done with fun insight into what it’s like to work in local government right now. Couple of links: … Continue reading
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Tagged bristol, comms, Consultation, councils, dave briggs, Engagement, guardian, local authorities, local government, NHS, participation, pct, podnosh, police authority, seenoevil, shareable, useful links, we love local government
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