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We’re making Opinion Suite join up with Linked Data (through RDFa)

Posted by Ben on Jan 29 2010 | Delib news and events

With so much chat and buzz at the moment (and rightly so) about Tim Berners-Lee et al's data.gov.uk, I thought it'd be timely to say a bit about how we'll be doing our bit towards publishing online consultation information as Linked Data (Steph Gray has recently blogged on a similar subject). We've built (and are continuing to iteratively improve) Opinion Suite, an open-source online consultation management… read more

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Delib helps the BBC Trust run their consultations online

Posted by Ben on Jan 26 2010 | Delib news and events

Often, the most exciting work we do has to stay under wraps, so we're really delighted to be able to buck that trend and show one of our favourite recent projects: delivering the BBC Trust's online consultation system. In their own words, 'the Trust sets the course for the BBC. We represent the public who own and pay for the BBC'. Clearly, the BBC Trust has an enormous responsibility… read more

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Open Gov the Movie goes large in the US

Posted by ChrisQ on Jan 25 2010 | Delib news and events

So, last week week, Delib finally launched "Open Gov the Movie" the documentary film we shot whilst in Washington DC back in November, documenting the year since President Obama's Open Government memorandum. The film features some pretty awesome / influential people including Tim O'Reilly (Web2.0 god) and Beth Noveck (Head of Open Gov in the White House), and has been generating quite a buzz in the US - including… read more

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Practical learnings from online patient opinion trials

Posted by ChrisQ on Jan 22 2010 | Delib news and events, Engagement, Ideas-sharing, Participation

I'm now out of hospital (thankfully); however, the patient crowd-sourcing website I set up whilst in hospital – as a frustrated patient – is still up and running. helpusimprovekings.org has had mixed success since its launch and we've learnt a huge amount over the time we've been running it so we thought we'd share these learnings. From a practical perspective, the key learnings have been:
  • Make it simple to use -
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Open Gov the Movie launches in the US

Posted by ChrisQ on Jan 21 2010 | Delib news and events

We're pleased to announce the launch of Open Gov the Movie - a short film we've made documenting the year since President Obama's Open Government memorandum. To check it, visit: www.delib.co.uk/opengov "Open Gov the Movie" - from Delib from Delib on Vimeo. We're launching the documentary - today - on the year anniversary of President Obama issuing the  Open Government memorandum, giving an insight into… read more

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WhiteHouse.gov: Anywhere

Posted by AnthonyG on Jan 20 2010 | Conversations, Delib news and events, Good examples

President Obamas' administration want to know what citizens think, they are proving this by encouraging dialogues between state and citizens, something we were proudly able to help with last year using our Dialogue Platform. Now they want you to watch, listen and understand them via the new iPhone app WhiteHouse.gov: Anywhere. The emergence of internet enabled phones and their proliferation will certainly add an interesting paradigm to the Opengov… read more

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Delib’s “technology not policy” Parliament Debate round-up

Posted by ChrisQ on Jan 19 2010 | Delib news and events

So we're all now back from our "technology not policy, will win the 2010 election" debate in Parliament last night - which by all accounts went down very well.  First off a quick apology for anyone who couldn't get into the debate - unfortunately the event was a complete sell-out, and the Policeman on duty wouldn't let any more people in the debating chamber! Also, a quick thank you for everyone… read more

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“Technology vs Policy Debate” – we are full!

Posted by Ben on Jan 18 2010 | Delib news and events, Democracy and government

Once again we have surpassed our expectations and are now over-subscribed for the debate on Monday 18th Jan. For those who have responded and will be attending, please make sure you get there with plenty of time to get through security and get into the queue - it will be first come, first served on the night!  Kick-off's at 6.30pm – speakers include Rishi Saha, Kerry McCarthy MP, Rory… read more

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Governance 2020 roundtable – thoughts on the future of participative policy-making

Posted by ChrisQ on Jan 12 2010 | Delib news and events

This afternoon we put together a roundtable event @ the Hospital Club in Covent Garden to get a mix of Central and Local government policy-makers, consultation managers and communications advisers  to discuss how participative policy-making could be improved in UK government. Trends of ideas discussed included: - The importance of a "response".  Participants need to know they've been heard - or will disengage, and the notion of participation… read more

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Overall local authority online consultation scores

Posted by Ben on Jan 11 2010 | Delib news and events

Before Christmas, we sent out the report on our audit of local authority online consultation offerings.  The audit's been really well received, with lots of positive feedback coming from councils, but the one recurring question has been 'where do I rank against the others?' We deliberately avoided 'naming and shaming' or critical comparisons when we published our report because we were more interested in encouraging every authority towards progress than… read more

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