'Evening All.
Hot off the press, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary has sent me this statement on the MyPolice 'web heist' fandango which rocked the Twitterverse to its foundations today.
Here it is in its full glory:
"We spoke with the owners of mypolice.org, and it is clear that we offer very different online products. Both however aim [...]
Entries Tagged as 'web 2.0'
MyPolice/My Police: HMIC Speaks
March 10th, 2010 · 12 Comments · Digital Stuff
Tags:government·HMIC·mypolice·social media·transformational government·web 2.0
Sits Vac
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Post-eGov
Top story in today's e-Gov Bulletin is something of a historic event - the appointment, they report, of the 'first council social media officer':
The first local authority worker employed to handle and shape a local authority’s social media output has been appointed by Brighton and Hove City Council.
"As the council’s social media officer, Jane Postlethwaite’s [...]
Links of the Week - 2 July 2009: Holiday Catch-Up Edition
July 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Linkrolls
Presentations from the Scotweb2 event on 19 June... slides from Learning Pool (Social Learning: Does it return the investment?) and also Lichfield DC's Stuart Harrison on the Twhys, Thows and Twherefores of Twitter. Read a brief event summary here and for more detail see the real-time coverage of the day's proceedings.
Local Government 3.0: How councils [...]
Tags:data.gov·digital britain·digital engagement·elections·learningpool·lgiu·scotweb2·social media·transparency·twitter·twitterfails·usaspending.gov·web 2.0
Open Source Gov: A Small Victory of Sorts
July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
open source, online content, social web, Web 2.0, government, public sector, social media, e-petition, e-democracy
Tags:edemocracy·government·online content·open source·social media·software·timely information for citizens·ukgovoss·web 2.0
Links of the Week - 4 June 2009
June 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The Hansard Society's top five priorities for Andrew Stott, the Government's new Digital Engagement Director. Not on the list: Move to Stoke, despite 108 votes of support. (How that started, incidentally).
Tom 'Minister for Twitter' Watson sensationally quits – UKAuthority.com looks at what this means for Gov.UK.
'What is and what isn't acceptable on expenses?' ponders the brilliant [...]
PSFBuzz Government Web 2.0 Awards - Coming Soon!
June 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From PSF:
Public Sector Forums are pleased to announce the launch of the PSFBuzz Government Web 2.0 Awards 2009.
Following the intense interest and activity around PSFBuzz, Public Sector Forums have been inspired to celebrate the creativity, innovation and excellence of public sector use of social media and Web 2.0 technologies.
The PSFBuzz Awards will be an opportunity for [...]
