Monthly Archives: December 2009

Teaching the world to argue around the world!

Posted on December 6, 2009 by ChrisQ

I always find it really fun to watch the new arguments and debates flowing through the aMap website on a daily basis. Some days we get 1 or 2, and on other days 50+ One of the biggest drivers of … Continue reading →

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Making things better from a hospital bed

Posted on December 2, 2009 by ChrisQ

Pain can be a beautiful thing.  And in my case quite an inspiring thing too.  For the last 5 days I’ve been stuck in hospital with severe back pains – which have meant I’ve been totally bed bound, and completely … Continue reading →

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Conservatives need to be careful with their crowd-sourcing

Posted on December 1, 2009 by ChrisQ

I picked up this story earlier from Rory Cellan-Jones about the Conservatives running a policy crowd-sourcing project on the “Making IT better“. Things I like about this are: – It’s nice to see someone close to government finally using the … Continue reading →

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Benefits of Open Government Data

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Andy

I’m excited by the current interest in both making government data available, and visualising it to help people make deliberative decisions. Jennifer Bell has posted a great set of slides about open government (produced by VisibleGovernment.ca). Visualisation is pretty shiny. … Continue reading →

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