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Social Media in the Public Sector: Who’s Using it and How?

A couple of interesting stories caught my eye today relating to the use of social media in the public sector, which I thought I’d share: How Local Authorities in England Are Using Social Media Dean Spurrell from Ashford Borough Council … Continue reading

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G-Cloud take home thoughts from the second Tea Camp

This weekend will see the announcement of the names of more than 300 suppliers who have been successfully added to the G-Cloud Framework. In light of this exciting news, the second Tea Camp held yesterday at the National Audit Office … Continue reading

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What’s Awesome About GOV.UK

The UK government have just launched launched the beta of their GOV.UK site, which is the first step towards creating a single website for information on public services and will eventually replace Directgov, which launched in 2004. The beta stage … Continue reading

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5 Interesting Links about Police Authorities and Elected Commissioners

Police Authorities are going through an era of unprecedented change, and the challenges faced by those working within them are numerous.  Ever since the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill was first announced people inside and outside authorities have been … Continue reading

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Gov Camp 2012 – 15 take home pointers

GovCamp 2012 was awesome. With two days of packed and uber interesting un-conference style talks, coupled with an opportunity to talk to and debate with a whole host of varied people, the event was truly worth working on a Saturday … Continue reading

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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

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Delib @ #BurningRubber – and some reflections from seven years of digital democracy

#BurningRubber was an event to celebrate ten years of Team Rubber (Delib’s parent company). It was a lot of fun to take the day out in *deepest North Somerset* at Colliters Brook Farm. There were small amounts of danger, some … Continue reading

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Engaging young people: Moray launch the Budget Challenge

An interactive budgeting challenge built by Delib has been launched by the Moray Community Planning Partnership focused on getting 16-24 year olds engaged on budgeting issues. Moray Council is currently formally consulting on its budget proposals and the Budget Challenge … Continue reading

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