Category Archives: LocalGov
Knowledge Hub: Good CoP or Bad CoP?
Knowledge Hub This is a hastily written post about Knowledge Hub (KH), which replaced the popular Communities of Practice (CoP) site for people who work in and around UK local government. According to the Local Government Association (LGA), Knowledge Hub is … Continue reading
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Posted in LocalGov, Social Media, Technology, Twitter, weekly blog club
Tagged closing down, collaboration, knowledge Hub, LGA, social media
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Blue Light Camp: Coming in from the cold
It’s been a bit quiet on the BlueLightCamp blog recently. Apart from Sasha’s post last week, nothing since November. But that doesn’t mean no activity – on the contrary. Hartley Wintney fire brigade members on board their fire engine in … Continue reading
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Posted in BluelightCamp, Events, LocalGov, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, Unconference, weekly blog club
Tagged social media, Unconference
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Getting the measure of social media
Must we measure? In November, Emer Coleman asked: Social media – Must we measure? In a fascinating post, Emer discusses how tricky it is to present the benefits of social media in traditional business cases. Emer argues that: Making a business case … Continue reading
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Posted in Facebook, LocalGov, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, UKGC13, Unconference, weekly blog club
Tagged Facebook, measurement, open data, social media, Twitter
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A local GDS, for Local People
In case you aren’t familiar with it, GDS is the acronym for the Government Digital Service, which was set-up by the Cabinet Office to ‘transform’ government digital services. GDS is responsible for – amongst other things – the single government domain. … Continue reading
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Posted in apps, LocalGov, Sociable Enterprise, Technology, weekly blog club, WordPress
Tagged collaboration, GDS, Local Government, Sharing, Unconference, yammer
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We love #lgovsm
This post is a joint-effort for #weeklyblogclub written by Sasha Taylor and Mark Braggins. In it we pay homage to two local government institutions, one recently retired, the other still going strong. We Love LocalGov The We Love Local Government blog was published every … Continue reading
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Posted in blogging, LocalGov, Social Media, Twitter, Unconference, weekly blog club
Tagged #lgovsm, Blogging, Local Government, social media, Twitter
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We’ve had an idea…
We’ve had an idea….* *”We” in this case being @WeLoveLocalGov, not me, although I do think it’s a brilliant idea
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BlueLightCamp: Weekend Camping (Pt2)
This is the second part of a post about BlueLight Camp, an unconference for Emergency responders, and those who work with them. The session I want to talk about this time was run by Farida Vis. Farida was a member of … Continue reading
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Posted in Events, LocalGov, Technology
Tagged Facebook, Guardian, Reading the Riots, Riot Rumours, tweets, Twitter
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Why I shan’t be blogging this week
I shan’t be blogging this week as it’s already Wednesday evening and I’m tired. The deadline for Weekly Blog Club is midday tomorrow, and I’m in the office first thing, so I’ve only got tonight. No, I’m going to switch … Continue reading
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Posted in Events, LocalGov, Social Media, Yammer
Tagged LinkedIn, Twitter, weekly blog club
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Camping without the tents: UK GovCamp 2012
I spent Friday and Saturday in London at UK GovCamp 2012, or #UKGC12 as it’s known on Twitter. It was an “unconference” with no prepared agenda. If you aren’t familiar with unconferences, Steph Gray gives a good description in his November … Continue reading
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Posted in Events, LocalGov, Technology, Unconference
Tagged GovCamp, technology, Twitter, Unconference, weekly blog club, WordPress
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