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A design pattern for digital urbanism: the City Information Partnership
(Delay times at traffic junctions visualised by the Dublinked city information partnership.) (In “Do we need a Pattern Language for Smarter Cities” I suggested that “design patterns“, a tool for captu… more →
The Urban Technologist
Making Local Government work
wrote 8 months ago: Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you today. Our country continues to face challenges of which most be … more →
RE-ELECT Mayor OMAR NEAL for Tuskegee, AL. Aug. 28, 2012
wrote 9 months ago: Internet Celebrity Magazine Tuskegee, AL: Sonya Swinton, Internet Celebrity Magazine and Radio Show … more →
Open Data Manchester March meeting
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wrote 1 year ago: March’s meeting was an opportunity to help shape Manchester City Council’s forthcoming o … more →
Only democratic organisations will get the most from social media
wrote 1 year ago: Great to see a client that I worked with at NixonMcInnes featured in The Guardian talking about how … more →
ODM Response to the Public Data Corporation consultation
wrote 1 year ago: Charging for Public Data Corporation information 1. How do you think Government should best balance … more →
Making Open Data Real – Response from ODM and Open Data Cities programme.
wrote 1 year ago: 27th October 2011 The benefits of adopting open data for the purposes of transparency and accountabi … more →
Man walks into a column, no.35: Cognition
wrote 1 year ago: The Social Animal by New York Times columnist David Brooks was, by some measure, the best book I rea … more →
Open Data in Manchester: Challenges and Opportunities
wrote 1 year ago: This blog post was originally written for the Open Knowledge Foundation blog. Open Data Cities was i … more →
A supportive culture will beat fear every time in public service reform
wrote 1 year ago: This article also appears on the Guardian’s Public Leaders Network. The focus on public service refo … more →
Another look at the Open Public Services White Paper
wrote 1 year ago: So having had a chance to look through the Open Public Services White Paper in a bit more detail, th … more →
Man walks into a column, no.28: Ideology
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wrote 1 year ago: When launching Monday’s Open Public Services White Paper, Mr Cameron said ‘It is not abo … more →
Petty, Spoiled, Childish, Little Brats...
wrote 2 years ago: So what a week it’s been here in Wisconsin watching Walker and his goons operate. On Tuesday, … more →
WTF Wisconsin Republicans?
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wrote 2 years ago: What is it with these Republicans currently in charge in Wisconsin? From Walker to the Fitzgerald b … more →
#LbyS Southwest: community apps
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wrote 2 years ago: (photo from London looks) Can technology improve democracy? The timing of the Bristol Local by Socia … more →
On sitting at home in front of the TV...
wrote 2 years ago: Compared with what’s going on in Egypt and the Maghreb, my local political and community probl … more →
"Life is not binary"
wrote 2 years ago: A very enjoyable day in Bristol with colleagues Andrew and Steve at Local by Social South West … more →
My own newspaper
wrote 2 years ago: Hot off the press One of my colleagues recently expressed amazement that I had time to publish my ow … more →
All I want...
wrote 2 years ago: A couple of customer experiences in the last few days got me thinking about systems and processes. I … more →
I went to #ukgc11 and all I got was this lousy t-shirt (not pictured)
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wrote 2 years ago: Already a significant proportion of #ukgc11 participants have blogged, tweeted or otherwise shared t … more →
