Adobe’s Rob Pinkerton on Digital Enterprise Platform and Government
Check out Rob Pinkerton’s blog post on Adobe’s new Digital Enterprise Platform and how it can benefit government agencies: http://adobe.ly/m4mo96
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A Check-In on Check-Offs – Mark Leheney
What’s not to like about a check-off? You know, that feeling you get when something is finished and with a satisfied stroke of the pen, you draw a checkmark through that empty box that you drew just so you could put the checkmark through it. The check-off is particularly satisfying for those whose last letterRead… Read more »
Telling tales
One of my favourite sessions at LocalGovCamp was Lloyd Davis talking about his trip across the States and his upcoming project to go where the work is in the UK. Here’s a video (if you can see it): I speak up with a few minutes to go at the end, making the point that IRead… Read more »
Australian state agency pulls the plug on real-time data feed
During its two-week debut, a mobile application showing real-time locations for Sydney Buses (NSW) received more than 200,000 views. The app used data from the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority, released for in February for an “app day.” Unfortunately for developer Ben Hosken, the RTA decided to withdraw its public data feed, andRead… Read more »
HR=Humans Represent: I Spy…My Next Job
If you’re currently either out of work and looking, or if there’s a particular organization you want to work for, consider spying on their career site located within the organization’s website. Let me explain. You are on the organization’s website, and you click the link to their employment page. Locate the career opportunities they haveRead… Read more »
So that was #localgovcamp – now what?
There is apparently some small amount of evidence to show that I was in fact at LocalGovCamp on Saturday I paid for the accommodation and train fare out of my own money, not because the council didn’t want to pay, but because I actually wanted to pay for it myself (maybe some people think thisRead… Read more »
Innovating doesn’t mean doing something new
I’ve been a big fan of James Gardner‘s work on innovation for a while now. His blog is a great read and his Little Innovation Book is a fantastic run down of the things you need to know. His new book is going to be called Sidestep and Twist and it’s main point is thatRead… Read more »
5 min blog post – #localgovcamp (part 2)
Support and encouragement !=backslapping. But it’s a fine line. This morning I have been reading @simonjgrays excellent post on such matters over here and much thought has been provoked. I am not the most confident of people. Way back at the beginning when I was very unsure of myself, the support of others was absolutelyRead… Read more »
Making hacks and collaborative development days really useful
At the Interactivism event in London. Hack days are proliferating. These days are designed to turn open data into useful things. Getting a bunch of developer talent into a room and turning open data into a working prototype by the end of a day or two-days. They may be attached two a wider event, likeRead… Read more »
LocalGovCamp 2011
Saturday’s LocalGovCamp was a marvellous day, entirely thanks to the superb organisation of Digital Birmingham’s Simon Whitehouse and Sammy Williams; and of course the 130-odd people who turned up on the day, giving up the best part of their weekends to talk about work. Also: thanks to the great sponsors who made the event aRead… Read more »