Monthly Archives: May 2011

Big Society shrinkage?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jo Ivens

Lord Wei, the Coalition Government’s Big Society ‘tsar’, stood down today. Cue a chorus of puns about small society and volunteers doing his job, and more dire warnings about how Cameron’s flagship policy is under threat.  But in the midst … Continue reading →

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Technology for engagement?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Jo Ivens

How do we create a positive vision of Localism? How do we ensure that everyone who wants a say can have a say? What role can new technologies play in answering these big questions? Add these questions to a wifi … Continue reading →

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From community councils to a Pop Up think tank

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Jo Ivens

Brief musings on how everything really is connected. This morning, taking a morning stroll through the internet I have gone from a Dem Soc tweet about a likely-to-be-successful campaign in LB Westminster for London’s first community council and the National Association of … Continue reading →

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DataBridge Fridays #1

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Jo Ivens

Today is the first of my DataBridge Fridays, my regular day at the OCSI offices in sunny Brighton, where we’ve been bashing out the details of how we think DataBridge will work. With the back drop of tweeted news about the local … Continue reading →

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