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First check for existence of the wheel
Another stimulating, inspiring and energising day at CityCamp Brighton, the annual social innovation unconference… I love it, and I’ve been involved in since the first CityCamp took place here in 2011. I’ve had conversations with people I would never have … Continue reading
Things to do at 5am when you can’t sleep…
Number one: consolidate your blogs. Obviously. In 2011 I spent a lot of enjoyable time working on a project called DataBridge. This was an exploration of open data and its potential for the voluntary sector. I worked with OCSI, Brighton … Continue reading
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What a difference a year makes…
It’s more than a year since I posted here. So, why the hiatus and why bother to come back here at this point? Well, I changed jobs – completely – and sort of lost my voice. I fell into the … Continue reading
Give Local!
I went to the launch of CityForum Brighton last night, and have just posted this very quick summary of an idea I had the other day. It’s a project based around making connections: Enabling people to give small monthly amounts … Continue reading
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RT @gdnlocalgov: Councils, listen up! Top tips on how making data and info accessible online for your community: http://bit.ly/qeWWLV #localgov
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How can Scrutiny promote Transparency and Open Data?
I’ve just been invited to participate in LB Hackney’s Scrutiny Review of Transparency early next year. My first engagement for 2012 to date! So what is, or what could be, the role of local authority’s Overview & Scrutiny Panels in … Continue reading
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Open data – social or commercial opportunity?
Rumours of imminent government announcements about what local government will be ‘required’ to publish have prompted me to write up some of the goings-on in recent weeks. While I’ve been focusing on DataBridge assessments with our six lovely groups in the last … Continue reading
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Sharing information to understand our city better
The discussion at the Open Data Brighton & Hove group last night with Cllr Jason Kitcat and lots of others got me thinking about not just opening up data held by the council, but about the flow of open data in a more circular … Continue reading
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From community councils to a Pop Up think tank
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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Jo Ivens 
Big charities are spoiling things for us small ones
Stories abound in the press about charities. Many are critical. The stories I find most memorable are those focused on financial scandals, governance or data failings and where the high profile casualties don’t do much to change the tone of … Continue reading →