Welcome to our new blog
We’re almost ready to launch – just need to write some content! You can expect our take on Open Data, Linked Data, Open Government, Local Government, Accessibility, Social Media, Collaboration, Gov...
View ArticleNational Hack the Government Day 2011
The third national Hack The Government Day takes place on Saturday 26th March 2011. This year’s hosts for the main event are The Guardian. As ever this day is all about having free reign, doing...
View ArticleReduce, Re-use, Recycle
Two days into the life of this blog and already I’m looking at reducing the amount of work I have to do to keep it current. Actually that’s not quite true. For several years I’ve maintained a blog at...
View ArticleHack The Government Day – how will I participate?
This Saturday sees events to mark the third National Hack The Government Day. It will also be marked across the UK by events such as the one being run at Aberdeen University by Dr Bruce Scharlau. I’ve...
View ArticleTwo great new Google projects
Two new Google projects crossed my radar today – and very interesting they both are, too. The first is Google For Non-profits. It offers the chance to reach and engage supporters, raise awareness of...
View ArticlePLODS – but faster
The following article is an adaptation of one I wrote for my team’s internal blog at work. Today I coined an acronym. PLODS – Public Linked Open Data Sets. Anyone who does not understand why publishing...
View ArticleFilm – What is Open Data?
Here is an excellent short film (with subtitles available in several languages), made available by the Open Knowledge Foundation. Use it as a primer for those who don’t yet get Open Data at your...
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