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The LGA group is set to launch a new service that will help councillors to use social media to keep in touch with local residents

last updated about 1 year ago, 0 Comments

The established media have frequently complained that politicians use the Internet and Web 2.0 to get around the intelligent filter that these established media provide.  But it seems more common for politicians to feel the need to use the Internet, not as a way to get around established media, but as a way to replace those media that have died (or are dying).  Thoughts?   ----------------------------------------------   URL: http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/pa...

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LocalGovCamp

last updated about 1 year ago, 0 Comments

Following the success of the recent Barcamp for UK Government, a local government specific version is being planned - it's likely to be taking place on a Saturday in June, 2009, and will almost certainly be held in Birmingham. A blog has been set up where more details can be found. The event will be free to attend and anyone in local governmet is welcome to come along. I thought it worth raising here in case anyone from local government outside the UK is reading, because it would be really ...

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Second Life a must for planners?

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I am a bit of a sceptic about Second Life, but even I recognise that it has huge value for any public body that is planning a new building or redesigning an area. Thanks to Dave Briggs, I came across this useful summary of Birmingham's use of virtual worlds for just these planning processes - http://ideaperformance.com/2009/01/27/birmingham-and-second-life/

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MuniGov 2.0

last updated about 1 year ago, 1 Comment

Take at look at https://sites.google.com/site/munigov20/ is a coalition of local/municipal governments focused on exploring the use and principles of Web 2.0 in an effort to improve citizen services and communication via technology. We have created this site and its accompanying documents as resources, best practices and the start of a community of like-minded peers who have a common interest in the concepts of 2.0 as they could and do apply to local government. The pages of this site are de...

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MuniGov 2.0

last updated about 1 year ago, 0 Comments

Take at look at https://sites.google.com/site/munigov20/ MuniGov 2.0 is a coalition of local/municipal governments focused on exploring the use and principles of Web 2.0 in an effort to improve citizen services and communication via technology. We have created this site and its accompanying documents as resources, best practices and the start of a community of like-minded peers who have a common interest in the concepts of 2.0 as they could and do apply to local government. The pages of t...

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