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Comment on Introducing the Hybrid Organisation by Bookmarks for April 25th through April 30th

Bookmarks for April 25th through April 30th — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:01:54 +0000

[...] Introducing the Hybrid Organisation – [...]

Comment on Introducing the Hybrid Organisation by Dave Briggs

Dave Briggs — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:25:18 +0000

Hi Dave

This looks good – have downloaded the papers and will give them a read. The idea of the ‘hybrid organisation’ feels right though. Hybridorg works as a tag, too, so maybe some online contributions to this discussion could be sourced!

(ps the size of the font in this text box is miniscule! almost unreadable – and is my excuse for any typos. Am using Chrome…)

Comment on Open Government and the Future of Public Sector IT by Bookmarks for April 19th through April 23rd

Bookmarks for April 19th through April 23rd — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:02:38 +0000

[...] Open Government and the Future of Public Sector IT – Great talk from Microsoft's Dave Coplin. [...]

Comment on Public Services Principles by 2020 Public Service Principles — John Coulthard

2020 Public Service Principles — John Coulthard — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:11:33 +0000

[...] is the launch of ‘Beyond Beveridge’ it is the interim report of the Commission on 2020 Public Services, of which I am a member. It sets [...]

Comment on What next for Open Government Data? by Dave

Dave — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:28:35 +0000

Spot on Will, evidence is always the best persuader. How difficult have you found it to engage in Kings Cross to get the local authorities to understand and buy in to what you’ve been doing? Anything (further) we could learn from your experience engaging the local authorities to “operationalise” examples that have been created?

Comment on What next for Open Government Data? by william perrin

william perrin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:28:55 +0000

this is handy but still too focussed on the supply side (of data)

your first point about examples needs to go further – show real world cahnge as a result of using open data, not just examples of how it is used. this can mean getting out of the geek comfort zone and getting stuck into local real world activism.

in kings cross i have done two posts using the london data store

http://www.kingscrossenvironment.com/2010/01/violent-crime-trends-ambulance-call-outs-for-assault-in-islington.html

and

http://www.kingscrossenvironment.com/2010/01/arson-incidents-in-islington-1.html

these are both necessary but not sufficient to drive local action – i need to operationalise both and get local public services to respond. when this comes to fruition and changes things on the ground then we have something to talk seriously about with policy makers.

Comment on Differential Privacy by Cloud Computing – 2010 « The Envisioners

Cloud Computing – 2010 « The Envisioners — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:22:25 +0000

[...] computing has lead to a new frontier to defend and secure. whether it’s new concerns like Differential Privacy, or old “friends” moving to new platforms (the first cloud based bot-nets have recently been [...]

Comment on Open Government = Hacking? by Gary Burt

Gary Burt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:51:28 +0000

There is one other very quick way to incite and induce change. Have the funding follow innovation. This is not about simply adding more money into the pot to incentivise ‘cool’ new (but unsustainable) toy projects, but also about cutting existing budgets unless change is delivered. Changing has to be the least worse option for local government.

Comment on Open Government = Hacking? by Gary Burt

Gary Burt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:48:58 +0000

There will be no change without a reason to change. Councils are risk-averse, they are supposed to be. Having stable Government is important in a democracy, but unless a reason is created to change then councils are doing the right thing, at least as far as investment is concerned by not-changing. The default rule in almost all councils closely follows the “if it ain’t broke …” maxim. So, the stakeholders, that is you and me need to lobby the council and also the government to change. Only when the alternative of not changing is a lesser preferable option will you see some change. The pressure can be political, financial or legal, but without this don’t hold your breath.

Of course it would help to have some vision at a national level around e-Government and more importantly electronic social engagement, but all the time the role is demoted to the point of anonymous then nothing is going to happen. Ultimtely the change is likely to come from an external source such as a pressure group, a professional body or a political group that captures the publics’ imagination with what can be achieved. The change in government will therefore be driven to counter accusations of inaction, incompetance and inefficiency.

Comment on IT is Dead (ish) by Jonathan Peach

Jonathan Peach — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:48:56 +0000

Great article Dave!

We need more BOTTOM-UP approaches; we need brand new ideas, not improvements! I look at things such as the iPhone, even the Xbox 360..and I know these are consumer products, but if you look at how Microsoft and Apple revolutionised the mobile phone and games console markets to be more efficient, accessible and more compelling, it bewilders me why we can’t reengineer some of the dated processes that we have become acquainted with in business IT. We have become so complex in our approaches that people run scared if they hear “Upgrade” in the office!