Notes from the 3rd annual UK government unconference (#ukgc10)
This is just a quick one to send you over here, to the team BIS tumblog Alistair set up, where I liveblogged my notes from two sessions at Govcamp 2010 today (alongside posts from @alistairreid and @lesteph). Namely:
- Setting up a group for public sector web professionals – progress from Socitm and how to get involved.
- Digital campaigns in government – how they are planned, who owns them, what the challenges are.
It was a great day, and a packed schedule, in the awesome venue that is Google UK – lending just the right kind of innovative atmosphere.
Open data was a dominant theme this year, and I dipped in and out of several interesting discussions, not least of all Richard Stirling from the Cabinet Office talking about the launch of data.gov.uk, merely 2 days after it went live to huge acclaim.
Inevitably I missed (and am about to miss – there’s a few sessions to go as I post this and head home to prior engagements) loads of good stuff. I am depending on good write-ups from others – especially the sessions on what digital means for the future of press officers, personal blogging, and defending digital innovation in a climate of cuts. I’ll add links here as I find them.
Meanwhile the Twitter stream is still going strong.
Updates:
- Steph ‘the machine’ Gray has blogged about his and Anthony’s session on being brave in an atmosphere of cuts. Awesome.
- Check out Paul Clarke’s great photos of the day on Flickr
Updates II:
- Organiser supremo (and now Epic Visionary?) Dave Briggs has blogged his reflections and a load of links here, including a de-brief interview with himself and Jeremy Gould
- Sharon O’Dea has posted her reflections and notes of the Socitm web professionals session, which are far better than mine
- Kevin Campbell-Wright has blogged here including a few notes from the session on journalism
Updates III:
- Dave’s updating his list now, so I don’t have to. Go see uncle Briggsy.
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Hello, I'm Neil Williams. I'm a government web geek, a dad, a husband, a grower of veg, a keeper of hens and a lapsed comedy writer, roughly in that order. 
I have been watching from afar, via twitter and the livestream. I overheard several ‘private’ conversations and was distinctly impressed by the sincerity and the keen sense of community and ‘wishing to do it right’ that I heard.
I should have muted it but I am very nosy.
I think the people there are brilliant, innovative and caring, but I do feel I have to remind you ALL that none of this stuff can happen until we have the pipes. And its no use you thinking ‘Oh no not that mad farmers’ wife’ again. Until everyone has access to the internet, until it is ‘easy’ or ‘boring’ as Brian Condon says, then engagement won’t happen. Whoever reads this just remember that the spin from gov and ofcom etc is just that. Its spin. We do not have the infrastructure or data centres to cope. The victorian copper phone network was never designed to cater for all your fantastic plans. Don’t be conned. Do all in your power to expose the failings and think of solutions. (clue, fibre to the home)
sorry neil, delete this post if it really bugs you. I won’t take offence.
well not much.
chris