Government 2010: the gist
You could easily spend your whole time at e-comms events, hearing the same speakers say similar things to the same people. They’re two a penny, and it’s hard to know which will be the good ones.
But as others observed and the Twitter buzz testifies, today’s Government 2010 shindig was a best of breed conference about [...]
Speaking (and listening!) at Government 2010
I’ll be taking part in a discussion panel on online consultation at Government 2010 on 22 October – alongside Harry Metcalfe, Tom Watson and David Price.
The theme is:
Digital Engagement is Everyone’s Job: Formal and Informal Consultation on the Web.
I’ll be saying a bit about my experience and observations from the front line, setting up tools [...]
It just goes to show you can’t be too careful!
I sort of agree with David Mitchell’s hilarious take on government seeking online feedback (hat tip: Kerry McCarthy) – at least where that feedback is sought on public services or ‘election issues’ like tax, transport and Clarkson. The low barrier to entry when commenting online does mean you get more than your fair share of [...]
Found/interesting: 1-8 March
Update: Simon has written up his work on the BERR and DFID Commentariat sites here.
Look what I found interesting (including a little something I made earlier…)
Low Carbon Industrial Strategy: A Vision and Eliminating World Poverty – these two new Commentariat-powered interactive publications went live near-simultaneously, making three outings in total across Whitehall for Steph’s elegantly [...]
See Emma
Just a quicky to highlight the interesting discussions over on Emma’s blog about web rationalisation and online consultation. Go!
Stuff I’ve bookmarked from 29 October to 30 October
Stuff I’ve bookmarked on delicious.com from 29 October to 30 October:
Five ways to publish commentable documents online at Helpful Technology – A great post from Steph Gray rounding up the ways (or surprising lack of them) of making lengthy documents available for people to mark up with comments online.
LineBuzz.com – Inline Blog Comments – Worth [...]
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. 
