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Open Rights Group 2012 Conference
[Summary: A quick plug for the upcoming Open Rights Group conference on March 24th 2012.] The Open Rights Group is a campaigning organisation focussed on protecting citizen’s rights in the digital age....
View ArticleOpen data: embracing the tough questions – new publications
[Summary: launching open data special issue of Journal of Community Informatics, and a new IKM Emergent paper] (Cross posted from Open Data Impacts blog) Two open data related publications I’ve been...
View ArticleOpen data for charities: Live online Q&A with The Guardian
This Tuesday (22nd May) I’ll be taking part in a live Q&A from 1 – 3pm UK Time over on the Guardian website to explore what open data might mean for charities. Here’s the blurb: As the public...
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Developing ten key messages on digital technology for youth engagement
[Summary: Searching out content to illuminate key messages on digital technologies to support youth engagement] I’m half way through writing up a provocation paper for Nominet Trust based on the...
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The Digital Edge – Nominet Trust announce new funding challenge
[Summary: New funding opportunity from Nominet Trust, shaped by messages from the Digital Technology and Youth Engagement exploration] The Nominet Trust have just announced a new £2m funding challenge...
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Guest post: What does ‘open knowledge’ have to do with ‘open development’?
Or, why international development practitioners should make a date with OKFest. After a bit of guest blogging around the web myself this week, I thought it was time to feature a guest post over here....
View ArticleYouth Participation in Norway
[Summary: A quick link to live-blogging from Northern Norway] I’m currently in Northern Norway with students and staff from the Web Science Doctoral Training Centre in Southampton (where my PhD is...
View ArticleUpcoming talks: October/November 2014
[Summary: quick links to upcoming talks] The next month is shaping up to be a busy one with project deadlines, and lots of interesting opportunities to share reflections on research projects from the...
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Exploring the Open Data Barometer
[Summary: ODI Lunchtime lecture about the Open Data Barometer] Just over a month ago, the World Wide Web Foundation launched the second edition of the Open Data Barometer to coincide with BBC Democracy...
View Article#CODS15: Trends and attitudes in open data
[Summary: sharing slides from talk at Canadian Open Data Summit] The lovely folks at Open North were kind enough to invite me to give some opening remarks at the Canadian Open Data Summit in Ottawa...
View ArticleNow open access: The Daily Shaping of State Transparency: Standards,...
[Summary: co-authored #opendata paper now available open access] A while back, Sam Goeta kindly invited me to collaborate with him on a paper around open data standards, and the work involved in the...
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