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Archive for 'barcampukgovweb'

UK GovCamp 09: a sense of progress

I felt a very different atmosphere at the second annual UK Government Barcamp (aka UKGC09), held at the Ministry of Justice's offices in central London yesterday. Last year's event buzzed with potential; all the talk was of things that we could or should do. This time, certainly the sessions I attended anyway, the talk was [...] read on »

What should I say at Barcamp?

Back from the Christmas break, and thoughts are turning to the second annual UK Government Barcamp at the end of the month. I'm told the venue is about to be confirmed; and already we're seeing people concerned at not being able to get a ticket, despite the fact 'tickets' haven't yet been released. Regardless, it's [...] read on »

Barcamp is back

24 November 2008 1 ,

At the time, January's BarcampUKGovWeb felt like a breakthrough moment. Civil servants, specialist consultants, activists and volunteers coming together - on a Saturday, crucially - to share ideas and experiences, with the common objective of improving government web activity. And you know what? Looking back on it, you can trace so many good things from [...] read on »

Thoughts from Barcamp: just do it

The mere fact that Saturday's BarcampUKGovWeb happened at all would have been enough in itself; but the assembled group of influential, inspirational and interesting people made for a fantastic day. At one point in the afternoon, I remember looking at the schedule and getting depressed at the countless interesting sessions I'd missed. It's been a [...] read on »

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