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The Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills (2007-2009) did some great things on the web - and not just from Steph Gray's social media desk. They were exceptionally quick to get a corporate website up and running: nothing particularly clever, but it was there on the day the department came into being [citation needed]. And [...] read on »

On reflection, if you're going to put two of the most forward-thinking people in e-government into the same department, great things are probably to be expected. BERR (as was)'s Neil and DIUS (as was)'s Steph put their heads together on Monday afternoon, and on Wednesday, they launched a new corporate website for the newly-created Department [...] read on »

There's nothing explicitly technological in the announcement today by the National School of Government that 'the Sunningdale Institute has established an Innovation Hub to develop know-how on stimulating and supporting innovation in government and the public services' - as announced in the DIUS Innovation Nation white paper. (See Steph's interactive version.) But since the Hub's [...] read on »

There's no stopping Steph Gray over at DIUS. Last week it was a 'commentable' White Paper, driven by WordPress. Today, they've launched a remarkably deep consultation site on Science and Society. In his writeup, Steph is kind enough to quote my own work for the Ministry of Justice's Governance of Britain as an inspiration. But [...] read on »

I'm genuinely delighted to see the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills allowing itself some room to innovate. As DIUS social media manager Steph Gray explains, they've just published an interactive version of their white paper on innovation (published a few months back), using - wahey! - WordPress. Or more specifically, CommentPress: the theme which [...] read on »