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Simon Dickson, principal consultant at Puffbox, has been blogging about e-government, online politics, and WordPress since 2005. Some important people read it.

Archive for 'stephenhale'

FCO's modest redesign

26 October 2009 8 ,

The Foreign Office relaunched its corporate website over the weekend - always a brave move. You're met by a very striking news-y homepage, with large-format high-impact (and high maintenance) imagery: it works very well indeed, but is the sort of homepage which takes a lot of editorial effort, and presumably a photo budget of some [...] read on »

FCO seeks new head of digital

29 September 2009 1 ,

Another senior digital job pops up: this time, it's the Foreign Office looking for a Head of Digital Engagement. It's a Senior Civil Service band 1 position, a 2-year fixed-term contract with a salary up to £90k (plus London weighting, plus 6 weeks holiday!), managing the 30-strong team based in London, Washington, New Delhi and [...] read on »

FCO blogging on blogging

10 November 2008 2 , ,

It's great to see the Foreign Office's Stephen Hale raising his head above the parapet, and blogging about his job as 'Head of Engagement'. (Quite a job title, by the way.) Makes sense for numerous reasons of course, not least as a means of setting a good example for colleagues. I mean, would you trust [...] read on »

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