Grants aim to help Scottish Councils open up their data

Up to £25,000 is being offering to support four projects which will see local authorities in Scotland open up more of their data and collaborate with developers to build useful, … Continue reading

Topics for a Social Media Unconference

Tomorrow morning, I’m heading up to Stirling for a Local Gov Social Media Unconference, kindly arranged by the Improvement Service, under the banner of the Customer First programme (enabling councils … Continue reading

ScotGovCamp 2011 tickets now available

We’ve updated the ScotGovCamp website with a few more details of the 2011 event, and I’m pleased to say that booking is now open. The event takes place on Saturday … Continue reading

Diary of a Social Innovation Camper

I’m delighted to report that, following an intense weekend, our project came away with the IRISS award for technology based solutions to social isolation. There will no doubt be better … Continue reading

“Lend-a-Hand” chosen for Social Innovation Camp

I’m thrilled to report that the idea which we submitted to Social Innovation Camp has been chosen to be developed further. The SI Camp judges met last Friday and sifted … Continue reading

Social Innovation Camp – an idea

Earlier today I met with some associates to discuss a possible idea for the upcoming Social Innovation Camp in Edinburgh. The idea had come from a colleague’s personal experience of … Continue reading

Social Innovation coming to Edinburgh

Social Innovation Camp is coming to Edinburgh in June, and the call for ideas is already bringing in some fascinating submissions. Social Innovation Camp brings together software developers and designers … Continue reading

Working in a Wired World – a talk by Euan Semple

Tonight I went along to the Informatics Forum in Edinburgh to listen to an inspiring talk by Euan Semple on how social media can make organisations more effective. I furiously … Continue reading