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DAY TO DAY DATA: An idiot’s guide to what the open data revolution means for...
Okay. Cards on the table. For the last 12 months I’ve been coming across geeks who have been banging on about data with a religious zeal. You can see them wherever digital people meet-up with their...
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SPEED DATA: Ideas for local government spending transparency
Only the wisest and stupidest men never change. Confucius said that. Only, thing was he never worked in local government. Speed of change in open data is blisteringly fast and getting faster. In the...
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OPEN DATA: A warning from history
Was this the first data visualisation? Florence Nightingale uses statistical data to argue for healthcare reform for soldiers in the Crimean War. Open data cutting edge? Like top hats, Christmas trees...
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OPEN FLOODGATES: What publishing Whitehall data means for local government
As one wag said: “A Prime Minister addressing a room full of geeks about open data? I’ve waited years for this.” At the Wellcome Trust in London more than 200 people gathered for the International Open...
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DIGITAL MELTDOWN: How we should all learn to switch off digital
Infobesity. Such a brilliant word for digital overload. It’s true using the internet is like taking a cup to a fire hydrant. Think you’ll get on top of everything? You won’t. So pace yourself. Relax....
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SUITS YOU: How to use grey accountants to argue for cool open data
Sometimes you need to stop listening to geeks. Sometimes you need to start listening to people in pinstripe suits. When it comes to open data there’s a gem of a report by Deloitte Canada....
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BLAZE MESSAGE: 14 lessons fire comms can teach everyone
A thousand flowers are blooming in this new era of digital communications. Amazing things are happening, new rulebooks are being written and old ones tossed away. But if you are too busy growing roses...
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