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Ideal Policy Team Behaviours: Open Policymaking
This site (disclaimer: developed by Helpful Technology) by Demsoc/Cabinet Office aims to be a hub for discussion about online policymaking … Read more » – Ideal Policy Team Behaviours: Open Policymaking
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Norfolk Winter | A blog designed to help people in Norfolk keep happy, healthy and safe during the colder months.
Smart blog by Norfolk County Council to help local people with advice about staying safe this winter (via @danslee): Bad … Read more » – Norfolk Winter | A blog designed to help people in Norfolk keep happy, healthy and safe during the colder months.
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Mark Prisk’s blog
Mark Prisk, a minister at the Department for Communities and Local Government, is now blogging: This blog will be a … Read more » – Mark Prisk’s blog
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Open Policymaking | A Demsoc space on open policymaking and better consultation
The Democratic Society, together with the Cabinet Office, Involve and Guerilla Policy are running an interactive online project to explore … Read more » – Open Policymaking | A Demsoc space on open policymaking and better consultation
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What Next for Localism
The What next for localism? inquiry has been established by the NALC (National Association of Local Councils) working with the … Read more » – What Next for Localism
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Government Olympic Communication
The Government Olympic Communications centre is supporting media covering the government stories around the London 2012 Olympic Games (as distinct … Read more » – Government Olympic Communication
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Government IT Profession
The Government IT profession is using the self-hosted social networking tool BuddyPress, which runs on WordPress, to encourage low-security collaboration … Read more » – Government IT Profession
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Consultation on the supply of goods, services and digital content: BIS
BIS has developed a consultation on reforms to consumer rights which takes the full document and creates more accessible, shorter … Read more » – Consultation on the supply of goods, services and digital content: BIS
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Department of Health: Draft Care and Support Bill
The Department of Health published its Care and Support Bill in draft form for clause-by-clause comment, alongside a site aimed … Read more » – Department of Health: Draft Care and Support Bill
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insight: Medical Research Council blog
A new blog about the work of scientists at the MRC: The MRC is a publicly funded organisation dedicated to … Read more » – insight: Medical Research Council blog
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Long term conditions: Department of Health
The Department of Health is using a consultation mini-site to source comments from people with an interest in the management … Read more » – Long term conditions: Department of Health
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Ordnance Survey Blog
Ordnance Survey, the mapping and geographic information specialist agency, runs an active blog talking about the work of the organisation, … Read more » – Ordnance Survey Blog
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Focus on Enforcement
The Better Regulation Executive (part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), created a site for people to report … Read more » – Focus on Enforcement
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Modernisation of health and care
The Department of Health developed a policy mini-site – the Modernisation channel – to provide a space to provide news … Read more » – Modernisation of health and care
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Overseas Territories Consultation – FCO
The FCO’s consultation on the UK Overseas Territories set out six key questions for public comment. Respondents could also reply … Read more » – Overseas Territories Consultation – FCO
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Local Government transparency – draft guidance on data publishing
The Local Government Association published some of its technical guidance for local authorities in ‘commentable’ format, enabling local authorities and … Read more » – Local Government transparency – draft guidance on data publishing
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Department of Energy and Climate Change Blog
The DECC blog features writers from inside and outside the organisation talking about energy and climate issues: This blog has … Read more » – Department of Energy and Climate Change Blog
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Maps and apps – mobile apps for digital health
Maps and Apps is a crowdsourcing project run by the Department of Health, which sourced examples of or ideas for … Read more » – Maps and apps – mobile apps for digital health
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UK Trade and Inward Investment blog
UK Trade & Investment supports UK firms to export and promotes inward investment. Its blog platform showcases the work of … Read more » – UK Trade and Inward Investment blog
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DFID Bloggers
The DFID blog platform showcases the work of DFID’s network of staff around the world, sharing vivid stories and images: … Read more » – DFID Bloggers
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Red Tape Challenge
The Red Tape Challenge is a cross-government crowdsourcing project to identify unnecessary regulation. Discussions are structured by theme, and time-limited, … Read more » – Red Tape Challenge
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The Energy Saving Trust’s blog
A straightforward blog, hosted on the free WordPress.com service, representing the evolution of a Chief Executive’s blog into something more … Read more » – The Energy Saving Trust’s blog
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FCO: Human Rights and Democracy Report
The FCO published its annual global review of human rights issues in commentable form in 2011, reducing production costs, enabling … Read more » – FCO: Human Rights and Democracy Report
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Thames Tunnel consultation
Thames Water consulted on the development of a new sewer system to prevent sewage spilling into the Thames river. It … Read more » – Thames Tunnel consultation
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Science and Society Consultation
Now archived, this consultation launched in July 2008 set out a proposed vision for Science and Society and outlined some … Read more » – Science and Society Consultation
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LSE Public Policy blog – Why blog?
Interview with Patrick Dunleavy and Chris Gilson of the LSE Public Policy department on the value of blogging to their … Read more » – LSE Public Policy blog – Why blog?
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The National Archives blog
Oliver Morley, Chief Executive of The National Archives, kicks off a new group blog for the Archives: I feel rather … Read more » – The National Archives blog
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Clean Energy Future
Australian Government platform built to ensure that government had a place in online discussions around climate change and the the … Read more » – Clean Energy Future
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Community Buying
Community buying involves consumers combining their buying power to buy goods or services together, getting better deals and saving money. Our … Read more » – Community Buying
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Health conversations
An interesting approach to curating different blogs and Tweets in one place, Health Conversations is a live dashboard of digital … Read more » – Health conversations
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