Barcamp Transparency in 2010

So, I’ve been a little bit quiet over the whole Barcamp transparency thing in recent months for one reason or another – but not because nothing has been happening! As the UK enters into an election year, and with legislation such as the infamous Digital Economy Bill being rushed through parliament, and all parties promising […]

Marcus Povey

So, I’ve been a little bit quiet over the whole Barcamp transparency thing in recent months for one reason or another – but not because nothing has been happening! As the UK enters into an election year, and with legislation such as the infamous Digital Economy Bill being rushed through parliament, and all parties promising […]

Reporting online terrorists

There was a small ripple around the internet this morning caused by the Home office opening up the Beta terrorist reporting tool. To what extent the reports from this tool are monitored is unclear, but I suspect this will cause more problems that it solves. Even before we consider the rather broad definition the government […]

Marcus Povey

There was a small ripple around the internet this morning caused by the Home office opening up the Beta terrorist reporting tool. To what extent the reports from this tool are monitored is unclear, but I suspect this will cause more problems that it solves. Even before we consider the rather broad definition the government […]

Introducing data.gov(.uk)

Today saw the release of Data.gov.uk, the government data website spearheaded by Tim Berners-Lee which hopes to collate government data and make it available for people to build on. Although it is clearly aimed at developers, it is my hope that innovative and genuinely useful tools will quickly start popping up as entrepreneurs get to […]

Marcus Povey

Today saw the release of Data.gov.uk, the government data website spearheaded by Tim Berners-Lee which hopes to collate government data and make it available for people to build on. Although it is clearly aimed at developers, it is my hope that innovative and genuinely useful tools will quickly start popping up as entrepreneurs get to […]