Archive for February, 2010
Kenneth Cukier in Interview
Posted by: | CommentsThe February 27th edition of The Economist features a special report on Data, Data Everywhere.
The report author, Kenneth Cukier, features in this interview to discuss the data overload. Our next event focuses on how government is opening up data and how open platforms are increasingly being used to manage data.
Registration to Attend Now Open!
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We have now opened registration to attend the Government 2010 Open Technology Event in London on April 22nd, 2010. Our speaker line-up is shaping up and we’re expecting this to be a fabulous, ground-breaking event – just like our inaugural event in October last year.
As before the event will be streamed live, free of charge. But sometimes you just can’t beat being there in person. You can get to network with the speakers and other delegates.
We are delighted to announce that we have slashed our attendance fees for our next event to just £95 + VAT for commercial delegates and £75 + VAT for public sector/NGO and charity delegates. These fees include lunch and refreshments. But you better hurry because we have a very limited number of places available to attend the live broadcast.
Or if you’d prefer to just register to watch the web streamed event, click here.
Emma Mulqueeny to speak at G2010
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Emma Mulqueeny, on her own admission, has a “personal passion” to free up non-personal government data.
Here’s how she puts it…”Sir Tim Berners-Lee and many others have identified the value that can be generated through developers and other areas of government sharing and reusing data to create really useful applications, web tools and online information. This is frequently achieved with minimal technical cost, shaped by core civil service management skills in enabling access to information, and handling the consequent interest generated in services developed, and the uses to which they are put.”
Needless to say, therefore, Emma will be an interesting participant in our Open Technology event on April 22nd.
Emma provides support to UK government departments working on the delivery of their transformational government strategy and some of the power of information taskforce report recommendations.
Emma will be taking part in a discussion session chaired by Matt Warman of the Daily Telegraph.
Open Technology Event Update: AudioBoo
Posted by: | CommentsWhat’s happening at G2010?
Listen to Jeff Peel’s latest podcast below…
This podcast features updates on the latest panel sessions at the Government 2010 Open Technology Conference on April 22nd – this includes:
The Open Data session (which takes place in the morning of April 22nd) and the Open Source software session – a look at how Government departments and local authorities are making use of open source software platforms (in the afternoon).
Jeff announces MarkLogic, leading XML Server Company, sponsors G2010 and confirms the latest speaker line-up which includes:
- Simon Dickson of Puffbox;
- Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor, Daily Telegraph;
- Andrew Walker, Tweetminster;
- Peter Ter Haar, Director of Products, Ordnance Survey;
- Andy Williamson, Hansard Society;
- … more speaker announcements & full conference agenda to follow.
G2010 Call for Developers & Open Source Innovators…
Jeff also launches a “Call for developers” urging open source software developers & web development firms – who are developing products & services for the Government Sector – to make contact for further speaker openings in the afternoon session. Contact Jeff Here »
Finally, for those who haven’t registered – Sign-up here to watch the free live streamed G2010 conference on April 22nd »
* Tickets will also be released shortly for those that wish to attend the live event in London – Contact us here for further details »
MarkLogic Sponsors G2010
Posted by: | CommentsWe’re delighted to announce that MarkLogic has become a sponsor of Government 2010. The company has made the following statement:
MarkLogic Corporation Inc is pleased to be involved as a sponsor of G2010. We have seen the enormous challenges that public sector organisations face with the complexity and cost of understanding, consolidating, maintaining and sharing critical information. These challenges cannot be easily met by traditional technologies and techniques without using huge amounts of resource, time and money.
With significant expertise working with Government agencies who have dealt with these issues MarkLogic is in a position to help deliver an information infrastructure focused on opening up data and public information. Mark Logic enables all internal and external content (regardless of structure/schema) to be combined, linked and repurposed. This results in new, high-value content services, which can be disseminated to multiple devices and channels. In short, information is made easily available – driving public services in a timely and affordable fashion.
We will be announcing further sponsors for Government 2010 in the coming weeks. If you would like to become a sponsor of Government 2010 please contact Petra Johannson: petra@g2010.co.uk
Open Source Government Web Pioneer to Speak at G2010 Open Technology Event
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Simon Dickson is the principal consultant at Puffbox and will be speaking at the G2010 Open Technology Event on April 22nd, 2010.
Simon is well into his second decade in the web business and has established something of a reputation for knowing how to use web technologies in government and news media circles.
Simon became Whitehall’s first full-time website specialist back in 1995, designing and developing the award-winning Foreign Office websites which are still considered to have set the early standard for central government. He also introduced new web-friendly working practices at Sky News, and won a European Online Journalism award for innovation.
Here are a few key milestones from his career:
First central government website committed to real-time updating (Foreign Office, 1995); First government website to be driven by a recognisable CMS (Foreign Office, 1998); First government website to offer personalisation/email alerting (Foreign Office, 1998); Best central government website (Foreign Office, numerous times 1998-9); Regular contributor to live Sky News TV output, including weekly Technofile show (2000-1); European Online Journalism award for best innovation in online journalism (Sky News, 2001); First government website to offer RSS feed (National Statistics, 2002); Best corporate website in government (General Register Office, 2005); First Google Maps-based data mashup in central government (Dept for Education & Skills, 2006); First blog-powered corporate website in central government (Wales Office, 2008); First official ‘live blog’ of a world summit – like ever, worldwide (Progressive Governance Summit, 2008).
Simon will be taking part in the Open Source section of the Government 2010 Open Technology Event on April 22nd, 2010 – and will focus, in particular, on how government is adopting open source CMS platforms such as Wordpress.
Telegraph Technology Editor to Run Discussion Panel at G2010 Open Technology Event
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Matt Warman has been at the Telegraph for over 10 years, and has written about technology for the last four of those.
Currently Consumer Technology Editor, his role is to focus on how technology, from gadgets to websites, changes our everyday lives.
Matt will be chairing a panel session focused on how open technology might change how government services are provided - at our April 22nd Open Technology Event. His panelists will be announced in due course. Matt’s session will explore how the citizen user experience might change as a result of next generation open technologies.
