It’s a regular theme of this blog that transparency and open data – while undoubtedly being good things – can often create situations in which democracy is diminished rather than enhanced. The other day, for example, I posted my misgivings about guerilla webcasting of council meetings. (Shorter version: can result in selective reporting, poorer press [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Education’
I'm a councillor – get me out of here!
Here’s a video clip about the ‘I’m a councillor – get me out of here’ project – and here’s a bit of background to the film. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCQH0HNqDO8] It’s a really brilliant project – where local authorities have any interest in being creative about the way councillors engage with young people (a learning experience – and [...]
Top 'real world' read-write applications of 2008
There’s a good deal of useful stuff here for anyone with an interest in new conversational applications. The three that stand out for me are…. PatientsLikeMe TeachStreet OpenCongress The others are worth thinking about though. Mint, for example – in a year when finance-literacy is becoming very relevant indeed – aggregates a lot of personal [...]
Why the hyperactivity?
One of the great divides between the people who comment on politics, and the people who do it for a living goes something like this: Commentariat: Why do politicians feel the need to be constantly making announcements and being seen to do stuff – even to the point of preferring to do something pointless – [...]