about.me
Peter Cruickshank
Teaching & researching information systems management
Lecturer and sometime Research Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University. I teach topics around e-commerce, information and social media strategy, knowledge management and security & governance of information systems. My interests include governance of information systems, risk management, identity and privacy, citizen engagement, and open source for egovernment.
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Recent Posts
- ECI4all sytem: Replacement of OCS announced – but who are they?
- Disconnected Democracy: what Scotland's Community Councils aren't doing online
- The resistible rise of Facebook
- What are community councils doing online in Scotland
- Identity, local citizenship and a modest proposal
- Social media and The Lives of Others… Stasi Media?
- Open source, open data, open options?
- Risk & control issues around social media in local government
- Online citizen engagement in Scotland: The independence referendum
- Want a Smart City? Take the people out!
Recent Comments
Found along the way- Mining the Social Web - Github code examples
- Hiding in Plain Sight: A New APT Campaign | Security Intelligence Blog | Trend Micro
- Certificate in Information Security Management Principles | Certificate in Information Security Management Principles | Foundation | IT Governance and Information Security | Certifications | BCS Certifications
- How do we escape the hysteria that threatens to erode public debate? | Peter Beaumont | Comment is free | The Observer
- How I became a password cracker | Ars Technica
- Gamasutra - News - Valve wants to see you sweat - in the name of game design
- ASCC Local Community Councils
- DMBOK2 Framework - DAMA International
- Design-Led Innovation in Government | Stanford Social Innovation Review
- Internet Census 2012
Category Archives: politics
Social media and The Lives of Others… Stasi Media?
Have you been getting the feeling that you need to be very careful what you say online for fear the police or media will take things the wrong way and land you in a load of unnecessary trouble? Especially knowing … Continue reading
Online citizen engagement in Scotland: The independence referendum
Edinburgh University’s public participation network has been hosting The Citizen Participation Series. Last night, it turned to the digital world to explore how it is opening up new possibilities for democratic participation in Scotland and beyond. I was invited to … Continue reading
Posted in e-democracy, e-participation, politics, thoughts, UK
Tagged edemocracy, engagement, eParticipation, indyref, media, participation, scotland
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Communities conference at the Scottish Parliament, 2 October
On Saturday 2 October the Parliament will hold the second Communities Conference, at Holyrood here in Edinburgh. It will be aimed at local, community based, voluntary and charity sector organisations, social enterprises, and other civic groups. Its purpose is to … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Daily Links, politics, UK
Tagged community, edcm, scotland, social media
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Three counter-intuitive opinion pieces
The first has been doing the rounds of the blogosphere – raises interesting questions on what should be transparent (govovernment data) and not (private diaries) – but what about about drawing the boundary line? In the end, transparency is no … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Links, e-government, politics, UK, USA
Tagged gloag, lessig, social enterprise, society
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European Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
A potentially useful forum for promiting the use of tools like EuroPetition – even if it may be is a little obscure to some (including me, sorry!). Anyway, they’re holding a congress/conference in Strasbourg right now. There was a session … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Daily Links, e-participation, Europe, politics
Tagged Europe, EuroPetition, government, local democracy
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