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		<title>Future Democracy &#8216;09</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back to RIBA again this year for a rebranded Future Dem 09,  in a nice retro modernist/deco environment. Someone had helpfully blanked over the power-sockets so laptop users were in a general mild state of panic about battery life, even your blogger who is a proud owner of an EEE PC 901.
The day started [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spartakan.wordpress.com&blog=170419&post=1439&subd=spartakan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EuroPetition update: translation and authentication</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Cruickshank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some thoughts from Tuesday&#8217;s EuroPetition project meeting 
One of EuroPetition&#8217;s partners is the city of Malmö. Since we were due a project meeting around this time of year, we decided to organise things so that it took place just before the EU eGov pre-, un- and official conferences that have been getting everyone[*] so excited [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spartakan.wordpress.com&blog=170419&post=1426&subd=spartakan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A data standard for e-petitions: time for your feedback</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Cruickshank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote this sitting in a plane flying to Copenhagen, on my way to Malmo. I thought I&#8217;d get my thoughts together on why a common data standards for e-petitions is a good idea, as a kind of follow-up to my earlier post. It was either that or continue trying to read the Daily Mail.
As [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spartakan.wordpress.com&blog=170419&post=1413&subd=spartakan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Off to Malmö</title>
		<link>http://spartakan.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/off-to-malmo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Cruickshank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m off to Malmö &#8211; two related reasons.
First &#8211; the regular EuroPetition project meeting. I&#8217;m looking forward to how everyone is progresing in their cluster, and talking about our progress with the evaluation process. What I&#8217;ve seen so far of the applications seems really exciting!
Then, on Wednesday, there&#8217;s the preconference for the EU 5th Ministerial [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spartakan.wordpress.com&blog=170419&post=1409&subd=spartakan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Opendata quality part 2: Local government in England</title>
		<link>http://spartakan.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/data-quality-mashlocal-government-in-england/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Cruickshank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An update (now updated on 13 November).
Tim Anderson of Norfolk County Council was kind enough to contact me offline. Through him, I&#8217;ve learned that local government is also on the case in having another look at data quality.
Firstly, there are the Timely Information pilots being funded by CLG (more information at the ESD-toolkit site). The general consensus [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spartakan.wordpress.com&blog=170419&post=1399&subd=spartakan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Opendata + poor quality control = trouble?</title>
		<link>http://spartakan.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/opendata-and-poor-quality-control-trouble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Cruickshank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opening up data seems an inherently good thing, but what about the risks you&#8217;re taking on when using the data, particularly in a context that it wasn&#8217;t collected to be used for?
As Philip Virgo pointed out last week when he was discussing an Audit Commission report on the quality of the data that is recorded [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spartakan.wordpress.com&blog=170419&post=1384&subd=spartakan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Europe: conservative, cautious or&#8230;?</title>
		<link>http://spartakan.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/links-for-2009-11-04/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Cruickshank</dc:creator>
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More negative comparisons with the USA. In Europe&#8217;s defence, I do get the impression that the formal political processes here are more concerned with social inclusion and participation than they are in the USA, and our political processes provide for more than two parties and therefore a wider range of viewpoints, so maybe the issues [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spartakan.wordpress.com&blog=170419&post=1371&subd=spartakan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Participation and open data</title>
		<link>http://spartakan.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/links-for-2009-11-02/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Cruickshank</dc:creator>
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Overview of the subject &#8211; with links and accompanying presentation. All good stuff


Social Strategy Talk: Participation and Open data  :: Lee Bryant &#124; Headshift
Presentation at the Amsterdam Social Strategy Talk, talking about the issue of public participation and open data in relation to government innovation.There were plenty of smart people there, including practitioners from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spartakan.wordpress.com&blog=170419&post=1364&subd=spartakan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Years of ITC</title>
		<link>http://spartakan.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/10-years-of-itc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Cruickshank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Teledemocracy Centre celebrated it&#8217;s 10th Birthday last week. More at our website.
Just think how much this field has changed in the last decade &#8211; I&#8217;m proud to be part of team that has been around to describe, evaluate and help create working e-participation and online engagement systems.
I wonder where we&#8217;ll be in 2019?
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Posted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spartakan.wordpress.com&blog=170419&post=1360&subd=spartakan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Link: UK GovTalk Data Standards Catalogue &#8211; part of e-GIF</title>
		<link>http://spartakan.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/links-for-2009-10-29/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Cruickshank</dc:creator>
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UK GovTalk Data Standards Catalogue
The e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) mandates the adoption of XML and the development of XML schemas as the cornerstone of the government interoperability and integration strategy.
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The Government Data Standards Catalogue sets out the Government Data Standards (GDS) to be used in the schemas and other interchange processes. It also contains the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spartakan.wordpress.com&blog=170419&post=1356&subd=spartakan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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