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- The TREsPASS Project
- Producing Open Source Software
- Social Tools in the Workplace: a Microsoft survey « Learning in the Social Workplace
- 12 Papers on Social Media and Political Participation | DemocracySpot
- IS Theory
- Wiki VOIS Database - The SROI Network
- 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
Tag Archives: engagement
Digital Inclusion conference, London…
I’m at the National Digital Inclusion conference in London today and tomorrow – including a wee slot of my own as part of the e-engagement stream tomorrow morning. Currently, my idea is to give a quick overview of online petitioning … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, e-democracy, e-participation, UK
Tagged conference, engagement, policy, UK
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(UK) local government, Web2.0 and social networking
On a trawl through the internet I came across a range of resources looking at how (local) government should (and shouldn’t) be responding to the opportunities and challenges that are presented by social networking sites (such as Facebook, Twitter) and … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Links, e-government, egovernment, research, Techie, UK
Tagged engagement, Europe, government, participation, UK, web2.0
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Links: Urban regeneration in Edinburgh
Some links to projects that look more at the physical infrastructure side of things – still important (more important?) for engaging people who would normally be excluded… would be good to have funding for exploring how (if) e-participation tools can … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Links, e-participation, UK
Tagged edinburgh, engagement, regeneration
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Link: UK digital engagement policy reading list
How we got here « BASIC CRAFT Ross Fergusson’s essential reading list for those interested in the development of government’s digital engagement policies (tags: egovernment participation strategy policy uk 2009 reference)
Posted in Daily Links, e-government, e-participation, UK
Tagged egovernment, engagement, eParticipation, UK
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Link: Digital Inclusion Conference 2009 – London
The National Digital Inclusion Conference 2009 Fourth annual event bringing together over 300 experts, decision-makers and practitioners to network, debate digital inclusion policy and practice and shape the agenda for action that delivers ‘empowerment through technology’. With the appointment of … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Daily Links, e-participation, egovernment, UK
Tagged conference, engagement, inclusion, london
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