Deep breath I’m leaving Hampshire County Council, and am stepping down as lead for the Hampshire Hub. There, I’ve said it. Looking back I wrote my first post Hampshire Hub (Thoughts on What a Hampshire Hub might be) in February …
It’s been an interesting few days in OpenSensors HQ. My fairly harmless comment about privacy and security for the Internet of things on Twitter turned into a fracas. A fairly prominent blogger and activist, Aral Balkan, took issue with our …
The “Cambridge Phenomenon” Since 1960, the Greater Cambridge area has been home to an ever-increasing cluster of technology, life sciences and services business known as the “Cambridge Phenomenon” (http://www.cambridgephenomenon.com/) . The success to date has been widely celebrated, but is …
Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude has recognised sixteen local and regional authorities – including Hampshire County Council – as open data champions. More information is available in the announcement on GOV.UK and in a blog post on DATA.GOV.UK by …
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Open Science has emerged into the mainstream, primarily due to concerted efforts from various individuals, institutions, and initiatives. This small, focused gathering brought together several of those community leaders. The purpose of the meeting was to define common goals, discuss …
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In this episode, we talk with Catherine D’Ignazio (Emerson College, MIT Center for Civic Media), Don Blair (Public Laboratory of Science), Abbey Collins (Emerson College), and Amy Schmitz Weiss (San Diego State University) about education in the realm of sensor …
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Our latest conversation in the Sensor Journalism Series was with Yodit Stanton, Rob van Kranenberg and Michael Wayne. We talked the Internet of Things and Smart Cities. Both Yodit and Rob had critical perspectives that prod the Internet of Things …
Abstract Currently with the rapid evolution of technology, the whole world especially the developed countriesbenefit from his contributions and benefits to improve public services and to better serve closer and moreeffective citizens. The governance system is oriented towards the integration …
E-LAND LEADING GRADUALLY OPEN DATA TO TRANSPARENCY IN MADAGASCAR Read more »
Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Milanka Opacic has presented the country’s new Open Data Portal – data.gov.hr, launching with just over 100 datasets available for reuse. This site has been designed using various open source technologies, including Drupal for handling the …
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(Waterloo, Ont. – March 19, 2015) The mayor’s advisory committee for age-friendly Waterloo has developed and published an older adults housing directory to assist the aging population in Waterloo with the task of finding affordable and appropriate housing. On June …
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