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Gaming Democracy
I've been cutting back our military spending, reducing our air pollution and increasing car taxes recently. No, thankfully I've not been elected to any position of power – I've been trying out...
View ArticleLinks: 18-11-2006
Lots happening in the UK identity management sphere at the moment. The Guardian: UK RFID chipped passports cracked No surprise at all following the German experience that the UK passport has been...
View Articlee-democracy is not direct democracy
The e-petition against road use charging in the UK has been in the news as it breaks the 1 million signature mark. Coverage from The Times is particularly misleading: An experiment in internet...
View ArticleWhy can't I just type my postcode in…?
If you ever use a government site, particularly local government, and wonder why you couldn't have just entered your postcode to find your closest 'xyz' the answer is that Royal Mail want to charge too...
View ArticleDid Council have a meeting?
This Thursday was Council Meeting day. It’s a long day… I spent the morning working for Netmums and then went to meet with my colleagues on the Green Group of councillors at 2pm. In this ‘pre-meet’ we...
View ArticleEaster '08 E-Voting and E-counting Roundup
The last few weeks have seen a small flurry of e-voting and e-counting news in the UK. There's also been plenty going on over in the USA, Ed Felten's Freedom to Tinker remains the best way to keep...
View ArticleEvery councillor in the UK should have this…
MySociety continue to lead by blazing example with the release of their iPhone app for FixMyStreet. Every councillor should get this now as it would make life so much easier — often I have a roll full...
View ArticleShare your bin problems
I've set up a Flickr pool to let you submit pictures of your local experiences with bins, especially communal bins. Submit your photos and I'll present them to the cabinet for their consideration....
View ArticleLinks 9-8-10
Some super slides (well worth reviewing in full, links below) from leading computer security experts presented at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology’s workshop in Washington DC on...
View ArticleOpenness & Transparency: What the Green council has achieved so far
As we approach the one year mark for the Green administration’s term in office, I’d like to reflect on where we are with advancing the cause of openness and transparency in everything Brighton &...
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