Local Government Web 2.0

NCC has published a useful article on Web 2.0 in local government.
This points to some interesting reference sites and then offers a set of guidance for local government on using Web 2.0 technologies.
The Task Force recognises that much of the most interesting data for citizens is held by local rather than central government.  We are [...]

Last Chance to Show Us a Better Way

The Task Force has been running a competition called ‘Show Us A Better Way’ to generate ideas for good uses of public data.
Over 400 ideas have already been submitted covering many public services and personal interests.  They range from simple outlines of possible applications to more fully worked up prototypes.
The competition closes on Tuesday 30th [...]

National Statistics Boundaries

The new Metropolitan Police maps are based on areas that are described in the press release as:
Crime mapping areas are based on pre-defined (‘sub ward’) areas consisting of an average of 633 households. There are 4,765 ‘sub wards in London.
These ’sub-wards’ are in fact Super Output Areas (SOAs) which have been defined by National Statistics [...]

London Crime Mapping Live

We saw the official launch of the Metropolitan crime mapping service this week after a few weeks of beta presence online.
The FAQ page covers the issue of data protection that we discussed on this blog a while back. The relevant Q+As are:

Has the Information Commissioners Office been consulted in respect of the MPS approach?

Yes. [...]

A Collection of Government RSS Feeds

Blogger Informationoverlord has helpfully compiled a list of RSS feeds from UK Government sources that he has put together from patient research.
For those interested in international comparisons he has carried out a similar exercise for the German government and is looking for help doing this for other countries.
Richard Allan, Task Force Chair