PSFBuzz North East - A Fantastic Day Out in Newcastle

July 10, 2009 by Ian Cuddy 

Now the dust has settled a bit on the whirlwind that was PSFBuzz North East, what sticks in people’s minds the most about this event? For us it’s three things which come over more than anything else.

Firstly, we got a sense of being around what’s happening in the leading/bleeding-edge of  social media in local government right now.   Next, the incredible potential of this. And lastly, the sheer enthusiasm and energy of those there and their willingness to share/help/ support/encourage.  All in all - at the risk of sounding horrendously cheesy - the buzz of PSFBuzz.  How about you?

Judging by the feedback on the day and from the feedback forms, the event was a great success - so to all our delegates, speakers, supporters and our #psfbuzz followers and tweeters, thank you!  If you missed out this time, let’s hope you can make it to our next event - details soon…

Here’s all the presentations from the day:

Sarah Lay of Derbyshire County Council also blogged notes for each of the sessions which are available here and indispensible for referring to.  Thanks again Sarah.

We’ve also collected the torrent of #psfbuzz activity on Twitterduring the conference into one handy table of tweets here.  The #psfbuzz activity continues as we type…

And a special word for our commercial partners who made the day possible.  Please give a round of applause for the great people at GOSS, Astun Technology and BrowseAloud for supporting PSFBuzz North East. Check out their info below.

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GOSS has a proven pedigree and substantial Public Sector client list. Over the last 10 years GOSS has developed partnerships with in excess of 60 Public Sector organisations.
GOSS understands the pressures to meet online strategy standards but our flexible partnership approach ensures the deployment a dynamic Web 2.0 solution, such as www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk.  GOSS Interactive enables you to create and manage:

• Personalised homepages
• Dynamic search
• RSS, Widgets and Gadgets
• Social Networking
• Mapping
• Blogs/Vlogs and Forums

Follow us on twitter for more: www.twitter.com/GOSSInteractive.

Contact Tel:01752 517350  Fax:01752 517110 Email: info@gossinteractive.com Web: www.gossinteractive.com

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Police and Local Authorities are looking for effective software solutions to cut costs, transform processes, improve operational efficiency and enhance service delivery. Astun Technology’s iShare data integration and publishing platform enables organisations to make the most of their own data, extracting it, transforming it and publishing it both internally and externally. It can serve call centres via systems integration and citizens via the web with a rich mix of information and maps while delivering real savings through avoidable contact and transactional services. iShare also provides a direct communications channel to citizens that subscribe to its automated My Alerts service. Easily configured and completely automated iShare is a unique mix of the Astun’s own purpose built modules and the best Open Source components. In use with over twenty authorities the award winning iShare platform continues to evolve to meet growing e-services needs.

Contact: Mike Saunt   Tel: 01372 440143  Email: mikesaunt@astuntechnology.com Web: www.astuntechnology.com

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BrowseAloud is the world leading text-to-speech solution from Texthelp Systems Ltd, which is designed to improve website accessibility for those with literacy difficulties, learning difficulties such as dyslexia, mild visual impairments or where English is a second language.   With a choice of 17 high quality voices covering 9 languages and a number of unique features, BrowseAloud is quickly being adopted as the product of choice worldwide.
Texthelp Systems Ltd was formally incorporated in 1996 and specialise in the design of assistive software solutions to support those struggling to read and write.  The company is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Adobe Solutions Network Developer, Apple Business Partner, HP Business Partner and is ISO 9001:2000 accredited.  For the past 9 consecutive years, Texthelp Systems Ltd has been a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award winning company.

Contact: Email info@browsealoud.com Web: www.browsealoud.com

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