FixMyTweet Presentation at #bcsmc
March 19, 2010 by Ian Cuddy · Leave a Comment
Lichfield DC’s “Genius in Residence” Stuart Harrison, presents the FixMyTweet application at the Black Country Social Media Cafe in Wolverhampton last week.
PSFBuzz North East - A Fantastic Day Out in Newcastle
July 10, 2009 by Ian Cuddy · Leave a Comment
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:
- Mike Saunt, Astun Technology
- Simon Wakeman, Medway Council
- Jack Pickard, The Pickards Information Services
- Ian Stuart, BrowseAloud
- Carl Haggerty, Devon Country Council
- Alastair Smith, Newcastle City Council
- Stuart Harrison, Lichfield District Council
- Dave Briggs - Conference Chair
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.
Goss
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
Astun Technology
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
BrowseAloud
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
Social Media vs Accessibility: Jack Pickard’s presentation
July 9, 2009 by Ian Cuddy · 2 Comments
Are social media and accessibility compatible? Are the two compatible? What can be done to improve the accessibility of social media? What do local authorities need to consider as regards accessibility when starting to use social media?
Web developer Jack Pickard offered some answers for councils on how to reconcile their desires to make use of user-generated content and rich media technologies, with the need to meet public sector requirements for accessibility. Jack has blogged a write-up of his talk here - read this alongside this presentation below where he offers some great tips on how to avoid the pitfalls and stay compliant:
Mashups and More: Mike Saunt’s presentation
July 9, 2009 by Ian Cuddy · 1 Comment
Mike Saunt from Astun Technology, our second speaker in the mid-morning session, covered the Web 2.0 areas of Social, Technology and Mashups, looking at how and why the Government’s view of information has changed from that of ‘owners’ to ‘custodians’. Though social media is rapidly changing the way the public sector communicate with citizens, he underlined the need not to overlook more traditional forms of communication: “Cool technologies shouldn’t be the only form of access.” A highlight of his presentation was a live mash-up demo’ing the bringing together of planning alerts and Google Maps, giving a glimpse of the potential of Web 2.0 technologies and approaches.
See Mike’s slides below:
(Mike has finally been convinced to join the Twittersphere - so we’re sure you’ll welcome him by following @skepticmike!)
P.S. More on Jack Pickard’s blog here.
Simon Wakeman’s presentation at PSFBuzz North East
July 9, 2009 by Ian Cuddy · 1 Comment
Here’s the slides from our first speaker of the day, Simon Wakeman, Medway Council’s Head of Communications. Simon talked about the impact of social media in local government, highlighting some examples of the work Medway has been doing to engage people online with Facebook, Twitter and podcasting:
Social media - a revolution in local government communications
[Update] Jack Pickard has blogged a great post about Simon’s talk here. And Sarah Lay of Derbyshire County Council has also blogged her notes for the session. Thanks Jack and Sarah!
If you’re interested in the public relations angle, have a look at Simon’s slides from the presentation he gave immediately afterwards to the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) North East group.
Social media and local government - CIPR NE seminar - July 2009
Paul Canning’s slides
April 30, 2009 by Dave Briggs · 1 Comment
Here are Paul’s slides about YouTube marketing. Paul has a blog and is on Twitter.
Dave’s slides
April 30, 2009 by Dave Briggs · Leave a Comment
My slides about Facebook are here:
PSFbuzz Twitter- RT @DavidGaleUK: @SocitmPresident "Technology increases councils' productivity by £230m pa. http://bit.ly/c0ygu2 " not even half what could be achieved
- RT @PSFbuzz: Town halls 'saving millions by embracing new technology'? http://bit.ly/coFRKs learn more here http://bit.ly/agSQfw
- Town halls 'saving millions by embracing new technology'? http://bit.ly/coFRKs so learn more here http://bit.ly/agSQfw V ltd free places.
- RT @PSFbuzz: Town halls 'saving millions by embracing new technology'? http://bit.ly/coFRKs #in
- @tomcalver thanks Tom much appreciated.
- PSFbuzz bookmarks