Read everything you need to know about #opendata from @CountCulture. Then follow what he's up to at @OpenlyLocal. You won't regret it.

Just a quick one to share the slides we presented to NESTA's Reboot Britain event on Monday outlining some of the work we've been doing looking at rethinking child protection and the role web technologies might play in enhancing prevention.

To read more or watch a short video of our recent event, have a read of our blog post.

All thoughts appreciated.

Introducing Simpl (Social Innovation MarketPlace) which connects people with ideas for improving public services to people in the public sector who can help make it happen.

Let us know what you think!

Today we launched our new look website (and web address) over at wearefuturegov.com

Why not take a look - we'd love to hear what you think!

And while you're at it, grab yourself a spot at our next FutureGov Network event being run with the Improvement and Development Agency for local government:

Local by Social: Social Innovation for local government

Over at TweetyHall we are asking if and how we should create hashtags for councils on Twitter.We’re looking for opinions on whether this is something worth doing. We would like to work with you (as residents, politicians and councils) to allocate each local council area a three letter tag. In this way we hope to be able to help keep thin.... Read More

Last but not least in the slides from Monday's FutureGov Network meets Measurement Camp event. Thanks Ingrid!

The Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) is developing a 'Knowledge Hub' for the sector in the UK as the next stage on from its current site, which offers 'Communities of Practice' for local government types to get together and share information and ideas.
The Knowledge Hub represents the next step and there's a steering group, which FutureGov is on, that meets regularly to review progress and guide the IDeA's thinking. 
These are the notes from t.... Read More