Gov geeks headed for London on Thursday 4 March and gathered for another LocalGovCamp unconference.
With so much to pack into a day we were asked to use just one word to describe why we’d come along and what we hoped to get out of the day as we did a round of introductions. My word [...]

The news arrived yesterday that Derby has decided to name one section of the inner ring road after a local figure.
Having already renamed the A52 dual-carrigeway between the city and Nottingham Sir Brian Clough Way who would be next?
An online poll run by Derby City Council shortlisted three Derby-connected people and opened the vote to [...]

This UKGovCamp 10 Session by Al Smith was focused mainly on how council’s responded to January’s Big Freeze in terms of online communication.
Al had some interesting experience and innovations to share around communicating quickly information on school closures, road gritting and any affected services.
The group talked about how in a rapidly occurring situation online communication [...]