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 [...]

A slightly unusual name for the first session I attended at UKGovCamp10, suggested and led by someone I won’t name as they’d come unofficially rather than on behalf of their organisation.
The session was intended to share progress, experience and tips on social media,online and technology for local government. The focus was on how to get [...]

So, the transition from 2009 into 2010 was dressed in two jumpers and mittens as The Big Freeze hit the UK.
The snow which had made a white Christmas a fun-filled festive treat turned the return to work flicker between tedious and treacherous on the disruption scale.
There have already been posts about how council services and [...]