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I just came across a post by Kathy Sierra which looks at the (apparently very popular) misapprehension of the concept of the “wisdom of crowds” explored in James Surowiecki’s book of the same name.
The post discussed the recent explosive growth of Web 2.0 and its emphasis of putting the Community in Control.
One of the high-profile […]

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Speaking of the OECD Review of the Irish Civil Service ….
…reminded me of another OECD related resource… On October 2007, in Ottawa, Canada, the first international policy forum on the participative web brought together policy makers, academics, business executives and a wide range of civil society to address these questions:
What does […]

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The National Disability Authority have for several years now, provided some excellent online resources for those designing websites, software and other IT related hardware and services. All government related IT projects should be created with accessibility in mind but it is important too that those creating solutions in the private sector adhere to these guidelines. […]

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I was just browsing over the Information Society Publications on the Department of the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) website and saw that there hasn’t been any new publication since I last visited (none since January 2005 in fact)

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Here also is the current state of the OECD review of the irish public service, linked from the […]

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Last year the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office opened an online forum where citizens could offer their views and opinions on what the government’s foreign policy priorities should be. Several hundred comments were received on the site.
The UK Parliament’s Procedure’s Committee is now hosting an online forum to gather the views of the public […]

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Big Read Blog – National Endowment for the Arts literature director David Kipen blogs regularly about his experiences promoting the 2007 Big Read initiative.
Dipnote – This blog offers the public an alternative source to mainstream media for U.S. foreign policy information and the opportunity to discuss important foreign policy issues with senior State Department officials.
Eye […]

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I have been reviewing some of my research, undertaken over the past year or so, so please bear with me as I add both some current and some older material to the site.
On October 7th, 2006, Anthony Williams, co-author of the excellent ‘Wikinomics’ published an article on his blog entitled:
Is government ready for […]

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Ailish O’Hora writes in the Irish Independent on 16th January 2008:
Ranking for foreign direct investment is on slide
Ireland’s foreign direct investment (FDI) ranking fell four places to 14th out of 30 countries in 2007, according to a survey from National Irish Bank and OCO Consulting.
But the index, which is adjusted to take the size of […]

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