So – yesterday’s post on civic architecture was I have to confess a little text heavy – below is the diagram which I think encapsulates the different areas of the digital ecosystem which we need to consider the need to create civic architecture online:
The Machine layer refers to protocols and TCPIP or the convention of things like HTTP. The infrastructure layer refers to choices of operating...
This weekend you’ll be pleased to know I have been reading the recently released update of the OXIS survey (which you can get hold of here - but large thanks to Tim Davies for posting me a copy!). I have also been updating my Facts Glorious Facts page if you like that kind of thing so this post is really just a few highlights and observations from the report.
For those of you who haven’t come across it the...
When I say Facebook is evil its firstly a cheap shot aimed at getting an immediate laugh out of the audience – I have to say that it usually works. I think it hits a chord with people as all good jokes should. While evil is perhaps an overstatement its true that my values and those of Facebook are not aligned – they are making decisions which effect me which I don’t agree with – over which I have no...
I have been working on my literature review – this post is focused on Manuel Castells who is a Sociologist / Communications academic and a major commentator on the Information Society. You can find out more about him here.
Lots of things interest me about Castells; the scope of his work is vast and he is comfortable (and credible) in his attempt to create a unified view on the effect that the internet and the...
We had our second VirtualTH project meeting yesterday so this is just a short update on that. The pilot is now full with Kirklees and Redbridge joining Chorley, Essex CC and North Lincs as pilot sites. We are also lucky to have Carl Haggerty participate as a ‘critical friend’ on the technology strand which is hugely helpful. We have got an excellent balance of sites in the pilot now and I will...
