Patient Opinion embeddable widgets
Hurrah – I like the new Patient Opinion widget: You must have a browser that supports iframes to view the Patient Opinion widget Sam did some of these for publicexperience. His one let you just type...
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Databases can’t fix society. But society can fix the databases
The closure of ContactPoint and the onset of the Databankendämmerung is – let’s say it again – cause for celebration. It’s also cause for congratulation to those who campaigned long and hard, with...
View ArticleIt’s not about identity. Or privacy. It’s about saving money
Does it matter that the Coalition hasn’t published a post-ID-Scheme identity policy yet? I dont think so. It’s no more helpful to obsess about identity than to obsess about privacy. These things are...
View ArticleMydex White Paper on implications of personal data stores for public services
Mydex‘ new White Paper out today has a section at the back that sets out the implications of personal data stores such as Mydex for public sector services, identifiers, personalisation and security....
View ArticleLet’s rethink the logistics of personal data in government #3: Census
More or less the first post on IdealGov over six years ago was on Finland’s register-based census. But now, thanks to all sorts of developments not least this week’s Mydex launch, we can see how the UK...
View ArticleMaude promises new culture in government IT procurement
Government IT procurement has been far from ideal. So this today from Francis Maude looks encouraging “You will all have experienced procurements that seemed to go on forever, cost millions of pounds...
View ArticleNew IP review blog: Ian Hargreaves call for comments
It’s good to see Ian Hargreaves setting out on his independent review of IP with a blog. The focus of my review is to identify any ways in which this IP system may be inhibiting innovation and economic...
View ArticleIdealGov evidence to Public Admin Select Cttee enquiry into government IT
Submission to PASC enquiry into Government IT policy 1 .This submission synthesises some discussion from the IdealGovernment.com blog, work by Ctrl-Shift Ltd and work of Mydex CIC. 2. It makes some...
View ArticleWhat’s the ideal way to get smart data about energy use?
It’s a big and timely question as government and businesses across Europe get ready to spend up to $100bn on smart metering projects. In the UK that means the intended rollout of 53m gas and...
View ArticleGDS design principles and design-driven public services
Like a contented snore from a prolonged snooze, here’s a quick and now rare post to acknowledge the new GDS design principles: 1 Start with needs* 2 Do less 3 Design with data 4 Do the hard work to...
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