What Cost Citizen Engagement?
Tomorrow marks the end of Sunshine week, highlighting the importance of transparency, open government and freedom of information. The week has seen the launch of a wide range of initiatives focused on...
View ArticleYourCountryYourCall: Ideas galore, but not without controversy
Over 9,000 proposals have been received in the Your Country, Your Call competition, which closed for entries late last month.The competition sought to “identify and reward two proposals so big that,...
View ArticleIrish Government’s New Online News Service – A review
This week’s launch of a new news information portal MerrionStreet.ie represents a new approach by the Irish Government to communicate with citizens.The site – named after the Dublin street on which...
View ArticleIreland’s Public Service Reform Commitments
This week’s launch of the Irish Government’s Open Public Service Reform Plans, included a set of objectives in relation to Open Data, along with new commitments in areas such as cloud computing and...
View ArticleMerrionStreet.ie – A Cost Overview
A few weeks ago, I lodged an Freedom Of Information (FOI) request with the Department of the Taoiseach for information related to the setup and running of MerrionStreet.ie. I requested the development...
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