E-government bulletin
ISSUE 349, 08 October 2012
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IN THIS ISSUE:

Mobile device

NEWS: Accessible Apps "More Usable by Everyone".

Mobile apps that are designed to be accessible to people with disabilities are more usable by everyone, the London meeting of a group for usability professionals has heard...

Read full story here, Ensuring mobile accessibility...

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NEWS: Museum Offers Data for Reframing.

A project creating live photo montages of museum exhibits has won a competition inviting developers, coders and artists to reuse data released by a Sussex museum on its collections......

Read full story here, Open data and digital art...

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Accessing the internet

NEWS: Lower Response Threshold Introduced For e-Petitions.

Electronic petitions to the UK government which receive more than 10,000 signatures will now receive a written government response, Leader of the House of Commons Andrew Lansley has announced...

Read full story here, Government responds to more e-petitions...

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NEWS IN BRIEF:

Final Tweaks: Members of the Government Digital Service have met staff from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to gather final feedback on GOV.UK, the online portal which will replace Directgov and Business Link as the source for government information and which is due to be launched officially on 17 October. Feedback from DWP was positive, though suggestions were also made for improvements, including: adding landing pages for call-centre staff, to help them give information to callers; clearer labelling of categories; and better contact information on some pages:

Quick link: Final Tweaks

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Digital Manifesto: A 'Local Public Information Manifesto', calling for public bodies to release more data about local services, has been drafted by Will Perrin, a member of the Local Public Data Panel that advises the Department for Communities and Local Government. The manifesto - which is Perrin's own, and not related to government policy - suggests what kind of data should be published online by local authorities within various subject fields such as health, education and licensing:

Quick link: Digital Manifesto

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Working Week: UK Online Centres are looking for staff and venues to host events in 'Get Online Week', which runs from 15-21 October. The aim of the week is to encourage both new and experienced online users from the local community to improve their computer skills - with support from staff, if needed - through events and activities that demonstrate the benefits that using the internet can bring. Anyone interested in helping run events can register at the link below:

Quick link: Working Week

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EGB Special Report: Smart Citizens Make Smart Cities

Smart Citizen's data sensor board
Can our environment be improved by better access to information? A digital participation project in Barcelona aims to prove it can. The Smart Citizen project begins by measuring and recording environmental data such as air quality and temperature, using low-cost sensors. The data is then uploaded to an online Smart Citizen platform, where it can be analysed and shared with others...

Read full story here,
Smart citizens and data capture in cities...


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