Comments on: The Power of Information Report – connecting .gov.uk to the mashup generation http://www.edparsons.com/2007/06/the-power-of-information-report-connecting-govuk-to-the-mashup-generation/ The blog of Ed Parsons, Geographer. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: edparsons.com » Blog Archive » Power of Information BarCamp http://www.edparsons.com/2007/06/the-power-of-information-report-connecting-govuk-to-the-mashup-generation/#comment-863 edparsons.com » Blog Archive » Power of Information BarCamp Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:23:25 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=474#comment-863 [...] Power of Information Report continues to have its impact around Whitehall, following the hell frezzing release of OS Openspace [...] [...] Power of Information Report continues to have its impact around Whitehall, following the hell frezzing release of OS Openspace [...]

]]> By: Common-Nature » Blog Archive » Can the public help you do your job? http://www.edparsons.com/2007/06/the-power-of-information-report-connecting-govuk-to-the-mashup-generation/#comment-862 Common-Nature » Blog Archive » Can the public help you do your job? Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:47:37 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=474#comment-862 [...] Short story: Check out Ed Parson’s post regarding a recent report on how social media can enable the public to help government share data. His interest in this comes from his work as Google’s geospatial technologist (i.e., he can see how Google map mashups fit into this) Long version of the story: [...] [...] Short story: Check out Ed Parson’s post regarding a recent report on how social media can enable the public to help government share data. His interest in this comes from his work as Google’s geospatial technologist (i.e., he can see how Google map mashups fit into this) Long version of the story: [...]

]]> By: Daniel http://www.edparsons.com/2007/06/the-power-of-information-report-connecting-govuk-to-the-mashup-generation/#comment-861 Daniel Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:58:28 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=474#comment-861 Although I also feel this is an important document - I can't help but think back to the USGS's recommendation handed to government here in the States, and how that inevitably turned-out. I've grown weary of recommendations to government these days as a result, as the actual experts seem to go overlooked for intentions that - although may have had the spirit of goodness in them to some degree - may not have been wise for the greater good. The song "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys", in the current political atmosphere, could possibly translate to "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Scientists". Although I also feel this is an important document – I can’t help but think back to the USGS’s recommendation handed to government here in the States, and how that inevitably turned-out.

I’ve grown weary of recommendations to government these days as a result, as the actual experts seem to go overlooked for intentions that – although may have had the spirit of goodness in them to some degree – may not have been wise for the greater good.

The song “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys”, in the current political atmosphere, could possibly translate to “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Scientists”.

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