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24 Chwef 2015 - 23:11

null "Nothing uses carbon like a first world human"

Channel 4 showed the thought-provoking second series of Utopia last year; a dark conspiracy thriller which centres on a graphic novel and the group of people who discover it. Episode 6 of series 2 opens with Terence (an agent for the network) as he shares his thoughts with a woman travelling with her young Son to the south of France. The woman explains how she is travelling by coach... Gweld mwy
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12 Gorff 2014 - 15:09

null Bugs and batteries, what can you send?

If you have posted a parcel in the past few weeks the chances are you were asked what’s inside. The first time I was asked I thought the Clerk was being a bit nosey;  in fact the questions were for safety reasons. Royal Mail has produced a leaflet explaining what you can and cannot post; although it's a tad text heavy the symbols do help the sender to work out which... Gweld mwy
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12 Gorff 2014 - 12:56

null Adoption map, a missed opportunity?

  The Department of Education published a map showing the number of children waiting to be adopted last week; the map is useful however I couldn't help thinking that this was a missed opportunity. The map received national television coverage but on finding the map I was disappointed to find a flat pdf.     I am aware that some of the data concerning... Gweld mwy
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12 Gorff 2014 - 15:26

null Mo's beginning to grow

Two and a half  weeks into Movember we have been laughed at (many times) encouraged and stared at but on the whole Movember has been nothing but fun, with the bonus of raising a few quid for men's health charities.   I opted for the horseshoe aka the trucker and keeping it in shape has been a challenge, others in our group have chosen the Chevron or the Zappa.   ... Gweld mwy
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12 Gorff 2014 - 15:34

null Movember Newbies

Five brave souls from Telford & Wrekin's Development Plans Team have decided to take part in Movember this year.  Day four and my horseshoe/chopper style is at that 'are you growing a moustache?' phase. This could well be a long month, although I'm sure it will be a lot of fun too! I did contemplate growing the Dali although I soon realised this might be a little ambitious... Gweld mwy
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12 Gorff 2014 - 15:20

null The Cost of Social Media

It has been a while since my last blog but here goes…..on 10th September I was lucky enough to attend Digital Futures, a free event hosted by Shropshire Council at Theatre Severn; the event celebrated the work of digital champions across the country and even featured a live Skpe link to No 10 (which worked by the way!). Vicky Sargent of Boilerhouse Media explained the financial cost of... Gweld mwy
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12 Gorff 2014 - 15:35

null Is your plate healthy?

At Telford & Wrekin Council we are in the middle of a consulation on Shaping Places - Telford and Wrekin's Future which will eventually replace the existing Core Strategy and forms part of the Local Development Framework for the Borough. This consultation aims to widen our audience, raise awareness and ask our customers how they want the Borough to be... Gweld mwy
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12 Gorff 2014 - 13:11

null How productive is hot desking?

I was pleased to learn that my colleagues and I will be moving from Darby house in Telford Town Centre to the new civic buildings in my home town of Wellington. The new offices are attached to the improved civic buildings which includes a new library, registry office, pool and gym; with the added bonus that the offices are 10 minutes walk from my home.     New office space... Gweld mwy
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12 Gorff 2014 - 15:21

null The value of meetings

  Whether you like or loathe meetings they are part of our working lives, the effectiveness and value of these meetings can vary and will depend on a number of factors some of which are discussed in Blaire Palmer's What's Wrong with Work? The 5 frustrations of work and how to fix them for good. Blaire discusses the problems with meetings including poorly designed agendas and the... Gweld mwy
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12 Gorff 2014 - 15:42

null Do you still use a cassette tape or phonograph?

Blog copied from CoP. This is my last blog post to Communities of Practice. The site will soon become obsolete (31st March 2012); I am sad that the CoP site is coming to an end but I'm also excited about the brand new Knowledge Hub.  The Information Graphics and Visualisation Community is migrating to the Knowledge Hub this weekend; thank you to Mike... Gweld mwy
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12 Gorff 2014 - 15:42

null National Map of Shared Services

The Local Government Association have used Googlemaps to visualise shared services  throughout England as shown in the map below. Although shared services may not be suitable for every council or for that matter every service, the drastic public sector cuts we are witnessing mean major changes for every Local Authority. A search of the Guardian's Government Computing web pages showed... Gweld mwy
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12 Gorff 2014 - 15:13

null Cool Welsh Stats tool

I recently stubbled upon the Welsh Government National Strategic Indicators Viewer; a visualisation application which allows the user to compare data for Welsh local authorities in a map, chart or a combination of the two. I was impressed at how intuitive the site was to use, the dashboard approach also works well. Although I searched the internet I couldn't find any background... Gweld mwy
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