James Plummer's blog
Realising the potential of the internet
Submitted by James Plummer on Sun, 2007-02-11 12:03. Capturing innovation | bottom up | co creation | the establishmentGeorge Osborne's speech http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=133558&speeches=1 is an insightful response by the Establishment to the threat posed to them by the ‘bottom up world’ of which the internet is a key component. It is certainly welcome that he acknowledges the power and potential of this tool, but it doesn’t seem to address the key issue at the heart of WT2 which is about how control also needs to be ‘bottom up’ and independent from the Establishment.
Tracking New Products and Services
Submitted by James Plummer on Tue, 2007-01-23 12:51. products and servicesInformation about the availablity of new products and services is widely available to us freely as consumers both on and off line. Does a directory exist somewhere for what we can recieve as citizens?
Is Change Possible
Submitted by James Plummer on Tue, 2007-01-23 12:49. public service deliverySomewhat controversially, I would like to know whether it is in fact possible to unblock the seeming stagnation in respect of technology based public service delivery? Despite being aware of a plethora of commercial services on the web, my phone, etc nothing is available to me as a citizen.
Why I started this conversation
Submitted by James Plummer on Sat, 2006-06-24 11:32. About Working Together | early stage enterprises | entrepreneurial | innovativeIn 2003, when spending on IT solutions was probably at its lowest, particularly from companies in whose hiring needs Prospect specialises, i.e early stage enterprises, I kept hearing speeches about the potential of technology to transform the citizen's experience of public services.
