No use to anyone but my line manager

1. Social Technology in the workplace

2. Technology is a tool. People still communicate about the same things. Just in a different way & with wider boundaries. Photo credit: Facebook blog

3. What is ‘social media’?

4. Why should we care? Photo credit: johnflinchbaugh

6. Cost saving Photo credit: 10:10 - Guardian Meeting room - Aaron Gustafson Car - Mark Wubben Silo - Andrea Kirby

7. Cost per ‘transaction’ Web 32p Phone £2.90 Face to face £7.40

8. Transactions are not just financial

9. The conversations happen whether we are involved or not…

11. Open Data? Photo credit: Auntie P

12. Who the heck is Tim Berners-Lee anyway?

13. Public Sector Transparency Board, est. June 2010 Prof Nigel Shadbolt Sir Tim Berners-Lee Tom Steinberg Prof Rufus Pollock Francis Maude MP Chairman Photo credits: Paul Clarke, Вени Марковски mysociety, rufuspollockdotcom, francismaudedotnet

14. On our agenda whether we like it or not Code of recommended Practice for Local Authorities on data transparency consultation Protection of Freedoms Bill Section 92 Directive to publish all FOI Outcomes digitally if requested on that channel

15. No one’s going to do anything with this info!?! London Data Store Spend Dashboard Chris Taggart, OpenlyLocal Live Train Map Matthew Somerville Underground Departure Board Peter Hicks

16. Damage limitation? “ Train Operator of westbound Hammersmith & City line train 213 passed signal FC1 at danger by 60 metres from front of the train. The correct procedure was carried out and Train Operator was given authority to continue under rule. The Train Operator failed to react correctly to a caution signal.” Taken from London Underground Signals Passed at Danger dataset, published on London Datastore, 09/05/2011. Published every four weeks. First published 01/04/2010. No media interest at all

17. What do other Councils do?

18. What could we do?

19. Where is everyone else, right now?

20. Where are we?

21. The future? Wired.com