Off to LocalGovCamp…
Jun 19th, 2009 by Tracey Todhunter
I have to admit to being stupidly excited about going to Birmingham tomorrow for LocalGovCamp, which has been organised by Dave Briggs and a host of his contacts:
“LocalGovCamp is an unconference for local government. Taking place on 20 June 2009, at the Fazeley Studios in Birmingham, it will be a gathering of people interested in how local government needs to adapt to a world of social networks and data sharing”.
Apart from the chance to meet lots of people I’ve only “spoken” to on twitter, I’m looking forward to finding out what Local Authorities are doing to initiate better conversations with communities. If we are going to get serious about reducing carbon emissions then Local Authorities are going to have to work closely with “Low Carbon” communities to meet Defra’s per capita household reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.
There’s an opportunity for real partnership here – and hopefully tomorrow I’ll be able to meet some of the people working in local government who also see the wider benefits of active citizenship – of everyone taking an active and rewarding part in the decision making which affects their lives.
