Can government stop losing its mind?
Can government remember? Is it condemned to repeat mistakes? Or does it remember too much and so see too many reasons why anything new is […]
Category: internet
Can government stop losing its mind?
On Wednesday 18 April, Nesta is hosting the launch of a new report prepared by Gavin Starks. The report entitled ‘Can government stop losing its […]
DECODE – personal data & the public good
I’ve joined the Advisory Board of DECODE, which is exploring tools that put individuals in control of whether they keep their personal data private or […]
SDG Hackathon in Davos
I joined the judging panel at FutureHack, the first ever Hackathon to take place around Davos during the week of the World Economic Forum, as a […]
Data is not the new oil. Data > Oil
“The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data” says The Economist “Data is the new oil”, said Clive Humby and many others [*update: […]
The porous city
This is not a thought piece, it’s a call to action. We have failed to create smart cities. We have failed to create truly […]
New role at the Open Data Institute
During the Olympics Opening Ceremony, the creator of the web tweeted “This is for everyone” to millions of people around the world. Decades since their […]
Energy Identity
[repost of my AMEE post on Energy Identity] Since AMEE’s inception in 2005, we have recognised that the emerging sets of data needed for carbon […]
Cloudcast :: a next step in the evolution of broadcast
At last, I think the nature of [AV] transmission is beginning to reveal itself. Do we need a new term? Probably – many other terms […]
Consolidated Independent
Consolidated Independent (CI) is a world leading digital distribution company. Acting on behalf of the Independent Music sector, it delivers music, audiobooks and video to […]
Jodrell Bank
I worked here as an Experimental Officer here 1994-95 … coding, data processing, supervising students, and helped set up their website in ’94.
Internet Music Survey
Working as a researcher at the University of Glasgow, I surveyed all the free digital signal processing (DSP) and music software available on the Internet. […]