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Can government stop losing its mind?

Posted 28th October 201831st January 2020 GavinPosted in business, data, Government, internet, publications, work

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 […]

Can government stop losing its mind?

Posted 27th March 2018 GavinPosted in business, Culture, data, Government, internet, socialchange, work

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

Posted 31st January 2018 GavinPosted in data, internet, projects, socialchange, work

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

Posted 28th January 201831st January 2018 GavinPosted in climate change, internet, socialchange, work

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

Posted 10th May 201715th October 2021 Gavin4 CommentsPosted in business, climate change, data, internet, science, socialchange, stuff, work

“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

Posted 29th January 20169th September 2021 Gavin1 CommentPosted in climate change, data, internet, science, socialchange, stuff

  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

Posted 11th September 201219th November 2018 Gavin1 CommentPosted in business, Culture, data, Government, internet, life, socialchange, Startups, work

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

Posted 19th July 201213th February 2021 GavinPosted in business, climate change, data, energy, internet, presentations, work

[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

Posted 7th July 20081st February 2018 GavinPosted in business, Culture, data, internet, media, music-industry, socialchange, webcasting

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

Posted 1st September 200419th November 2018 GavinPosted in business, internet, music, Startups, web, work

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

Posted 2nd January 199418th November 2018 GavinPosted in astronomy, internet, work

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

Posted 10th January 199321st March 2021 GavinPosted in internet, media, music, publications, research

Surveyed all the free digital signal processing (DSP) and music software available on the Internet. In those days you could – there were about 120 […]

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