Posted by: JackP on September 13th, 2008
The COI have published a new consultation document — Public consultation on browser standards for public sector websites. (Spotted via Bruce).
Now before reading what the document has to say, I’ve read Bruce’s opinion on it.
the central premise of the draft guidelines is fundamentally flawed.Bruce Lawson: UK government draft browser guidance is daft browser guidance
The [...]
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Posted by: JackP on July 10th, 2008
Apparently, the UK Government want to use the ridiculous quantity of data it collects in new and innovative ways to benefit everyone.
The UK government has launched a competition to find innovative ways of using the masses of data it collects…includes mapping information from the Ordnance Survey, medical information from the NHS , neighbourhood statistics from [...]
Read: Government Releases More Data… »
Posted by: JackP on July 4th, 2008
…and he’s paid enough to do so. Who do I mean? Why my MP of course.
Thanks very much to the excellent They Work For You site, where I managed to dig out this information. Unless otherwise stated, all of the information comes from the Dave Anderson page there.
My MP is Dave Anderson (Labour, Blaydon). I’ve [...]
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Posted by: JackP on July 3rd, 2008
…also known as Better Connected Critique Volume XXVI in a series of … um … I don’t think Roman numerals go that high.
Webcredible have been reviewing the ‘leading’ UK local council websites for usability — or at least those 20 sites which have been identified as the leading top 20 websites by the 2008 Better [...]
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Posted by: JackP on June 28th, 2008
After attending the PSF Event ‘The Future of Local Authority Websites and How They Are Measured’ I had some degree of confidence that SOCITM were listening to what the audience had to say, and that the Better Connected report in subsequent years would improve.
This was in now small measure due to Richard Steel’s attitude, [...]
Posted by: JackP on June 19th, 2008
Thanks to both Emma and Jeremy for this: there’s not much I can add to what they’ve already said, but I’ll tell it in my own words…
Basically, what has happened is that the Civil Service have published a code for online participation for civil servants. These are:
Be credible — Be accurate, fair, thorough and transparent
Be [...]
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Posted by: JackP on June 14th, 2008
A report has indicated that maths exams are an awful lot easier than they used to be.
Analysis of public maths exam papers taken by 16-year-olds between 1951 and 2006 shows standards have declined markedlyBBC News
Do you think exams are easier than they used to be?
Yes
Angelina Jolie
Potassium Chlorate
Text your answers to…
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Posted by: JackP on June 11th, 2008
This is the final part of a three part series looking at the COI document Delivering Inclusive Websites which was published on 5th June 2008.
This section will look at design, my conclusions, and the issue of enforcement.
Posted by: JackP on June 10th, 2008
This is the second part of a three part series looking at the COI document Delivering Inclusive Websites which was published on 5th June 2008.
This section will look at planning, procurement and testing accessibility.
Posted by: JackP on June 9th, 2008
The Public Sector Web Management Group provided some input into the COI’s consultation document ‘Delivering Inclusive Websites’ in November 2007. In December, I had a conversation with Adam Bailin, which was reported on the PSWMG Forum, which seemed to suggest they were at least looking at taking a stance less based on WCAG 1.0 and [...]
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