USING SOCIAL MEDIA Some things that are happening in Birmingham that might be interesting Dave Harte Birmingham City University http://daveharte.com http://twiter.com/daveharte [email_address]

‘ Creating economic success’ from digital technologies…

‘ Creating economic success’ from digital technologies…

Today: Cognitive surplus ‘ How do you find the time?’ Hyperlocal blogging Talk about Local Doing things with data Hacking the city

Cognitive surplus

‘ How do you find the time?’

Hyperlocal blogging

Talk about Local

Doing things with data

Hacking the city

Clay Shirky Cognitive Surplus “ Desperate Housewives essentially functioned as a kind of cognitive heat sink, dissipating thinking that might otherwise have built up and caused society to overheat”

“ Desperate Housewives essentially functioned as a kind of cognitive heat sink, dissipating thinking that might otherwise have built up and caused society to overheat”

Clay Shirky – Cognitive Surplus “ Someone working alone, with really cheap tools, has a reasonable hope of carving out enough of the cognitive surplus, enough of the desire to participate , enough of the collective goodwill of the citizens, to create a resource you couldn't have imagined existing even five years ago .”

“ Someone working alone, with really cheap tools, has a reasonable hope of carving out enough of the cognitive surplus, enough of the desire to participate , enough of the collective goodwill of the citizens, to create a resource you couldn't have imagined existing even five years ago .”

Court Lane Allotments - building community

Social Media Surgeries

http://bevocal.org.uk

http://bevocal.org.uk

BeVocal gives gentle introductions to using data in new ways Aimed at enhancing understanding of new ways to use internet tools

BeVocal gives gentle introductions to using data in new ways

Aimed at enhancing understanding of new ways to use internet tools

Hyperlocal: Cognitive surplus + free blogging platforms = new ways for citizens to have their say

Cognitive surplus + free blogging platforms =

new ways for citizens to have their say

Timely Information “ RAW DATA NOW”

“ RAW DATA NOW”

My raw data

A digital opportunity: Cognitive surplus + Raw Data = new and exciting area of the digital economy

Cognitive surplus + Raw Data =

new and exciting area of the digital economy

Timely Information for Citizens: CLG funded - freeing up data sources for citizens to create new resources. Finding Birmingham’s geeks and feeding them raw data.

CLG funded - freeing up data sources for citizens to create new resources.

Finding Birmingham’s geeks and feeding them raw data.

The Policy Context Digital Britain Let’s get the plumbing right. Public service will drive take-up. Digital Participation. Ofcom PSB review People value quality. Public service broadcasting can be online.

Digital Britain

Let’s get the plumbing right. Public service will drive take-up. Digital Participation.

Ofcom PSB review

People value quality. Public service broadcasting can be online.

The Policy Context Power of Information Public sector meets active citizenship Push to free up data

Power of Information

Public sector meets active citizenship

Push to free up data

Transforming Public Service “ Digital Government will need to become genuinely ‘of the web’, not simply ‘on the web’. That means designing new services and transactions around the web platform rather than adapting paper-based systems.” (Digital Britain)

“ Digital Government will need to become genuinely ‘of the web’, not simply ‘on the web’. That means designing new services and transactions around the web platform rather than adapting paper-based systems.” (Digital Britain)

HACKING THE CITY

Summary Cognitive surplus: There’s a significant change happening in users they are: Creating their own local communication tools Building new internet resources Doing the stuff you thought you had to do Linking to the digital economy - supporting new digital businesses

Cognitive surplus: There’s a significant change happening in users they are:

Creating their own local communication tools

Building new internet resources

Doing the stuff you thought you had to do

Linking to the digital economy - supporting new digital businesses

Summary Fishermen, tools etc. etc.

Fishermen, tools etc. etc.