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Creating public discussions

17th February 2006

New research on discussion forums run by public bodies is due to be published next month, according to E-Government Bulletin. This week they have an item anticipating this and, while there aren’t very many examples to chose from, does say that “one of the most impressive examples of best practice with online forums singled out for praise in the new research is Highland Council in Scotland’s sub-site entitled thinknet.”

It’s worth a look, although you could hardly call it the most active forum ever (and it probably requires cookies to work). We can talk.

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Social firms in Scotland

30th January 2006

An interesting piece about social firms - social enterprises where at least 25% of workers are disabled or have health problems - in today’s (Scottish) Herald:

New spirit of social enterprise - The Herald

Posted by volresource in Scotland, Frontline Action | Share on Facebook | Comments Off