Comments on: The local data.gov-driven paper http://www.trcuk.com/wordpress/?p=160 Helping the public and private sectors work together on large change programmes Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gavin Bell http://www.trcuk.com/wordpress/?p=160&cpage=1#comment-17 Gavin Bell Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:46:21 +0000 http://www.trcuk.com/wordpress/?p=160#comment-17 Absolutely, using the paper newspaper to link back to the web is an important aspect of this, hence the QR code on the paper we made. Absolutely, using the paper newspaper to link back to the web is an important aspect of this, hence the QR code on the paper we made.

]]> By: TRC http://www.trcuk.com/wordpress/?p=160&cpage=1#comment-16 TRC Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:10:39 +0000 http://www.trcuk.com/wordpress/?p=160#comment-16 The physical paper would certainly be preferable to the Leader's puff piece that comes through every month or so in Islington. I hear what you say about accessibility, so PDF only would clearly be wrong for local government. That said, I think I (and the majority of potential readers) should be able to tell the council to contact me electronically where possible, given that I am connected. I'd see that as a good use of my tax, and would be happy for a low level of contact through email (for example) to tell me that the information had been updated. How about a first paper mail out with a prominent <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code' rel="nofollow">QR code</a> (or equivalent) which would lead to a delivery / contact options page on the council website? The physical paper would certainly be preferable to the Leader’s puff piece that comes through every month or so in Islington.

I hear what you say about accessibility, so PDF only would clearly be wrong for local government.

That said, I think I (and the majority of potential readers) should be able to tell the council to contact me electronically where possible, given that I am connected. I’d see that as a good use of my tax, and would be happy for a low level of contact through email (for example) to tell me that the information had been updated.

How about a first paper mail out with a prominent QR code (or equivalent) which would lead to a delivery / contact options page on the council website?

]]> By: Gavin Bell http://www.trcuk.com/wordpress/?p=160&cpage=1#comment-14 Gavin Bell Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:12:40 +0000 http://www.trcuk.com/wordpress/?p=160#comment-14 "Surely some form of PDF delivery would ease production costs?" and reduce accessibility, councils and the Government know your address so they can post you something without knowing your email address or you having to use the internet. Paper is tremendously immediate in providing information. Obviously there are language access issues too, but as a proof of concept it was fun to make. “Surely some form of PDF delivery would ease production costs?”

and reduce accessibility, councils and the Government know your address so they can post you something without knowing your email address or you having to use the internet. Paper is tremendously immediate in providing information. Obviously there are language access issues too, but as a proof of concept it was fun to make.

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