Digital by Default

Author: Matt Jukes

  • #mozfest survival guide

    This years Mozilla Festival kicks off on Friday with its traditional ‘science fair’ evening reception. I missed last years Mozilla Festival but I am a veteran of the original outing in Barcelona (then called Drumbeat) and also the first one at Ravensbourne in London. I’m not really a hack day kind of guy but have…

  • 52: Week Twenty Five

    Had a pretty good week it has to be said. I’d go as far as to give it a ‘green’ status 🙂 Monday was the latest phase of my plan to have Wikipedia integrate anywhere I work (see previous infiltration plans succeeding here). John Cummings  came in and gave a training session to a few…

  • A Thankyou Note for Ada Lovelace Day

    Today is Ada Lovelace Day – you can learn more about the day and person at findingada.com. The tl;dr version though is that its a day to celebrate the achievements of women in science and technology. The usual format in the blog posts celebrating the day is to pick a woman who inspired you and…

  • PASC lives: Open data & statistics

    One of the (many) new experiences I am encountering in this job is the scrutiny of the ‘Public Administration Select Committee (PASC)’. According to its Twitter bio PASC is; “..a cross-party group of MPs appointed by the House of Commons to scrutinise the Government.” At least in part the focus of my job has been…

  • Flatline: The launch of Healthcare.gov

    The ‘launch’ of the Healthcare.gov in the US has been interesting to watch. Well in the way that sometimes people can’t help but want to see the aftermath of a car crash! Perhaps the most high profile website launch I’ve ever seen in the .gov space it is the face of ‘Obamacare‘ – a policy…