New venture My name is Simon Orr. After a 32 year career in the Royal Marines I have started a new venture in film making. This is on the back of my experiences of 2 ½ years working in TV
Getting a head start at BlueLightCamp with Search Party
At last year’s BlueLightCamp, I proposed a project that was eventually called Search Party. It’s basic premise was that when communities come together to help emergency services with searches, we could use the mass adoption of smartphones to allow the
#RuralCrime – Day of Debate (30th April)
On Wednesday 30th April 4Policing have organised a day of debate on Twitter about the very challenging issue of Rural Crime. Building on previous discussion on police related issues concerning E-Crime and Direct Entry the team will be working with
5 reasons to look forward to #ukblc14
A few ideas To get warmed up for BlueLightCamp 2014, I wanted to share a few ideas about what you can expect and how to get the most out of it, especially aimed at potential attendees who might be wondering…
Aerial drones – opportunity or threat?
Once the purview of the military and spies, ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ (‘Drones’), are increasingly common. Just hot air? A few months ago the giant online retailer Amazon announced its intention to deliver packages within 30 minutes of customers placing an
Why I’m passionate about MusterPoint and supporting BlueLightCamp
The first BlueLightCamp in 2012 was my first experience of an unconference. As part of my background in police communication and the ever increasing need to use social media, I wanted to see what it was about and if it
Could lessons learnt from LocalGov Digital help create better blue light websites?
If you’ve ever used a local authority website you may have noticed that the standard of content varies, not just from site to site, but section to section. One reason for this is many organisations have no single team with
BlueLightCamp is back, and it’s coming to Hampshire
What’s BlueLightCamp? BlueLightCamp is an annual gathering of people who are passionate about public services, particularly where there’s a blue flashing light involved. Who attends BlueLightCamp? BlueLightCamp-ers typically include – but aren’t limited to – fire fighters, police, emergency planners,
Calling Policing Leaders…. Policing Social Citizens conference Invitation: 26th and 27th June in Manchester
Sponsored by Greater Manchester Police and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Organised by Public-i and Mutual Gain This national conference will create a strong vision and policing community around the next steps in working with communities as well as
BlueLightCamp at British APCO 2014
As many of you will already know this year’s BlueLightCamp is being Ordnance Survey’s HQ in Southampton this year, unlike previous years which have been at Manchester Central. However, that doesn’t mean that our close ties with British APCO** (British
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