BlueLightCamp is an occasional two-day event, bringing together innovators in-and-around emergency services from across the UK.
Successful events don’t happen by magic. They take vision, careful planning, teamwork, goodwill, and lots of hard work. They also need funding, as the bills don’t pay themselves.
Article by Matt Wroughton This week we were joined by Charlotte Cross from ITV see the link below. ITV NEWS Coverage of 999eye – youtube Charlotte had researched 999eye prior to attending and was keen to cover the story in
POSTED on behalf of Catherine Howe (@curiousc) This blog is a summary of my talk at the recent policing social citizens unconference – you can see the webcasts here and catch up with other blogposts as well and I really recommend going to take
This is one of the sessions that was presented at BlueLightCamp 2014 by Matt Wroughton of West Midlands Fire Service, as well as at the recent Policing Social Citizens in Manchester. At both events the idea was well received by those
POSTED on behalf of EnvHack Explore new data about the environmental impact of industry with the Environment Agency 5th-6th July 2014, Impact Hub Westminster, Haymarket, Central London SIGN UP HERE About the Hack EnvHack 2 has been made possible with funding from
Earlier in the year British APCO with the help of our web and social media specialist, Sasha Taylor, created the Multi Agency Incident Transfer (MAIT) website, so that the Home Office and other partners could showcase the proposed MAIT standard
First time Bluelightcamp was my first unconference and hackathon. Expectations were high. I am happy to report expectations were exceeded. The venue, the attendees, the commitment were absolutely superb. But, something was not quite right… Something not quite right It boils down to
In autumn of last year, the Law Commission launched its Consultation into data sharing between public bodies. If you haven’t read it before, you can preview and download the document at the end of this post. Scoping exercise Unlike other
As part of BlueLightCamp ’14, a group of civil servants, hackers, and emergency service workers got together for a weekend of furious creation. I decided to look at flooding data. The recent floods in the UK are a brutal remember of
26th & 27th June – Manchester This ground-breaking event brings together thought leaders on policing, emergency services, community engagement and the digital era. This is your opportunity to have two days to work with your peers on visioning the future
Kick off was planned for 10am for the hackathon, but it was another early start for Mark and me – which turned out to be very fortunate as many of the people attending the hackathon arrived early, so eager where
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