July 5, 2008 - The UK government has launched a competition to find innovative ways of using the masses of data it collects. It is hoping to find new uses for public information in the areas of criminal justice, health and education, via 'mash-up' schemes.See multimedia presentations on this theme on RUDI, plus examples of existing schemesThe Power of Information... more>

July 5, 2008 - 50,000 people in the UK are now enjoying the benefits of using a pay as you go car club scheme and this number is growing at an amazing rate of 200 per cent a year. These people have none of the hassles of looking after a car, finance and servicing, they use the car club like you use taxi or bus and pay for it by the half hour. They can even borrow... more>

July 5, 2008 -  A Government programme to revive the housing market in depressed areas has proved more successful at demolishing homes than building new ones, according to a new report, Housing market renewal: Pathfinders : thirty-fifth report of session 2007-08, from the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee.Without support in the longer term, there is... more>

July 5, 2008 - A new essay published by the Social Market Foundation suggests that if the Government’s Community Empowerment strategy doesn’t change, the disconnection between citizens and government will only get worse. Community Empowerment is a defining agenda of the Brown Government. Recently, the focus of ministerial policy announcements has been on stre... more>

July 5, 2008 - Sustainable Hockerton (SHOCK), a group of residents from the village of Hockerton, Nottinghamshire, are celebrating the planning approval approval for the installation of a 225kW wind turbine within the parish boundary by Newark & Sherwood District Council on its first attempt.Since July 2006, residents of the parish of Hockerton have been... more>