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[Michael Lenczner]

Just got this through the twitter/facebook-verse.  Interesting... in
that strengthening democracy is used to refer to supporting the
philosophy of a specific party.  I haven't seen that happen before in
the Open Gov / Open Data space.  Everything I've seen has been
a_political-party, at least nominally.

It's kind of inevitable though - the whole "social innovation"
discourse our movement uses is intentionally free of judgement (in
order to be big-umbrella, seek allies, be non-threatening).  The book
"Getting to Maybe" is a good representation of that.



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http://manningcentre.ca/blog/call-proposals-democracy-challenge


Call for Proposals - Democracy Challenge | Manning Centre for Building Democracy

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - DEMOCRACY CHALLENGE

Do you have an original idea that will strengthen Canada's
conservative movement?  A website that needs to be launched?  A study
that needs to be written? A training module that needs to be
developed?

Then submit a proposal for the Democracy Challenge, and put your best
ideas to the test!

The Manning Centre is pleased to announce the inaugural Democracy
Challenge to be held at the 2010 Manning Networking Conference!

We invite you to submit a proposal, not to exceed 5 pages, for a
political innovation or idea that could be used to strengthen the
conservative movement in one of the following areas:
Activism and Networking
Ideas and Intellectual Capital
Communication
Investment
Training

Styled after the popular television program, the 'Dragons' Den', up to
5 finalists will be selected to appear before a panel of judges at the
2010 Manning Networking Conference.  The winning proposal will be
offered a $10,000 grant to put their proposal into practice!

Proposals will be judged based on their merit, cost-effectiveness and
applicability.  A good proposal will not only include a good idea, but
also a detailed budget and business plan.  Submissions will remain the
intellectual property of the applicant.

All submissions must be sent to Peter Andreasen no later than February
15, 2010, by 5pm Mountain Time.  Contestants must be 18 years of age
or older.

For more information on the Manning Networking Conference, or to
register Click Here!

[Hugh McGuire-2]

still no postcode data for free in the uk, despite the launch of data.gov.uk:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/22/postcode-petition-fails-blocked-number-ten




On Jan 22, 2010, at 2:04 PM, Michael Lenczner wrote:

> Just got this through the twitter/facebook-verse.  Interesting... in
> that strengthening democracy is used to refer to supporting the
> philosophy of a specific party.  I haven't seen that happen before in
> the Open Gov / Open Data space.  Everything I've seen has been
> a_political-party, at least nominally.
>
> It's kind of inevitable though - the whole "social innovation"
> discourse our movement uses is intentionally free of judgement (in
> order to be big-umbrella, seek allies, be non-threatening).  The book
> "Getting to Maybe" is a good representation of that.
>
>
>
> --------------------------------
> http://manningcentre.ca/blog/call-proposals-democracy-challenge
>
>
> Call for Proposals - Democracy Challenge | Manning Centre for Building Democracy
>
> CALL FOR PROPOSALS - DEMOCRACY CHALLENGE
>
> Do you have an original idea that will strengthen Canada's
> conservative movement?  A website that needs to be launched?  A study
> that needs to be written? A training module that needs to be
> developed?
>
> Then submit a proposal for the Democracy Challenge, and put your best
> ideas to the test!
>
> The Manning Centre is pleased to announce the inaugural Democracy
> Challenge to be held at the 2010 Manning Networking Conference!
>
> We invite you to submit a proposal, not to exceed 5 pages, for a
> political innovation or idea that could be used to strengthen the
> conservative movement in one of the following areas:
> Activism and Networking
> Ideas and Intellectual Capital
> Communication
> Investment
> Training
>
> Styled after the popular television program, the 'Dragons' Den', up to
> 5 finalists will be selected to appear before a panel of judges at the
> 2010 Manning Networking Conference.  The winning proposal will be
> offered a $10,000 grant to put their proposal into practice!
>
> Proposals will be judged based on their merit, cost-effectiveness and
> applicability.  A good proposal will not only include a good idea, but
> also a detailed budget and business plan.  Submissions will remain the
> intellectual property of the applicant.
>
> All submissions must be sent to Peter Andreasen no later than February
> 15, 2010, by 5pm Mountain Time.  Contestants must be 18 years of age
> or older.
>
> For more information on the Manning Networking Conference, or to
> register Click Here!
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