http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/fwding-Call-for-Proposals-Democracy-Challenge-Manning-Centre-for-Building-Democracy-tp1943p1944.html
still no postcode data for free in the uk, despite the launch of data.gov.uk:
> 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>
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> 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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