Communities of Practice initiatives in the public sector

I thought I would post a couple of examples of how communities of practice (CoPs) are becoming increasingly mainstream in developing policy and seeding innovation in the public sector - an area of work I continue to support through my involvement with the Improvement and Develpment Agency.
News from the Cabinet Office on how the [...]

Tags: Central Government, Communities of Practice, Public Sector, Socially excluded, Web2.0 by Steve Dale
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Social Media for the socially excluded

I had a meting today with an organisation - HeartsnSoul - who want to create a community web site to bring people with learning difficulties together with potential employers. They want to encourage use of personal blogs for their users and have a virtual meeting place (e.g. forum) where their users can ‘meet’ potential employers.
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Tags: Communities, Social Media, Socially excluded, Web2.0, accessibility by Steve Dale
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