http://campbellwright.co.uk/wesenwille/2010/01/told-you-snow-lessons-to-be-learned-in-public-sector-technology-from-the-recent-snow/ Community through Technology, Media & Communication Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://campbellwright.co.uk/wesenwille/2010/01/told-you-snow-lessons-to-be-learned-in-public-sector-technology-from-the-recent-snow/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Sarah Lay » Blog Archive » Snow…to go! Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:29:19 +0000 http://campbellwright.co.uk/wesenwille/?p=151#comment-1028 [...] There have already been posts about how council services and comms coped with the bad weather – there is a good round-up of those by Kev Campbell-Wright. [...] [...] There have already been posts about how council services and comms coped with the bad weather – there is a good round-up of those by Kev Campbell-Wright. [...]

]]> http://campbellwright.co.uk/wesenwille/2010/01/told-you-snow-lessons-to-be-learned-in-public-sector-technology-from-the-recent-snow/comment-page-1/#comment-948 cyberdoyle Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:44:09 +0000 http://campbellwright.co.uk/wesenwille/?p=151#comment-948 Snow and the problems it causes are surmountable. The problem we have these days is the litigation society and the 'not my job gov' types. Aided and abetted by the useless HSE and greedy lawyers. Another reason for a countrywide shutdown is many schools have closed because rather than open up to a half full house they shut, thus saving themselves from OFSTED black marks for absenteeism. This has a seriously detrimental effect on the workforce as alternative childcare is not available at short notice. The age of commonsense has died. In order for us to continue in bad weather we will have to turn to remote working. I can't see things changing now quangos, lawyers and the luvvies have such a hold on society, so we will have to work round it, possibly in the way suggested by one of the people on your list. @johnpopham has blogged that the internet can be a way of carrying on whatever the weather. What we now need to do is make sure everyone has access to reliable, affordable and good internet connectivity. Currently whilst government doesn't get IT and ofcom and telcos are too busy milking the obsolete victorian phone network this isn't possible, but if we can just get them to wake up and light some fibre this country could once again rule the waves. Once the infrastructure is upgraded there is scope to raise awareness and make plans for any contingency, fire famine or flood, frost, heat or snow, or even mass epidemics of disease. Also more home working will cut down our carbon footprint and save a fortune in both money and fossil fuels... There is a lot to be gained from technology. When IT works. Chris Snow and the problems it causes are surmountable. The problem we have these days is the litigation society and the ‘not my job gov’ types. Aided and abetted by the useless HSE and greedy lawyers. Another reason for a countrywide shutdown is many schools have closed because rather than open up to a half full house they shut, thus saving themselves from OFSTED black marks for absenteeism. This has a seriously detrimental effect on the workforce as alternative childcare is not available at short notice.
The age of commonsense has died.
In order for us to continue in bad weather we will have to turn to remote working. I can’t see things changing now quangos, lawyers and the luvvies have such a hold on society, so we will have to work round it, possibly in the way suggested by one of the people on your list. @johnpopham has blogged that the internet can be a way of carrying on whatever the weather. What we now need to do is make sure everyone has access to reliable, affordable and good internet connectivity. Currently whilst government doesn’t get IT and ofcom and telcos are too busy milking the obsolete victorian phone network this isn’t possible, but if we can just get them to wake up and light some fibre this country could once again rule the waves. Once the infrastructure is upgraded there is scope to raise awareness and make plans for any contingency, fire famine or flood, frost, heat or snow, or even mass epidemics of disease. Also more home working will cut down our carbon footprint and save a fortune in both money and fossil fuels…
There is a lot to be gained from technology.
When IT works.
Chris

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