London Regional ICT champion

Ofcom has published UK maps of 3G mobile network coverage for the first time.
The maps, which were prepared for Ofcom in December 2008, show that UK 3G coverage for the 5 main mobile networks – H3G, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone – varies greatly across the UK.  According to the maps, urban areas are well [...]

Directgov | innovate provides an innovative, collaborative, open source space for the public  to submit an idea or app that uses government data, cloud or crowdsourcing in a new and innovative way.

Launched in January earlier this year, the site already features a number of useful apps:
Twitterplan – Sends direct messages via Twitter when a planning [...]

Capacitybuilders  Improving Support website received a soft (unofficial) launch earlier this week.
The new portal is a one-stop-shop combining information on Capacitybuilders various workstreams – Campaigning, Collaboration, ICT, etc – with visitors to the site able to search for information and resources by region or topic.

A quick look at the Google map of local resources [...]

A recent survey by the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) finds that charitable trusts and foundations have also been significantly hit by the downturn, with 75% of respondents reporting  a significant decrease in investment value over the past 12 months.
The ACF survey revealed these figures from grantmaking foundations:

80% of investments decreased since June 2008;
47% of [...]