I can’t remember the last time I ever was in Gerrards Cross. To be honest I am not sure I have ever been there but I used to live in Oxford which is not more than a stone’s throw away and so I would be surprised if I hadn’t. Anyway, it didn’t ring a bell … Continue reading Far from Home Counties
People’s differences and evolution
Can everything be explained by evolution? It is a subject that has fascinated me ever since my formative years as a young and fresh faced zoology undergraduate. Not that my degree has ever really been put into practice but it is something I think about a lot. Evolution is something that is widely appreciated yet, … Continue reading People’s differences and evolution
Fixed term
I have now been Chair of the North East ICT Managers group, or Partnership as it is really called, for over four years. How time flies’ when you are enjoying yourself. A part of me feels like it is longer. It was our annual general meeting this week and I was, once again, elected for … Continue reading Fixed term
Gold event
How difficult are simulations? Very! They never seem to really reflect reality but then I don’t think that is the point. I know this now having been involved in a cyber-simulation predicated on a sustained and organised attack on the ICT systems of a number of the Local Resilience Forum partners. It was held at the … Continue reading Gold event
TechArt
It is funny where life takes you if you let it. It is filled with little nooks and crannies down which you can wander. Inquisitiveness can be a blessing and a curse however. There is always something interesting to discover but there is never enough time to chase it all. My latest rich seam to … Continue reading TechArt
Guest lecturing
Guest lecturing is a first for me. It is something that I have been thinking about for some time yet the opportunities don’t always arise. I thought it was a way of giving back to society by helping more students to think about digital as a career. It is funny how these things work out. … Continue reading Guest lecturing
Forget about me
The right to be forgotten, as part of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), is exercising my mind. It's not really called that, it is actually called ‘The right to erasure’. The broad principle underpinning this right is to enable an individual to request the deletion or removal of personal data whether there is no … Continue reading Forget about me
Training Apprentices
How exciting I am now a director of an ATA, an Apprentice Training Agency. Service Direct Newco, a wholly owned subsidiary of the council has been awarded this status. It has been a long up-hill climb to get there but it offers us some important capabilities. My thanks must go to Cath, Steven and Lee … Continue reading Training Apprentices
Data assets
Data assets are hard to get your head around. They not like physical assets such as PCs or laptops or services or buildings. I mean electronic data assets here. They hide in the ether. Just like that thing called love ‘You can't see them with your eyes, hold them in your hand, but I like … Continue reading Data assets
Learn from play
Children learn from play. Hold the front page. Who could believe it? Whatever will they think of next? I heard it on the news so it must be true, yet anyone who has ever had children knows this to be self-evident. Children learn the social norms of interaction, collaboration and hierarchy through play. Anyone who … Continue reading Learn from play
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 