Policymaking in the Cloud: Doing Things Differently

A Political Innovation 'Translation Layer' Event at Adam Street Policymaking in the Cloud: Doing Things DifferentlyWhat policymakers can learn from the cloud, open source and peer-to-peer models Speaker: Dr Andy Williamson   A short talk followed by drinks & networking   Who should come? Politicians & their staff Campaigns & Public affairs professionals Policymakers... [read more]

A Political Innovation 'Translation Layer' Event at Adam Street Policymaking in the Cloud: Doing Things DifferentlyWhat policymakers can learn from the cloud, open source and peer-to-peer models Speaker: Dr Andy Williamson   A short talk followed by drinks & networking   Who should come? Politicians & their staff Campaigns & Public affairs professionals Policymakers Entrepreneurs & investors Gamers Bloggers & journalists Social media specialists In Brief;  New technologies and working practices imply different organisational models, with open source development changing traditional models of intellectual property. The Cloud and peer-to-peer models are concepts that, superficially, change the way IT departments work. More importantly for policymakers, they can also change the way we think about collective action and participation. How do these concepts impact on the work of politicians, and what do they need to know to take advantage of them? Dr Andy Williamson is an independent digital strategist and commentator. He is a Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Social Change (Manchester University) and a former Director of Digital Democracy at the Hansard Society with extensive commercial and academic experience in the UK and New Zealand. The Translation Layer We often ask politicians to embrace innovative ideas from the worlds of social media or gaming and use them to solve long-standing problems. Never before have we faced a position where so many key concepts are not fully understood by policy makers and their stakeholders. They’re tough concepts to grasp if you don’t work in these industries. A Translation Layer is needed. Applying these solutions to the obvious problems with policymaking can help improve an understanding of the wider opportunities presented by innovation. About Adam St Hidden in 18th century vaults under the Strand, Adam Street is a central London base for work and play.  Here you can relax, work, hang-out, entertain, hide, impress, eat great food and drink excellent wine and cocktails, surrounded by like-minded souls.  The membership is built around entrepreneurs and freelancers. The club comprises a bar, restaurant, meeting rooms, events spaces and an interestingly diverse membership.   If you are an independent-minded person who struggles to separate work and pleasure then you may well find you need a bit of Adam Street in your life.   Adam Street Private Members Club is offering an Associate Members rate of either £600 per year or £50 per month to all attendees of the Political Innovation Event.   To find out more information about membership at Adam Street, Please contact the Membership Manager, Ellie Barrett on 020 7520 9033 or Ellie@adamstreet.co.uk  In association with: Ellwood & Atfield and Repknight.com 

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