UKGovCamp 2010

Doing a blog… ‘not something a sane adult would do…’ they have never considered it.

People blogging internally is the first step - make it acceptable at all levels.

FCO internal blogs - is content that controversial to not be public?

Disconnect between your reputation/perception at work and online through your blog. Can be radically different.

Do people in government actually read blogs?

We pay people X amount per day to research topics - blogs should be natural part of it.

‘I just say FECK it.’

Blogging as a civil servant is a career risk.

Where are the gov bloggers who don’t work primarily online? The researchers, those in policy?

Vagueness about what might happen if you blog in a dodgy area… Guidelines aren’t clear enough. Can you tweet your union rep in a dire moment?

If your organisation has a problem with you blogging - do you want to work for them?

Could Communities of Practice become our Gov Loop?