We’ve just had a look at the monthly NFP Synergy report which tracks MP recognition of Amnesty issues. This gave us a clue about the recognition amongst MPs of the No Recourse to Public Funds campaign.
25% of MPs asked for the report were definitely aware of the issue of No Recourse to Public Funds campaign 25% of MPs have had a letter from a constituent 25% of MPs have in turn written to the Minister
All this hopefully means that all MPs contacted by Amnesty have taken action.
For a campaign on quite a specialist issue this is already a success – and this is thanks to YOU!
Quick update: We are still monitoring the success of the pilot project that the government has started for 3 months. The project should be ended at the end of February and we can already see some points where we will need you to follow up with more lobbying. So watch this space for more campaigning action on No Recourse to Public Funds.
Governments and local authorities are starting to make their data available for re-use. Are we entering an new era of transparency?
Obama launched data.gov, which offers feeds from various departments including the US defence department and Nasa.
The UK government is opening its data on data.gov.uk. This is only about non-personal, non-sensitive data – information like the list of schools, crime rates or the performance of your council.
… and soon Boris Johnson will open an online data warehouse with more than 200 data sets relevant to life in the capital.
Why is open data that exciting?
By accessing information, we can understand better how the world works. We can do wonderful things with data today by visualising them, mashing them up or turning them into online applications.
This blog is where we (Amnesty UK’s webteam) will be keeping you up to date with the latest news about ProtectTheHuman.com and our other online activities.
We’ll also be using this blog to discuss our ongoing adventures in using social media for campaigning, so expect stats and insights to be coming this way soon.
