Archive - Digital

Innovations in Local Sustainability

August 26 1 Comment Category: Digital, Heritage

The Ulwazi Programme (www.ulwazi.org) was featured in a recent publication by the Municipal Institute of Learning (www.mile.org.za) which looked at good practice in the eThekwini Municipality, and we got a mention as the consultants who keep it going – thanks Betsie! The Ulwazi Programme is a ground-breaking initiative and is growing from strength to strength [...]

The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet

August 20 0 Comments Category: Digital

Interesting and controversial article on Wired.com – I feel that there exists space for a vibrant and open web community alongside the undeniably useful and attractive app economy.  What are your thoughts? __________ Two decades after its birth, the World Wide Web is in decline, as simpler, sleeker services — think apps — are less [...]

Sound map: the Caledonian Road

August 05 0 Comments Category: Digital

This is a pretty cool project.  I’d like to do something similar, perhaps following the route of Doung Jahangeer’s CityWalk.  Anyone keen to collaborate, leave a comment. Award winning broadcaster and oral historian Alan Dein walks down the Caledonian Road, telling the story of the north London street through the voices of the people who [...]

Web 3.0?

July 29 0 Comments Category: Archives, Culture, Digital

As most of our work is done online it is important to keep abreast of developments on and about the Internet. Here is a recent documentary by Kate Ray exploring the potential and limits of what is known as ‘The Semantic Web’ or Web 3.0. Web 3.0 from Kate Ray on Vimeo. In a similar [...]