Examples

We The Peoples

The UN uses Medium to bring together a range of staff working in different countries, to shed light on what … Read more » – We The Peoples

Justine Greening on Medium

The Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening, is blogging on Medium

Preparing for Patients: by Dept of Health on Exposure

An interesting new tool similar to Medium for blogging or publishing beyond the constraints of the corporate website or blog, … Read more » – Preparing for Patients: by Dept of Health on Exposure

The Official White House Tumblr

As government organisations try out new channels, it’s getting trickier to find the right way to use ‘cooler’ platforms like … Read more » – The Official White House Tumblr

Future of cities

A lovely use of a blog format for a team to share images and thinking around an interesting policy issue: … Read more » – Future of cities

Sharing Economy Review

Nice use of a free blogging platform, WordPress.com, to host an independent review supported by government: This is the home … Read more » – Sharing Economy Review

Tackling Bovine TB

Defra is using the simple blogging service Tumblr to tell the story of the work underway to tackle tuberculosis in … Read more » – Tackling Bovine TB

Environment Agency blog

The Environment Agency has an elegant blog hosted on the Government Digital Service blogging platform: The Environment Agency’s work helps … Read more » – Environment Agency blog

David Cameron on LinkedIn

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has a LinkedIn ‘influencer’ profile where his team posts by-lined articles which get relatively healthy … Read more » – David Cameron on LinkedIn

Talk London

An interesting mix of social media community space, blog, and opinion research panel, this site aims to get Londoners talking … Read more » – Talk London

Norfolk Winter | A blog designed to help people in Norfolk keep happy, healthy and safe during the colder months.

Smart blog by Norfolk County Council to help local people with advice about staying safe this winter (via @danslee): Bad … Read more » – Norfolk Winter | A blog designed to help people in Norfolk keep happy, healthy and safe during the colder months.

Mark Prisk’s blog

Mark Prisk, a minister at the Department for Communities and Local Government, is now blogging: This blog will be a … Read more » – Mark Prisk’s blog

Digital Health | Digital guidance and best practice for the health and care system

The Digital Health site is a microsite run by the digital team at the Department of Health: These pages are … Read more » – Digital Health | Digital guidance and best practice for the health and care system

Open Policymaking | A Demsoc space on open policymaking and better consultation

The Democratic Society, together with the Cabinet Office, Involve and Guerilla Policy are running an interactive online project to explore … Read more » – Open Policymaking | A Demsoc space on open policymaking and better consultation

Comment on our draft Vision & Objectives – Science & Society

A multi-phase exercise, the team at BIS working on public engagement with science have put up their new vision and … Read more » – Comment on our draft Vision & Objectives – Science & Society

Intellectual Property Office – Dragons’ Den 2012

A lovely link up between the Intellectual Property Office and the TV show, Dragons’ Den, which often raises issues of … Read more » – Intellectual Property Office – Dragons’ Den 2012

Inside Inside Government

The team working on the part of the new single Government website which will present corporate information from departments are … Read more » – Inside Inside Government

Engage for Education – Scottish Government

Engage for Education is a multi-purpose platform used to host online conversations with people across Scotland interested in education policy, … Read more » – Engage for Education – Scottish Government

Devon County Council: Re:Work Digital

The digital communications team at Devon County Council do interesting work, especially thinking strategically about content and working across different … Read more » – Devon County Council: Re:Work Digital

insight: Medical Research Council blog

A new blog about the work of scientists at the MRC: The MRC is a publicly funded organisation dedicated to … Read more » – insight: Medical Research Council blog

BIS Digital Day

The Digital Communications team at the Department for Business ran a ‘digital day’ within the organisation to help raise the … Read more » – BIS Digital Day

Beyond 2012: The Legacy Games

DCMS are using Tumblr, the blogging platform, to tell daily stories about the impact that the London 2012 Olympic games … Read more » – Beyond 2012: The Legacy Games

Long term conditions: Department of Health

The Department of Health is using a consultation mini-site to source comments from people with an interest in the management … Read more » – Long term conditions: Department of Health

Ordnance Survey Blog

Ordnance Survey, the mapping and geographic information specialist agency, runs an active blog talking about the work of the organisation, … Read more » – Ordnance Survey Blog

PC Richard Stanley

A great, engaging blog about work as a police officer in the Walsall area, written by a PC in his … Read more » – PC Richard Stanley

Walsall Wildlife – A bee’s-eye view of the borough…

A great work-related blog by Morgan Bowers, Senior Countryside Ranger working for Walsall Countryside Services (part of Walsall Council). Morgan … Read more » – Walsall Wildlife – A bee’s-eye view of the borough…

Professor Douglas Kell’s blog, BBSRC

Professor Douglas Kell is the Chief Executive of the Bioscience Research Council (BBSRC) and blogs regularly about bioscience issues. He … Read more » – Professor Douglas Kell’s blog, BBSRC

Pylon Design Competition – DECC

DECC put together a social media package to support the announcement of the winners of a competition to design new … Read more » – Pylon Design Competition – DECC

Modernisation of health and care

The Department of Health developed a policy mini-site – the Modernisation channel – to provide a space to provide news … Read more » – Modernisation of health and care

Government Digital Service blog

The Government Digital Service established a group blog on the low-cost WordPress.com platform in late 2011, where members of the … Read more » – Government Digital Service blog

Department of Energy and Climate Change Blog

The DECC blog features writers from inside and outside the organisation talking about energy and climate issues: This blog has … Read more » – Department of Energy and Climate Change Blog

London Conference on Somalia: Building Momentum – Matt Baugh

Matt Baugh is the British Ambassador to Somalia, and his blog – one of around 90 on the FCO’s blogs … Read more » – London Conference on Somalia: Building Momentum – Matt Baugh

Webchat on personalisation – David Behan

David Behan is a Director General at the Department of Health who has used various digital channels to engage external … Read more » – Webchat on personalisation – David Behan

Andrew Wadge’s blog, Food Standards Agency

As Chief Scientist of the Food Standards Agency, Andrew Wadge has blogged for several years on food safety and nutritional … Read more » – Andrew Wadge’s blog, Food Standards Agency

UK Trade and Inward Investment blog

UK Trade & Investment supports UK firms to export and promotes inward investment. Its blog platform showcases the work of … Read more » – UK Trade and Inward Investment blog

DFID Bloggers

The DFID blog platform showcases the work of DFID’s network of staff around the world, sharing vivid stories and images: … Read more » – DFID Bloggers

How bloggers and police countered riot rumours in Wolverhampton

When the riots struck panic and rumour kicked in. While some called for the internet to be shut down others … Read more » – How bloggers and police countered riot rumours in Wolverhampton

You’ve been pinned – local government and Pinterest

Pinterest is the new kid on the block. But how can the public sector use it? Rather effectively as this … Read more » – You’ve been pinned – local government and Pinterest

NHS local

Award winning site which uses rich media to deliver information on local services while collecting patient opinion. Site uses blogs … Read more » – NHS local

Defra Civil Society blog

Defra’s third sector blog which aims to engage with audiences and feed in to the main Defra website. The blog … Read more » – Defra Civil Society blog

The Energy Saving Trust’s blog

A straightforward blog, hosted on the free WordPress.com service, representing the evolution of a Chief Executive’s blog into something more … Read more » – The Energy Saving Trust’s blog

Engage for Education

Scottish site designed to engage those with an interest in education policy in online discussion about its future: Engage for … Read more » – Engage for Education

Blog: Jan Britton

Jan Britton is Interim Chief Executive of Sandwell Council, and uses his blog as a way of talking to staff … Read more » – Blog: Jan Britton

The National Archives blog

Oliver Morley, Chief Executive of The National Archives, kicks off a new group blog for the Archives: I feel rather … Read more » – The National Archives blog

Library of Birmingham blog

A blog chronicling the development of a new library in Birmingham: The Library of Birmingham will set new standards for … Read more » – Library of Birmingham blog

Foreign Office blogs: a short history of UK government digital engagement

Stephen Hale reflects on the history of blogging in the Foreign Office. As pioneers the Foreign Office often acted as … Read more » – Foreign Office blogs: a short history of UK government digital engagement

Health conversations

An interesting approach to curating different blogs and Tweets in one place, Health Conversations is a live dashboard of digital … Read more » – Health conversations