links for 2010-12-31

• Five (grim) predictions for 2011
  Some pragmatic preditions from @ingridk on 2011. I think she's right, you know.
  (tags: blogging localgov web2.0 gov2.0 socialmedia opendata opengov)
• Whither open government in 2011?
  Great post from DavePress on things he thinks will happen in local government in 2011.
  (tags: davepress blogging localgov web2.0 gov2.0 2011)
• ePetitions and the Big Society — eDemocracyBlog.com
  "[O]n the old Number 10 petitions system just eight petitions reached [100,000] signatories after its launch in early 2007.
  Though better integration with Facebook, etc might increase the frequency at which the threshold is reached, it will only make the basic problem worse: The vast majority of petitions and the vast majority of signatures will have no impact."
  (tags: web2.0 gov2.0 democracy parliament socialmedia)
• Paying for Care
  "Paying for Care (payingforcare.co.uk) is an advice website launched in 2011 designed to help individuals make more informed decisions about the arrangements and funding for their long term care. The site is equally useful for Powers of Attorney and family members and friends. The site has been created by Partnership Ltd., market leaders in the design and manufacture of financial products for retirement and long term care."
  (tags: socialcare information age)
• Is the 'big society' just a big joke?
  "Volunteer centres that are successfully putting 'big society' values into practice face [huge] cuts to their income."
  (tags: charity bigsociety vcs volunteering cuts guardian)
• We need an NHS for later life
  "As the government predicts a steep rise in the number of centenarians, Michelle Mitchell says a health and care structure which treats older people with dignity and respect is vital."
  (tags: health socialcare ageUK research guardian work age equality)
• Health Resource Allocation. A briefing for the House of Commons Health Select Committee
  "This short briefing has been prepared for the Members of the Health Committee to support the Committee’s examination of health resource allocation. The NHS White Paper, Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS, sets out the Coalition Government's long-term vision for the future of the NHS. At the Committee’s request this briefing focuses on health resource allocation under the current system."
  (tags: health healthwhitepaper research statistics work toread)

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