10 March, 2010 by Kate Ho
HMIC (Government body assessing the performance of the police) are launching a site called My Police which will report on statistics for the police, this saturday (13th March) at 9.30am sometime (edit: the page has been changed in the past hour). A quick search on the internet reveals only one reference to the HMIC site; the West Midlands Police Authority’s Chief Executive’s report dated 18th Feb 2010. According to the report, it says:
HMIC have indicated that they intend to publish the ‘Police Report Card’ in the week beginning 8 March 2010. The information will be published as part of the HMIC website, likely to be entitled ‘My Police’. The card is likely to cover a number of themes to include local policing, protection from serious harm, anti-social behaviour and value for money. The report will be a mix of data reports, narrative, gradings and direction of travel.
Of course, the team behind the “exactly” named
MyPolice startup which has spun out of
Social Innovation Camp last summer was not amused.
Lauren Currie, Director at MyPolice sent out an email at 9am this morning, explaining the story behind the whole situation:
On Monday we were notified by email from the HMIC that they are launching a product called My police at midnight tonight. Apparently, to our knowledge, it is a site about the public feeding back on police statistics (including how much they spend in their areas) to discern the best/worst police force in the UK and other such trivia’s.
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Hi folks – Jessica is away again this weekend (she’s off to London town on business) so I’m here again to give you a brief lowdown on all the cool events happening this week. I hope you enjoy them, and as ever, if you went to something and want to write a short review/synopsis of the event, then feel free to drop us a line at hello@startupcafe.co.uk!
Tues 9th March, 6.30pm, Informatics Forum, Edinburgh Girl Geeks Dinner
Emma McGrattan – VP of Engineering for Ingres (which is pre-postgres), and Lesley Eccles – Marketing Director for Fanduel is speaking at the bi-annual Edinburgh Girl Geeks Dinner. Tickets are sold out, but the videos will be available online from the Girl Geeks Scotland website.
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Shelter Scotland, the housing and homeless charity, is currently advertising for two digital media posts: 1 x digital manager and 1 x digital officer. If you’re interested, please contact Gordon MacRae.
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5 March, 2010 by Thomas Drapier
BraveNewTalent.com, an online business which connects people to employers via a social network, has secured £350,000 of investment to fuel its development and international growth.
The funds will enable the company to invest further in sales and marketing to attract more subscribing employers and users. BraveNewTalent.com also has ambitious plans for overseas expansion and has the US, India, Australia and South Africa in its sights for 2010. Continue Reading »
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I’m happy to see that the Internet Marketing Meetup Group is going to be back in action. Having been terrifically run by Hubdub gurus for a couple years, the group has gone through a quiet spell for a few months without a fearless leader. Think Hubdub life was picking up quickly with FanDuel launching as well, but it looks like the Internet Marketing Meetup torch is now being handed to a new team of three – Alan, Jay, and Eliza.
If you are interested in online marketing, social media, SEO, and all that goodness, then look out for these monthly events. Organisers have laid out their goals and plans for the meetup below, and I think they’ll be taking on a really nice format – I especially like the chance to get market updates from the group. Have a look and perhaps see you there! Continue Reading »
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Local SIE intern and Startupcafe regular, Hilary Singer, passed on details of the upcoming SIE SockCamp. Spun out of the SIE Bootcamp, SockCamp is a nicer, softer, half-day business workshop that makes your ideas leaner, meaner and fitter – FAST. (But hopefully with better food than army rations.)
It’s an Edinburgh wide event, so if you’re interested, please email Hilary at hilary.singer@ed.ac.uk
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Further to Kate’s recent article about CereProc giving Roger Ebert his voice back, it’s awesome to see them on CBS News. The footage was shown yesterday afternoon, and a couple of us on the 6th floor were drawn into the CereProc office upon hearing their excited reactions. They certainly picked a beautiful spot to show off the city too!
Video 1: Company Restores Roger Ebert's Voice
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There’s a new society in town. Arising out of the Business School, the Strategy Society is holding its first public event this week, and they are not starting small. Bringing in the former COO of local drinks giant Scottish & Newcastle sounds like a great start to their activities, and it is open to anyone interested in soaking up some business strategy. Details below provided by David Luger, and we’ll catch up with the Strategy Society team soon for more scoop on what’s to come:
TOM WARD, FORMER COO SCOTTISH & NEWCASTLE PLC
WEDNESDAY 3rd MARCH 18:30 – 20:00 LECTURE THEATRE 1, BUSINESS SCHOOL (7 BRISTO SQ)
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Most of the year, talk of prizes and awards means a chance for startups and entrepreneurs to gain recognition. Right now though, the tables are turning. There are many folks in the university community who go above and beyond for all of us, with guidance and advice that rarely gets proper acknowledgement. They give up countless evenings, weekends and lunch hours to organise workshops, listen to your problems, help you with your plan/pitch, and make sure we have all the resources we need (beer, pizza, floor space, tech equipment, market research, business contacts, you name it) to make our dreams come true.
SIE is now giving us the chance to recognise and thank the people who help make starting a business that much easier and smoother. I can think of so many worthy recipients of the following award, and encourage you to take half an hour out of your busy schedule in the next week to nominate someone who has made a difference to you. You have until 9am Monday 8th March (aka Sunday night)… I have posted the application questions below – email your answers to a.ives@sie.ac.uk. Continue Reading »
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E-Club’s biannual pitching competition is tonight, so you can go whoop, cheer, and safely learn from the 6 brave pitchees. You’re sure to recognise some faces – if you’ve ever been to an event in Edinburgh before – and even our own Kate Ho will be stepping into the den. The event kicks off at 6:30pm at the Business School (7 Bristo Square), Lecture Theatre 1, and it is open to anyone in the community.
Judges will be Cameron Thomson of Angel’s Den, Patrick Andrews of ScotSkills, John Hughes of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce (High Growth), and Scott McLennan of Santander. So it could be worth going along if you’ve been wanting to meet any of them…
Prizes are exciting, with £1000 from sponsors Santander going to one lucky contestant, and free Angel’s Den registration (usually costing £799 + VAT) being awarded as well.
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