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The upcoming London Conference on Cyberspace, on 1-2 November, is going to offer something very different to the sort of discussions the Foreign Office is used to. As an organisation, our ‘approach’ to the digital world – put simply – is in favour of freedom of speech, keen on the social and prosperity upsides to the medium, concerned about possible threats to individuals and countries by misuse, but there is no policy about the digital world, written down in the traditional way.
So the Foreign Office -hosted conference on ‘cyberspace’ is going to be unusual, to say the least. Discussing behaviours that are ungoverned, and possibly even ungovernable, and ways to encourage, but not demand, good behaviour over bad is a different approach – this is not one set of governments trying to reach agreement with another set.
What the conference is supposed to be about is kicking off debates that need to happen, but without setting out an outcome. So the conference is about discussing some key themes – prosperity; social good; freedom of access and expression; cyber crime and international security.
Given that it’s debate, not outcome, that will be the most important thing, we would like as many people as possible get involved. The event itself is full, but there are opportunities to contribute – tweeting questions to the conference, raising points on Facebook, writing your own blogs. Because we’ll be paying attention. Questions or links shared using the #londoncyber hashtag and the Foreign Secretary’s Facebook channel will be put to speakers in each of the sessions as we go along and tweeted from our @LondonCyber and other Foreign Office social media channels.
Blog posts and tweets will be added to our Storify links. All debate is useful and helpful and we’ll try and encourage and curate it as we go along. After all, you know this better than we do.
Please let us know your thoughts and if you need more information by getting in touch with @LondonCyber on twitter.
Anna Lewis
Digital Communications Manager
Digital Diplomacy Department
Communications Directorate
This month we have teamed up with two fantastic companies in Europcar and bmibaby to offer a competition prize that’s well worth winning – particularly for anyone intersted in travel….
The prize includes two parts:
** a 2 day car hire with a Prestige vehicle from Europcar
** return flights to Belfast with bmibaby
Sound good? Absolutely!
To win the car hire and the flights, all you have to do is answer the following:
If I could drive anywhere in the world to have fun, I would drive to ……
The most entertaining answer for the destination AND the reason why will be the winner. Don’t be afraid to link your answer to a blog post too if you have some special travel tips to share.
Just add your answer in the comments below before 2pm on Tuesday 23rd August 2011 and you’re in with a chance. Simples.
You can read the full terms and conditions here.
Bloggers. What would make you smile more than a London Bloggers Meetup?
How about a London Bloggers Meetup where you have the opportunity to win a fantastic Dell XPS 15z laptop?
Well let me tell you, both of these are coming your way next week on Tuesday 12th July.
Check out the laptop you could win here, which retails at nearly 900 notes:
So how can you win one of these new Dell laptops? Simples.
Answer the following question in the comments here on the blog, before 5pm on Tuesday 12th July, and you’re in with a chance.
Tell us in a witty, creative, or imaginative way how a new Dell XPS 15z laptop will help you be successful in your quest for blogging greatness.
To double your chances, you could also enter online on facebook too. Simply click here and you’re laughing.
Terms and conditions
- All entries must be submitted in the blog comments on this post
- The prize winner will be announced at the London Bloggers Meetup held on the 12th July
- The competition prize is one Dell XPS 15z laptop
- Dell reserves the right to use any competition entries in future marketing communications
- The promoter’s decision is final and binding in all matters
- Prize is non transferable and there is no cash alternative
- Closing date is Tuesday 12th July at 5pm
This month we’ve teamed up with our friends at freesat to offer one lucky blogger the chance to win a freesat+ box with installation. Worth £250, the box let’s you pause, rewind and record live TV, and the chance to catch up on all your favourite programmes with On Demand services.
As well as offering a great prize, we’ve also got the inside scoop on freesat’s first ever blogger event which is taking place in London this month!
If you have an interest in all things TV, entertainment and technology and fancy a bloggers night out at one of Soho’s best-loved pubs with beer on tap, pub grub and a proper pub quiz – then put Thursday 16th June in your diary at 6:30pm.
Taking place at the Nellie Dean pub in Soho, the evening is open to bloggers who are up for a challenge! Highlights include:
- The freesat TV pub quiz (a great chance to test whether you know your Emmerdale from your Eastenders!)
- Free food and drink all evening
- A chance to meet the freesat tech team
- And last but not least a good chance to catch up with the other bloggers attending
For your chance to win the freesat+ box and installation, email freesat@consolidatedpr.com and answer the following question:
How many channels does freesat offer?
a – 100+
b – 150+
c – 200+
If you’d like to reserve your place at the freesat blogger event, simply RSVP to the same email address by 10th June – freesat@consolidatedpr.com. Spaces are limited and entry will be strictly guestlist only.
freesat was created to ensure that everyone has the best of free digital TV, with no contract and no subscription, just a one-off payment. No catch.
They’re now the UK’s fastest growing digital TV service with 1.5 million customers, offering 150+ digital TV and radio services, including free HD, freesat+ to record, pause and rewind; BBC iPlayer, with ITV Net Player coming soon.
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