So long and thanks for the fish.........
Well, this is my last ever post on the blog...I'm hanging up my blog hat as of now.....
I’m pleased to announce that the blog will continue once I’ve left the University in a few weeks; it will be run and edited by the Campaign for Freedom of Information who will maintain the site on broadly similar lines as it is now. I'm delighted they taken the blog on (I look forward to being a reader of it myself!) and they will bring their excellent knowledge and insight on FOI that I'm sure everyone will find valuable. They will be taking over formally from the 5th March.
I'm sure I will still come into contact with many you in my new role, thanks again to everyone for their support over the last 4 years - I wouldn't have carried on for four years if it hadn't have been stimulating and enjoyable. I've been measuring page views since May 2003 and we've had 186001 to date, in 2003 the blog only managed 1893 views in the entire year - thanks to the many people who gave encouragement in that early period so that I carried on. It is also great there many other blogs on FOI now and the creation of a useful online FOI community commenting on and sharing posts etc across the many blogs before here in the UK and internationally.
Steve
4 comments:
Thanks Steve - the blog has proved invaluable to me and I'm sure other FoI practitioners and users. All the very best in your new position.
Thank you, Steve, for an excellent source of information on not only FOI in the UK but also international developments in information access. I'm also glad to hear Maurice and Katherine will be taking this on - the content is sure to remain of high quality with them in charge. Look forward to communicating with you in your new capacity at the ICO!
Sarah
Steve,
Thanks for the leadership you provided in the use of a blog for professional purposes, FOI in particular. You inspired me to have a go at this in Australia (Open and Shut) and we,like you and others have been pushing the importance of open government principles ever since. Good luck with the new appointment and profession. Thanks again Peter.
Good luck Steve in your new role and best wishes to the new team taking the baton and running with the blog.
With kind regards from everyone at the IMPACT® blog bods.
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