NESTA is interested in supporting timebanking, complementary currencies and various newer ideas around the sharing economy, seeing them as platforms for civic engagement and reciprocity in civil society.
London coffee houses of the 17th century were fertile ground for innovation.
The potential for open-source software to cut public sector costs is an exciting prospect and it's happening now
How to open up local data: notes, tips and tricks from Warwickshire council
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