Thursday 9 October 2008

Speaker of the Week: Jeremy Gould

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Jeremy Gould, Head of Internet Communication, Ministry of Justice, UK is this week's speaker. Jeremy is a track keynote speaker on day one of the conference.
Day 1: Track 1 Web 2.0 After the buzz
Q Which are the most important topics, for you personally, due to be discussed at the Online Information Conference 2008 and why?
Jeremy:
I'm really keen to learn more about how business can better adopt semantic web technologies
Q Besides your own, which tracks would you recommend to delegates attending the conference?
Jeremy:
search and SEO aren't the 'sexiest'; of subjects but they're vital for business, and easily overlooked in the web 2 media hype. I think there's plenty to learn there still.
Q What are you looking forward to most about participating in Online Information 2008?
Jeremy:
Meeting new people!
Q If you had to choose only one - which social network would you recommend to colleagues?
Jeremy:
I get more business intros through LinkedIn right now - it's become my online CV
Q And finally, just out of interest - where are you planning to spend Christmas this year?
Jeremy:
West coast of Ireland.
About Jeremy Gould
I am a civil servant at the UK Ministry of Justice with responsibility for digital media strategy. I lead a team of web professionals managing a portfolio of websites, developing customer-centric online communication propositions, and using social media tools to encourage online engagement.
Prior to joining the civil service, I worked on web 'stuff' in wider public sector, corporate, and agency environments.
Jeremy Gould's Specialties:
Proposition development with a technology agnostic approach
Defining user experience - strong ability to act as an 'informed customer'
Using social media for online engagement and delivering lean, functional web presences
Delivering with limited resources
Building and motivating teams - physically and virtually
Qualified and experienced OGC gateway reviewer
Learn more about Jeremy by checking out http://whitehallwebby.com, http://twitter.com/jeremygould, http://linkedin.com/in/jeremygould/
For more information, or to view the conference programme in full, please visit:
www.online-information.co.uk/conference

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