Parliament Street investigates social media policy at the Department for Transport
Up to five workers at the Department for Transport have been sacked for misuse of social media, Parliament Street finds.
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Steven George-Hilley writes for civilsociety.co.uk
Published on civilsociety.co.uk on 22 Jan 2013: The hidden world of aid A recent trip to The Gambia revealed to Steven George-Hilley a hidden network of people who met, kept in touch and delivered aid through social media channels. We all know that the tidal wave of social media tools has helped connect millions of people all over the world, […]
Deutsche Welle (DW) report on our North Korea research paper
Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s international broadcaster has reported on our new paper, Fostering Democracy in North Korea: North Korean defector calls on Europe for help UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has called for a ‘long overdue’ investigation into North Korea’s rights situation, the improvement of which defector Kim Joo Il says can only happen with Europe’s […]
Fostering democracy: a paper on North Korea
In a new paper, North Korean defector Kim Joo Il argues Western powers can have a positive impact on the development of human rights in North Korea. With a foreword by Benedict Rogers, Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Read the full report (pdf) »
North Korean defector calls on Europe for help
North Korean defector – and author of a report for Parliament Street – Kim Joo Il says improvements in human rights can only happen with Europe’s help. “The UK and other European countries must actively lead an international initiative to expose the reality of human rights violations, persuade the regime to address these problems and plant the seeds of democracy in […]
North Korea defector urges European help
In a new paper, North Korean defector Kim Joo Il says improvements to human rights in North Korea can only happen with Europe’s support.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development cover Parliament Street research
The Charted Institute of Personnel and Development have covered our new research into social media misuse at the Department of Work and Pensions: Government department sacks staff over social media abuse More than 100 workers disciplined for using Twitter and Facebook Eleven civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been sacked for misusing Twitter or […]
Peterson Institute for International Economics covers Parliament Street North Korea research paper
The Peterson Institute for International Economics recently covered our research paper “Fostering Democracy in North Korea” written by North Korean dissident Kin Joo-il: North Korean refugee on fostering democracy in North Korea Kim Joo-il is a former captain in the Korean People’s Army. He is an activist residing in the UK. This week Parliament Street, a British think-tank, issued Kim’s […]
The Guardian – Eleven work and pensions civil servants sacked for using Twitter or Facebook
Wednesday 9th January 2013 Steven George-Hilley, Parliament Street’s Director of Technology comments on news that eleven civil servants have been sacked for mis-use of Twitter. He said: “In a social media age, it beggars belief that employees are being banned from using sites like Twitter and Facebook in the workplace. Read more
Eleven sacked for using Twitter
Parliament Street investigates social media policy at the Department of Work and Pensions.
