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Kirsten Bound

Senior Researcher

Kirsten Bound is a senior researcher at Demos, where she has worked since 2004. Her work broadly looks at democracy and innovation and she has a particular focus in developing Demos’ international research relationships. She is author of India: the uneven innovator

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• Hold on to your asteroids... Microsoft unveiled Worldwide Telescope yesterday. Its a 'telescope for the masses' -  letting anyone with the internet see images from the world's most powerful instruments. Some say it could be 'like the human genome project' in scope. continue reading Posted by Kirsten Bound on 15th May 2008 Comments (1)
• EDI in Brussels We just got back from the launch of the Everyday Democracy Index (EDI) at The Centre in Brussels. It was a chance to test our ideas with a group drawn from Member States, NGOs, index experts and journalists. Margot Wallstrom, the Vice President of the European Commission, in charge of institutional relations and communication, was there to respond. continue reading Posted by Kirsten Bound on 9th April 2008 in The Everyday Democracy Index
• Social Innovation Camp It was post-it notes at dawn for the inaugural Social Innovation Camp in London last weekend. An ‘unconference,’ the camp brought together teams of web 2.0 geeks and other bright young things to compete in “an experiment in using social technology for social change.” continue reading Posted by Kirsten Bound on 7th April 2008
• A Brazillion and one things still to learn

  Just over half way through our Atlas of Ideas fieldwork in Brazil, we’ve been to six cities and interviewed around 70 scientists, policymakers and business people about the future of science and innovation in Brazil. We’re working in partnership with Brazilian strategy and innovation think tank, CGEE. And it still feels like we are barely scratching the surface...

  continue reading Posted by Kirsten Bound on 4th March 2008 in Atlas of Ideas 2.0
• Launch of the Everyday Democracy Index

  Yesterday evening Demos was jam-packed for the launch of the Everyday Democracy Index. Paul Skidmore unveiled the first exciting set of results, with an engaging response from Professor Timothy Garton Ash.

  Rather than relying solely on traditional democratic indicators like electoral turnout, the EDI also measures how good countries are at empowering their citizens in everyday spheres of life like neighbourhoods and communities, workplaces, public services and even the family.

  continue reading Posted by Kirsten Bound on 1st February 2008 in The Everyday Democracy Index
• 1% solution to the Green Paper Challenge A national Community Governance Service, anybody? continue reading Posted by Kirsten Bound on 12th July 2007
• A New Special Relationship? So David Cameron and George Osborne are in India, busy getting on one of the most important bandwagons of recent times. continue reading Posted by Kirsten Bound on 6th September 2006 in Atlas of Ideas 2.0
• What Do Votes Mean? - Prizes! We all know political disengagement is a hard nut to crack. I mean what do you appeal to? People's intrinsic sense of civic duty? Their desire to take control of their own lives? All well and good, but we’ve been there and tried that. How about appealing to love for money and the quest for a celebrity lifestyle? In Arizona this year, the November ballot will for the first time be combined with a $1 million lottery to be won by one lucky voter, no matter who they vote for. continue reading Posted by Kirsten Bound on 17th July 2006 Comments (2)
• Courting 'Asia's Other Powerhouse' And where is the UK in this whirlwind of political and economic tourism? Well, we make our fair share of scoping trips. A Demos team has just returned from seven weeks in India studying dynamics of science and innovation for The Atlas of Ideas. The Telegraph reports today that the City of London is opening its first office in India, and the London Stock Exchange is looking to set up a link with the Indian stock market in Mumbai. It looks likely that the Chancellor will use his Budget on 22nd... continue reading Posted by Kirsten Bound on 6th March 2006 in Atlas of Ideas 2.0
• The risks of success A long procession of packed buses rumbles up the road to the Opening Session of the 93rd Indian Science Congress in Hyderabad. Security is tight. Just a few days earlier, terrorists stormed a conference at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, gunning down academics and showering the room with hand grenades, which thankfully didn?t go off. One Professor was killed and four are still in hospital.In his inaugural address, Prime Minister Manhoman Singh says the fact that science is a... continue reading Posted by Kirsten Bound on 11th January 2006 in Atlas of Ideas 2.0

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