Marcus Povey

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Co-organiser at Barcamp Transparency / BCT UK
Technology Strategist at Marcus Povey Consulting

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Marcus Povey’s Summary

I have a keen interest in direct democracy, open government, transparency and accountability. I believe that modern communication technology can help put the citizen in driving seat.

As a veteran system architect with many projects behind me, I have robust instincts for design and system architecture and a proven record for providing quality solutions to highly technical problems.

Both at work and in my personal life I enjoy learning new skills and improving the existing ones that I have. I derive great satisfaction from researching and fully understanding a problem or from mastering a new skill.

Marcus Povey’s Specialties:

technology strategy, open government, transparency, direct democracy, social media, c, c++, java, j2me, Cryptography, Social networking, Elgg, PHP

Marcus Povey’s Experience

Co-organiser

Barcamp Transparency / BCT UK

(Political Organization industry)

April 2009 — Present (8 months)

Increasingly, the UK has become a surveillance society: one in which we aren't allowed to see the workings of government, nor governmental information relating to our towns and cities, yet are captured on camera more often than citizens of any other country in the world. At the same time, commercial services capture detailed information about our lives and sell it for commercial gain, without letting us decide who gets to see it. The ethics of social media remain relatively unexplored while the technology develops at breakneck speed.

At BarCamp Transparency we talk about ways to improve transparency in government, social media ethics and cyber activism. This is an annual event, with franchised events elsewhere in Europe and the world.
Technology Strategist

Marcus Povey Consulting

(Computer Software industry)

May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

I can advise you or your company on how to manage and run a software development project and avoid many costly pitfalls.

I can act as a technical lead in your existing team, or I can apply my extensive hands on development experience to your project as part of a team or individually.

As the senior architect on the Elgg project I have an unrivalled knowledge of the Elgg platform. I can use the knowledge gained from being directly involved in building a world leading social networking platform to help grow your business.

I can also provide consultancy around how social technology can be used to make your business more efficient and give you an edge over the competition.