... friends and share their own progress on the web.” 4iP say they plan to continue to invest in health and welfare ... service will also help parents become more involved in the school community. 4iP say they have invested in School Report Card because not only does it meet ... projects receiving investment have to fit into the overall themes that 4iP aims to promote, which include “holding power ...

... Report Card. I am extremely happy to say, today, that Ashdown is funded by an investment from 4iP/Channel 4. Read 4iP’s reasons for investing, and what TechCrunch Europe find interesting. For us, it’s the ideal project: Ashdown ... good balance to the studio. We love working with the folks at 4iP, and we’re totally looking forward to seeing where this takes us. It’s ...

You will no doubt have heard the news that Channel 4’s 4IP fund is joining forces with Slugger to build a new and bespoke platform to further promote political ... on the BBC NI site as well). Ewan McIntosh has most of the detail of the deal and what we are aiming to achieve at the 4IP blog. For my part I view it as an opportunity get beyond bewailing how the new media has destroyed the old ...

Considering blogger Mick Fealty began blogging” by accident”, the acquisition of Slugger O’Toole by Channel 4’s 4iP is an interesting development. Speaking to CoJo’s David Hayward a month ago there was a grassroots edginess to Slugger O’Toole in the way Mick Fealty described it and it’s reach. Back in October Mick stressed the unique position the blog ...

It’s interesting that Channel 4, a UK public sector broadcaster has set up an investment fund to back startups. It’s even more interesting that the 4iP fund will tomorrow announce seven new investments totaling $830,000 as part of its mission to kick-start new investment in public service-oriented digital media. This is a bit like PBS investing in startups which can a) contribute to ...

... agency Northern Ireland Screen. The investment size is unknown, along with whether 4iP has taken equity, and the deal will be announced later. Slugger was started in ... -sharing agreement strained by police reform proposals. 4iP's portfolio already includes civic online reporting and ... 'play the ball not the man'," said the 4iP investment commissioner Ewan McIntosh. "People ...

... seen, on the growing 38minutes community. The model works. And now it has come for me to move on, and try something different. 4iP has been simultaneously a hoot and one of the most demanding gigs out there, but I ... commercial production of media with a public purpose, has been a boon. Both represent what I think 4iP has achieved most in a recession-bound digital economy. Digital Goldfish, ...

... account. I'm not sure that the government can re-engineer itself from the inside out Tom Loosemore, 4ip Dr James Munro, the director of Patient Opinion, said the web and the rising influence ... adversarial and a place to report experiences with police investigations. Tom Loosemore, head of 4iP, Channel 4's Innovation fund, said he suspected that active citizens and frustrated ...

... LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, organised by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta). During the debate he was asked by Tom Loosemore, who heads up Channel 4's 4IP innovation fund, whether there was a danger with the micro-blogging site that people would merely use it as a way of speaking to like-minded followers rather than engaging in real debate. "It's ...

... argued for a realignment of assessment with more motivating methods such as those incorporating competitive elements. After a break, where I had a good chat with the midlands regional team for 4IP about their plans to introduce game-based learning at sixth-form level, there were two fascinating live storytelling/interactive presentations from Toby Barnes (Mudlark) and Tassos Stevens (Coney). Toby ...

... that those in nursing homes are looked after with dignity, to help make welfare to work programmes less adversarial and a place to report experiences with police investigations. Tom Loosemore, head of 4iP, Channel 4's Innovation fund, said he suspected that active citizens and frustrated users could become a big catalyst for change in public services. "The design of public services ...

... Should you want to share the results of the tests, or your drinking stats, then the app offers Facebook link-up and a Twitter stream. The app is the first to be launched from Channel 4's 4iP stable and is supported by The Digital Media IP Fund, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise and the Creative Scotland Innovation Fund. It's available now on the iPhone App Store for 59p. Cheers! ...

... a great resource and hub for local people to raise issues, discuss local projects and initiatives and connect with other people in the community. I love it. William Perrin is setting up a social enterprise funded by 4iP called 'talk about local' that is trying to connect together policy and people in this area. There's a good overview on his website (second video down) So, they ...

... users can share and compare drinking tales and stats. A Twitter stream (@boozelooze) has also been launched to support the application. Available now on the Apple App Store for 59p, You Booze, You Looze, is the first game to be launched from Channel 4's 4iP stable and is supported by The Digital Media IP Fund, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise and the Creative Scotland Innovation Fund.