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6th July 2020
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@openuk_uk
13 hours ago
Join us Monday to make your glove with Lesson One of the #openkidscamp *voiceover by Imogen Heap* https://t.co/YZC2LRcz9w Make your glove with Imogen... https://t.co/68oIfsXH2z
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@openuk_uk
14 hours ago
@Vulpestruments @whaleygeek @pimoroni @AbbeyRoad @LulaTree Join us for #openkidscamp @vulpestruments
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@openuk_uk
1 day ago
All of our 3000 MiniMU glove kits are claimed & *applications are closed*. Summer Camp *starts Monday*🥳! https://t.co/hoBfPdqTGA materials are creative commons attribution & you can *work to your own pace*. You can buy kits @pimoroni - details on our site. Enjoy #openkidscamp
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@openuk_uk
1 day ago
Awwwww and we’re so pleased to see this @pimoroni ! #openukcamp starts Monday https://t.co/g9NqrHUOSp
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@openuk_uk
1 day ago
@helenleigh @pimoroni Thanks @helenleigh but all kits are now claimed
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@openuk_uk
2 days ago
Excited to see you’re all receiving your #OpenUK special edition glove kits created by @pimoroni and sponsored by @Huawei If yours has not arrived yet don’t panic! They are winging their way across tge UZk #openukcamp https://t.co/OE7j0Iv8Mi
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@openuk_uk
2 days ago
Brilliant to see the Irish #trackandtrace app being reused in NI, Scotland and Gibraltar thanks to it being #opensourcesoftware https://t.co/wxOlOMQUZp
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@openuk_uk
2 days ago
All 3000OpenUK Kids Camp special edition MiniMU glove kits have now been claimed in our giveaway #digitalinclusion Thanks to @pimoroni for designing and distributing and @Huawei for sponsoring. #openkidscamp starts on Monday 10 August, https://t.co/YZC2LRcz9w
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@openuk_uk
2 days ago
Fantastic to see @NicolaSturgeon’s old school @Greenwood_Acad participating in our Kids Competition and our upcoming free #openkidscamp Summer Camp and kit giveaway. So many kids learning to code #digitalinclusion #digitalskills https://t.co/02zLyKpoZR
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@openuk_uk
2 days ago
Worth taking a look at @OSOReu web site to see this Europan Comssn organisation report on the UK stare of open source in the public sector https://t.co/6NyX6Gq4CI
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@openuk_uk
2 days ago
@GigglingNatalie @pimoroni You should and @pimoroni are catching up on these. Everyone who has fulled the rules (ie not made multiple applications has been successful) and we have some kits still to share
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@openuk_uk
3 days ago
Thanks to the #OpenUK Legal & Policy team led by @ChrisEastham1 with @AmandaBrockUK @andrewjskatz @TobyCrick Richard Archer, Anne Todd, Iain MitchellQC & @RedHat team for contributing to the collaboration with @OSOReu for the country report on UK #publicsector use of #opensource https://t.co/ojHijij7p6
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@openuk_uk
3 days ago
Signed up for a free kit or kits? We have a slight delay @pimoroni but kits will be with you shortly *so don’t worry*. Episode 1 #openukcamp releases *Monday 10 August* - Episode 10 on *31August* You can go at your own pace. Kits available to order! https://t.co/hMefkk6gDu
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@openuk_uk
3 days ago
OpenUK CEO, @AmandaBrockUK interviewed about the Irish #Covid19 track and trace app being donated by @NearForm to the @linuxfoundation and the benefits of #opensourcesoftware to #TrackAndTrace https://t.co/ZhmYSkr11j
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@openuk_uk
4 days ago
@MarkyK @flyless_dev @monkchips Wondering - will your session be available to download after?
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@openuk_uk
4 days ago
Educators can claim up to 30, individuals 1 per household, in the OpenUK #openkidscamp special edition glove kit giveaway this summer, register at https://t.co/YZC2LRcz9w.
Kids Camp starts Friday. Follow our timetable or take part at your own pace #learntocode https://t.co/fjNtJAMVE9
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