Calling social technology ideas  Back in April, we were the
media partners for the Social Innovation Camp, a weekend of
talking and hacking technology ideas with a social purpose.
Plenty of coverage back in our conference archive, which runs
through each of the projects including RateMyPrison, which
eventually won; the idea is to offer a support site for the
families of prisoners, making it easier for them to arrange
transport and give feedback to the help and support they receive
from each prison. This is not the glamourous end of technology,
but it is the part that can really make a very big practical
difference to people's lives. (bear in mind this was an idea
built by seven people in two days, so it is early days.)  On a
rather grander scale are the UK Catalyst Awards, billed as 'the
community awards for social technology'. The idea is the same -
technologies that help people connect and communicate with their
community, and provide a useful, socially beneficial service.
Backed by the Prime Minster, no