UKGovcamp is the movement of self-organised unconferences for government types with an interest in how the public sector uses technology. It’s about people giving up their time to talk, listen and think about how digital is changing the way government works in the UK.

UKGovcamp is primarily an unconference, or a free-to-attend conference without a predefined agenda, where the sessions are proposed and agreed at the start of the day. They’re posted as a big grid on the wall for the participants to choose from, and there’s plenty of time for the informal hallway chats which, let’s face it, are the best bit of any conference.

Those conversations start online long before the event, and continue long afterwards, stimulating new ideas, projects and get-togethers, including via the monthly TeaCamp London and BrewCamp Birmingham meetups.

The main event, in January each year, is run to the rules of ‘open space’ events, where the Law of Two Feet applies: people move freely between sessions which interest them, tweeting, blogging, snapping and filming as they go. What emerges is always a high-energy, dynamic event which leaves people buzzing with new ideas and connections for weeks afterwards.