backstage.bbc.co.uk is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's early adopter network to encourage participation and support creativity through open innovation.
It was announced in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's response to the Graf Review of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Online:
"The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ will support social innovation by encouraging users' efforts to build sites and projects that meet their needs and those of their communities ... The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ will also be committed to using open standards that will enable users to find and re purpose Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ content in more flexible ways" Page 9, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's response to the Graf Report, November 2004 (PDF 183kb).
backstage.bbc.co.uk attempts to encourage and support those who have provided most of the innovation on the internet - the passionate, highly-skilled & public-spirited developers and designers many of whom volunteer their time and effort.
In the past the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has not always encouraged such "amateur innovators", however public-spirited their intentions and products. backstage.bbc.co.uk aims to foster a newly constructive and open dialogue with the wider development community using Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ content and tools to deliver public value.
backstage.bbc.co.uk will provide data, resources and support for users who wish to build prototypes and proofs of concepts using Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ material. We will encourage people both inside and outside the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ to share knowledge, ideas & prototypes with each other.
