Archive for December, 2008

Red faces in Newcastle

Newcastle City Council recently went online to host selective consultations with their community. Their new online engagement site, which they choose to build themselves rather than using a specialist provider, asked users a series of personal questions (presumably to allow sampling) before allowing access to an area where feedback on issues would be sought. As … Continue reading →

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Eleven ways to overcome concerns about “internet” accessibility

We are sometimes asked about the “accessibility” of the internet as a legitimate tool for community engagement. The inference being that not everybody has access to the “net”, so is it an equitable technology. The first response is that, in Australia at least – and I would imagine most other countries that are likely to … Continue reading →

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20 Ways to Promote your Consultation

Letting people know about the opportunity to get involved in your project is critical to the success of any community engagement process. Online community engagement is no different from traditional methods in this respect. Here are 20 ideas to get you started. If you have any others, please tell us so that we can grow … Continue reading →

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White Paper – Web 2.0 and the Public Sector

Great paper posted on the connected republic discussion forum by Paul Johnston from the team at Cisco. The paper provides a wealth of examples of how the web is being used by government agencies and political leaders around the world to transform how they work with their stakeholders. This is a must read for anybody … Continue reading →

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Independent verification of Bang the Table Survey Result

For 4 weeks in October and November we hosted a consultation on Bang the Table for Jodi Mckay MP, a NSW Cabinet Minister, to test perceptions that the community would not support the removal of a rail spur from the centre of Newcastle. Click the title to have a look. Those of you who know … Continue reading →

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