Comments on: Why (Government) Organisations Should be Engaging their Community Online http://corporate.bangthetable.com/2009/04/09/why-government-organisations-should-be-engaging-their-community-online/ Leaders in online community engagement Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:29:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Eddie http://corporate.bangthetable.com/2009/04/09/why-government-organisations-should-be-engaging-their-community-online/comment-page-1/#comment-32015 Eddie Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress-blogger.dev/?p=86#comment-32015 And I thought I was the senbisle one. Thanks for setting me straight. And I thought I was the senbisle one. Thanks for setting me straight.

]]> By: Dr Martin Butcher http://corporate.bangthetable.com/2009/04/09/why-government-organisations-should-be-engaging-their-community-online/comment-page-1/#comment-16129 Dr Martin Butcher Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:17:23 +0000 http://wordpress-blogger.dev/?p=86#comment-16129 Hi Crispen, I like your eleven reasons, very relevent. There are many reasons (risk being one of them, as outlined in an article we wrote in the Sept. issue of Public Administration Today) for Government to appropriately engage community and stakeholders - full stop,not just digital. We are constantly left with the shortfall between rights (to be engaged) and responsibilities (too engage). I wonder how we can bridge the gap? Martin Hi Crispen,
I like your eleven reasons, very relevent. There are many reasons (risk being one of them, as outlined in an article we wrote in the Sept. issue of Public Administration Today) for Government to appropriately engage community and stakeholders – full stop,not just digital. We are constantly left with the shortfall between rights (to be engaged) and responsibilities (too engage). I wonder how we can bridge the gap?
Martin

]]> By: Jason http://corporate.bangthetable.com/2009/04/09/why-government-organisations-should-be-engaging-their-community-online/comment-page-1/#comment-16128 Jason Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:35:16 +0000 http://wordpress-blogger.dev/?p=86#comment-16128 I think that people visit local govt websites to do things - make DA submissions, check out zoning maps, renew their library books, pay their rates, and to find out when their garbage will be collected. Their contact with a local council is rather short, sharp and sweet. It's important to focus on start-to-finish tasks as a priority for any council website. Yes, it's important to have valuable content available, but remember people will visit a website to perform some kind of task, then leave. They wont be reading about the history of your library service or who was alderman in 1893. That said, there will be times where you'd want to engage your community and hear their views. You can capture participants in a number of ways, especially when they do visit your site to perform one of the above tasks (or any other). It's just a matter of being creative. I think that people visit local govt websites to do things – make DA submissions, check out zoning maps, renew their library books, pay their rates, and to find out when their garbage will be collected. Their contact with a local council is rather short, sharp and sweet. It’s important to focus on start-to-finish tasks as a priority for any council website. Yes, it’s important to have valuable content available, but remember people will visit a website to perform some kind of task, then leave. They wont be reading about the history of your library service or who was alderman in 1893. That said, there will be times where you’d want to engage your community and hear their views. You can capture participants in a number of ways, especially when they do visit your site to perform one of the above tasks (or any other). It’s just a matter of being creative.

]]> By: henry http://corporate.bangthetable.com/2009/04/09/why-government-organisations-should-be-engaging-their-community-online/comment-page-1/#comment-36 henry Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:33:33 +0000 http://wordpress-blogger.dev/?p=86#comment-36 On one hand, Governments exist to serve the people, so you might expect Social Media to be an easy engagement for them to make. Unfortunately, things like open meeting laws, limited budgets, and stressed resources can make it a challenge. We’re seeing unprecedented use of Social Media at the National level, both in the Presidential Campaigns and with a growing number of officials, but is it starting to trickle down to the local level? YouTube has pulled together videos for the President to answer – could virtual town halls become the norm? What about using Social Media for greater access to Government information and resources<br /><a href="http://phoenix.org" rel="nofollow">phoenix</a> On one hand, Governments exist to serve the people, so you might expect Social Media to be an easy engagement for them to make. Unfortunately, things like open meeting laws, limited budgets, and stressed resources can make it a challenge. We’re seeing unprecedented use of Social Media at the National level, both in the Presidential Campaigns and with a growing number of officials, but is it starting to trickle down to the local level? YouTube has pulled together videos for the President to answer – could virtual town halls become the norm? What about using Social Media for greater access to Government information and resources
phoenix

]]> By: Anonymous http://corporate.bangthetable.com/2009/04/09/why-government-organisations-should-be-engaging-their-community-online/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Anonymous Mon, 04 May 2009 23:31:13 +0000 http://wordpress-blogger.dev/?p=86#comment-35 hi <br />good stuff and I reckon on the same path - see my blog on citizen engagement<br /><br />http://citizenengagement.wordpress.com/ hi
good stuff and I reckon on the same path – see my blog on citizen engagement

http://citizenengagement.wordpress.com/

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