I’ve been reading LGA News from South Australia (as you do on a rainy public holiday….no?). It’s the June/July issue if you can get hold of a copy. On page 5 is an article by Paul Deb the CEO of the City of Burnside talking about use of Budget Allocator and EngagementHQ as part of [...]
Thanks to all the Superheroes in attendance at our very first Bang the Table Client (and Friends) Conference on the Gold Coast! We have been overwhelmed with great feedback so we think we can safely declare it was a big success! We’ve included a few photos below but you can see more high res images [...]
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/ACCOUNT MANAGER Bang the Table is a fast growing business offering online community engagement services to clients in both Government and Private Sectors. We are the market leaders in Australia and have worked with over 140 clients. We are seeking an Business Development/Account Manager to play a leading role in the future growth of [...]
I found this video by the Australian Department of Families, Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs today and wanted to share it. It’s full of great practical advice. TRANSCRIPT: Web accessibility – What does it all mean? Misconception: Web accessibility is about disability. No, Web accessibility is about universality. It’s about making something that can [...]
Just a few of the questions we get asked about EngagementHQ…. How does the moderation work? Can’t we moderate comments before they go live on the site? What’s to stop someone from having more than one username? How do you manage the risk of the consultation process being ambushed by organised minorities? Is the site [...]
Note: This post is a updated rewrite of an earlier tips sheet. There is much more to a successful online consultation than having a pretty website. Yes, a site needs to look smart and deliver the goods design-wise, but with the main objective being to rally community participation it’s crucial that you deliver a site based [...]
Note: This is a rewrite and update of one of our “tips sheets” that has been in circulation for the better part of four years. Successful promotion can make or break your online consultation Letting people know about the opportunity to get involved in your project is critical to the success of any community engagement [...]
Greek academics, Assistant Professor Yannis Charalabidis and Sotirios Koussouris, have teamed up to edit a new compilation of papers on e-participation and e-governance, Empowering Open and Collaborative Governance: Technologies and Methods for Online Citizen Engagement in Public Policy Making. Ann Macintosh, Professor of Digital Governance, at the University of Leeds notes in the fist of [...]
The notion that older people aren’t active in the online space is demonstrably false. A survey by our Collingwood based friends and neighbours, Ellis Jones, in collaboration with COTA Victoria found that 86% of respondents over 55′s Victorians are active internet users. The results can be found in the research report, Older Victorians Online. Head [...]
Media Access Australia and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network have published a review of the accessibility of the most popular social media platforms for people with a disability. Importantly, in addition to providing a nice overview of the accessibility issues with Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, YouTube, Skype and various blogging platforms Sociability: Social Media for [...]