Don’t forget about ePetitions – they can be part of a more collaborative future
I am a big fan of epetitions – I think they have the potential to be a simple and elegant way of plugging citizen concerns into the policy cycle and to open up the agenda-setting process to include...
View ArticleHow many councillors tweet?
Update: As you’ll see here we’ve had to revise the numbers for Birmingham City Council. The maps and numbers should now reflect higher figures for the city council.) At the LGA conference on Wednesday...
View ArticleUpdated: How many councillors tweet?
Earlier in the week I wrote about a little investigation into how many councillors have Twitter accounts. We looked just at the West Midlands and came up with an estimation that 14 per cent of unitary...
View ArticleExactly how digital do we need our leaders to be?
This is a cross post with Catherine’s own blog. To read the original go here. I have had a fascinating week – firstly at the LGA Annual Conference and then at an APCC event to brief Police and Crime...
View ArticleFeedback from the NetworkedCllr report
Catherine yesterday updated the NetworkedCllr blog with feedback that she has received about the report. As you’ll know from reading here (or elsewhere), the report has stirred up a lot of interest in...
View ArticleCheshire West and Chester: Using Connect Social for the Community Leaders debate
Damian Beaumont was at the Public-i usergroup in June to talk about the way that his council, Cheshire West and Chester, has used Connect Social for a new set of meetings called the Community Leaders...
View ArticleSeven great learning points from the Networked Councillor pilot programme
Late last year we finished our pilot programme for Networked Councillor, where we worked with different councils to develop the thinking and skills that they would need to be effective in a digital,...
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How digital signage can support digital strategy
Digital strategy has been a mainstay of local authority plans for a long time now. We believe that good Audio Visual should always be at the heart of this strategy. In this series of blog posts, we’ll...
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AV Integration and digital strategy
In this series of blog posts, we are looking at how different aspects of AV can support digital goals. Digital strategy has been a central feature of local authority plans for a long time now. We...
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The beauty and challenges of heritage buildings
The UK and Ireland have some of the finest municipal buildings in the world. These heritage buildings are a massive part of our architectural history, but still serve as living, working buildings for...
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