Frequently Asked Questions on the homepage of your online consultation portal are the best way to provide quick and easy information for your community. Here are our top 5 FAQ’s recommendations for the homepage of your online consultation portal. Remember, you can word these are you see necessary and these are provided only as a […]
Data privacy and security are hot button news issues right now. You only have to look at recent reporting around Facebook’s fast and loose attitude towards people’s private data and the European Union’s response to data privacy issues to see these issues are finally receiving the attention they deserve.
Citizen panels could generate better policy preferences than public opinion polls, finds recent Canadian study.
UK youth juries ‘put the Internet on Trial’, using storytelling and drama to think about their rights.
Tactical urbanism points to a vital role for participation in inclusive urban planning, writes Dr Mark Dean in recent article for Bang the Table.
Can regulations pave the way for greater freedom of expression? At first glance, it may sound like a contradiction. However, setting clear boundaries empowers people to speak up while being respectful of the opinions of others. This promotes a safe space for all and promotes healthy conversations.
As governments continue to engage and activate their communities online, a focus on cybersecurity and privacy is needed to ensure you build and sustain your citizens’ trust. Before engaging a technology partner to help you connect with online communities, you will need to evaluate how secure and robust their platform is. How do you compare […]
Evidence from health engagement produces eight guiding principles for successful initiatives, with inclusion, accessibility, and support key areas of focus.
Over half of the world’s population is online and adoption continues to grow exponentially. People increasingly turn to the internet for information, to share their opinions and to discuss the issues that affect them.
Parker Police Department in Parker, Colorado is a strong example of a community-oriented policing program, hitting all the marks on efficiency, responsiveness and collaborative problem-solving with its residents.
‘Smart citizen’s’ monitor water quality in Netherland’s pilot citizen science project, interlinking them to service providers, scientists and community co-volunteers.
Six key factors that organizations should keep in mind to ensure data security when evaluating online citizen engagement and community engagement platforms.
Most online engagement involves text and interactive tools that require, or assume, an ability to write and express opinions. But where does that leave community members who have low levels of literacy?
Bang the Table’s EngagementHQ offers all the features you need to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR protects the fundamental right to privacy and protection of personal data. It introduces robust requirements that will raise standards for data protection and security. GDPR comes into effect on the 25th of […]
Ensuring your online engagement portal is accessible for all members of the community is an essential responsibility for organisations who engage online. By implementing a few simple techniques, you can easily ensure that all members of your community can get involved in your consultations via an accessible online engagement portal. This article looks at 10 […]
How do we monitor online content without limiting free speech? How can we circumscribe non-sociable aspects of participation when we want to dig deeper into ‘hot’ issues’?
Evaluations of democracy have largely focused on the quality of democratic institutions, while overlooking a key actor: the citizen.
“If you want to create a deliberative space, you can’t simply launch a website and hope for the best,” says Dr Crispin Butteriss in his recent webinar on Digital Deliberation. Establishing online deliberation also requires overcoming the challenges of process design.
Most planners understand the need to engage the community and the benefits of doing so but many have limited their adoption of online tools to one off forays into the space when they have a major project. Here are 5 examples of planners using online engagement to better effect to build community understanding and participation. […]
Geolocation is often used in online community engagement, but what are the pros and cons of doing so?
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