Everyone’s talking about spending and budgets at the moment, changes that are going to affect everyone’s lives. As well as the Government’s Spending Challenge Dialogue being run with our Dialogue App, it’s not surprising that we’re also getting tons of interest in our Budget Simulator for running Budget Consultation for Local Authorities.
So, we’re happy to welcome our 40th Budget Simulator user, Nottinghamshire County Council, who are going to be going live with theirs in the next couple of weeks. That’s nearly one in ten UK local authorities who have used Budget Simulator to engage, inform and consult their local residents on spending issues.
It’s been fascinating to see how Budget Simulator’s been used in different ways by different organisations over the years, by local authorities from the UK to New Zealand, and by other public services as well such as Police Authorities. Adam wrote a great blog post on three different ways to use Budget Simulator to consult on spending issues a short while back, and we’re also working more now with local authorities around Participatory Budgeting online, such as our work with Bristol City Council recently.
We’ve got some more interesting projects in the pipeline around this area coming up over the next few months, so if you’d like to get in touch about how Budget Simulator could help you engage residents with the difficult spending decisions to be taken soon, then email adam@delib.co.uk or call 0845 638 1848.
