Tag Archives: Engagement

Social Media in the Public Sector: Who’s Using it and How?

A couple of interesting stories caught my eye today relating to the use of social media in the public sector, which I thought I’d share: How Local Authorities in England Are Using Social Media Dean Spurrell from Ashford Borough Council … Continue reading

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Thoughts on consultation practices in the NHS

Here at Delib we are intensely interested in the way others are consulting their stakeholders, nothing makes us happier then those practising digital democracy well. I have recently been working with the NHS to assist with the grand ideal which … Continue reading

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Delib Wins Social Buzz Award 2011

A bit late in announcing this but Delib is very happy to share the fact that we won a Social Buzz Award for ‘Best Socially Responsible Initiative’ for our work on the My2050 project for the Department of Energy and … Continue reading

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Gov Camp 2012 – 15 take home pointers

GovCamp 2012 was awesome. With two days of packed and uber interesting un-conference style talks, coupled with an opportunity to talk to and debate with a whole host of varied people, the event was truly worth working on a Saturday … Continue reading

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Five useful links for the new look NHS

I speak to a lot of health care professionals about stakeholder engagement. The overwhelming problem faced by many in the NHS is the new engagement strategies needed by the GP Consortiums. I’ve gathered some helpful links to assist those re-thinking … Continue reading

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Thames Tunnel videos syndicated from our site

As I touched upon in my previous launch post we made the decision to host all of Thames Tunnel’s consultation materials on resources that allowed users to easily share, embed and generally syndicate them.  One of these systems is the … Continue reading

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How our apps link into IAP2 Spectrum of public participation

Having worked with a number of global clients including NAPA in America and DFC in South Australia, we are particularly interested in learning how our current and future clients can use our apps to inform IAP2 (International Association of Public … Continue reading

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Five interesting pieces of digital democracy news for people working in Local Government

1) Guidance – best value consultation + communities Just released: guidance from Communities and Local Government on Best Value Duty. This document provides guidance on how authorities can work with voluntary and community groups and small businesses when facing funding … Continue reading

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9 useful links for consultation, engagement + comms people working in UK local gov, police or NHS

We Love Local Government I ran across the We Love Local Government blog this week. It’s mixes practical tips for getting stuff done with fun insight into what it’s like to work in local government right now. Couple of links: … Continue reading

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Stockport PCT choose Citizen Space as a key tool to help manage change within the NHS

With a major period of change in the NHS, many PCTs are having to increase consultation needs within a restricted budget. Having recently chosen to use Citizen Space, Stockport PCT have identified the system as a key tool to help … Continue reading

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