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Boring reports – not here
As i was surfing this morning i came across this page. It is so true that our reports are not reaching the audience, see…
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Austrailia speaks about on line engagement
Why engage online? A presentation from the Bang the Table vault, first published back in 2010, provides eleven lasting advantages of online citizen participation…
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ICO investigates data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating after a Midlands landlord published confidential information concerning thousands of its tenants on its website. According to…
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Report calls for Local Govt digital service
The creation of a Local Government Digital Service (LGDS) and the expansion of free WiFi across public spaces are among the key proposals in…
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Trial Drones
Two housing associations have become the first to purchase drones – flying camera-installed devices – to try to reduce the costs of managing their…
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Social Media – get more confident
I wanted to find a way to involve all residents and not to allow barriers, such as mental health, physical disability or location, to…
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Recording local meetings – advice
Communities secretary, Eric Pickles, recently signed a parliamentary order to allow the public recording of local meetings. I would like to offer you some practical…
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Tablets v phone contact for tenants
Landlord’s ‘Digital Deal’ scheme will deny tenants phone access for queries According to Inside Housing: Halton Housing Trust’s tenants will be given tablets but…
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Pottential for watching council meetings on line
New rules allowing council meetings to be filmed will put an end to local government mirroring ‘Putin’s Russia’, according to Eric Pickles. reported in…
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Social media advice from Barclays
1. Know your audience. Listen to what they want and pick your channel accordingly. If you want to market to businesses, use LinkedIn. To…