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Strengthen Citizen Engagement in Local Government

Local government is simple from a single viewpoint. We, as individuals, all think we have the solution for how our local area needs to be managed and run. From the point of view of the local authority or local representative though, all those individual solutions add up to a cacophony

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Connect The Community Further With Social Media

It’s Friday morning and the first thing I did this morning was check Facebook and Twitter. Before it would be with the intention of catching up on what stupid things my friends would have gotten up to over night but now it is for a far more functional reason.

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Citizens Assembly Speak: Ireland Call For Change

Citizens Assembly on the Eight Amendment Calls for a referendum on abortion are now more deafening than ever as the Citizens Assembly debating the 8th Amendment voted overwhelmingly for women to have the right to abortion. Back in Dec 2016, political commentator David Van Reybrouck heralded Ireland as the most

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The Breakdown On Public Consultation

Our experience with public consultation practitioners across 40 countries allows us to see best practice in action. It is remarkable to see how, even on the most diverse issues and terrains, public consultation, so often comes down to implementing a couple of key actions. We have seen these simple changes

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Public Consultation: Hamilton Light Rail Transit

The Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) is a proposed urban tram system designed to improve the transport infrastructure in Hamilton, Ontario. It is funded by the Ontario government up to $1billion. LRT was chosen by the province for Hamilton because of the three rapid transit options studied, it generated the

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Vconnecta lands Smart Technology Award

Vconnecta Ltd was delighted to be honored with the inaugural Smart Technology Innovation award at European Tech Cluster Leaders Awards 2016 #leaders16 in Fota Island Resort in Cork last week. The awards were managed by IT@Cork, a leading not-for-profit business organization, representing IT organizations in Cork. The award is

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Building Smarter Cities

Smart Cities Programs What are Smart Cities? Smart cities programs are designed to improve the quality of life of its citizens. It is about creating social and economic environments that are efficient and better organized through the application of new technology and communication tools. A smart city program means local

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Why Public Consultation Software Is The Answer

What is Public Consultation? Public Consultation is a key regulatory tool employed to improve transparency, efficiency, and effectiveness of regulation. The Key Steps When Undertaking A Successful Public Consultation: 1. Notify The first step in any Public Consultation process should be to notify those directly affected by the project. Communication