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The Practice of Community Engagement

The Practice of Community Engagement

When you hear the term “community engagement”, what do you think? Is there a vision that comes along with all those terms, an image of togetherness, an image of celebration. My favorite? One that shows results. Lots of the time we can be consumed by the process and the planning

Public Consultation Overload?

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Public Consultation Overload?

I recently finished The Art Of Consultation by Rhion Jones and Elizabeth Gammell and to be honest I want to take you through my thought process real quick about this one, it's not exactly at Harry Potter level excitement. 1. Realizes that Public Consultation is very broad and could do

Infographic: Choosing A Public Consultation Software

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Infographic: Choosing A Public Consultation Software

Going into a public consultation project it is always wise to consider all your options and due to a shift from paper and pen to mobile, software is now there to help you organize at any stage of your project. Click on our infographic below to maximize and see which

Press Release: Hamilton LRT

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Press Release: Hamilton LRT

Update** Cork based public consultation software, Voxcitio, launched earlier this year. They are happy to announce a major contract with Hamilton Light Rail Transit in Ontario, Canada. The Hamilton project is working comprehensively with local residents throughout the lifecycle of the project. Their key requirement of a software system to

Strengthen Citizen Engagement in Local Government

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

Citizens Assembly Speak: Ireland Call For Change

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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

Best Practice for Public Consultation on Infrastructural Projects

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Best Practice for Public Consultation on Infrastructural Projects

Infrastructural projects are some of the most demanding and complicated projects to deliver successfully. Of course, success can mean more than just on-time and on a budget, it should also deliver for stakeholders who are affected by the work, particularly the general public. With this in mind, we have assembled

Tips For Public Consultation Management

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Tips For Public Consultation Management

At Voxcitio, we work with lots of people undertaking various different forms of public consultation. We see them when they struggle and we talk to them about their victories. Here are a few tips we have picked up from our recent clients: Planning Planning is key You to arrange how

The Breakdown On Public Consultation

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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

Challenges Facing Stakeholder Engagement

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Challenges Facing Stakeholder Engagement

In today’s age, it feels like we are always meeting about something, angry about another thing or discouraged with someone. We often need to consult others in order to get satisfactory results and this doesn’t come without its own obstacles. Stakeholder engagement is widely encouraged because success for

The Masterplan For Public Consultation

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The Masterplan For Public Consultation

Public Consultation is such a ‘hot’ word right now! Too much? Anyway, it’s certainly vital no matter how popular/unpopular it is. It offers people an opportunity to speak up and contribute to the conversation. Need to undertake a public consultation in your city? Please say you have a

Better Cupertino Uses Technology To Get Ahead

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Better Cupertino Uses Technology To Get Ahead

Better Cupertino is a group of concerned residents who act together for a more responsive and responsible Cupertino government. Their focus is engaging residents and city government to balance growth and quality of life, something which was a great fit for Voxcitio. The group was formed in November 2014 when

Questions To Ask Before Undertaking Public Consultation

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Questions To Ask Before Undertaking Public Consultation

Consultation is such a broad area, we know, we talk about it often enough. Taking this into consideration, we also believe that at its core, some fundamentals are unwavering. Below we have drawn up a quick checklist that you should focus on before you carry out any type of public

Public Consultation: Hamilton Light Rail Transit

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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

Best Practice: Public Consultation Methods

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Best Practice: Public Consultation Methods

Local government are fully aware of the benefits accruing from public consultation. Involving citizens in the planning process has a number of benefits and works to avoid conflict, after the fact. However, it is not always an easy thing to design or implement. Here we look at some examples of

Figuring out the Intercept Survey

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Figuring out the Intercept Survey

Intercept surveys are surveys that are conducted in-person, generally in a public place, restaurant or business. For instance, interviewers might approach patrons leaving a shopping center and ask to interview them about their experiences. Interviewers might ask the questions or simply explain aims for their project and give the questionnaire

Vconnecta lands Smart Technology Award

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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 [https://twitter.com/hashtag/leader16?src=hash&lang=en] in Fota Island Resort in Cork last week. The awards were managed by IT@Cork, a leading not-for-profit business

Public Consultation Planning For Success

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Public Consultation Planning For Success

The Various Elements Of A Public Consultation Process The Public Consultation process has one main purpose, to generate wide public interest in a certain subject and to engage the community in full discussion concerning the appropriate approach to tackle it. This process is all with a view to reaching a

Why We Should be Conducting More Street Surveys

Why We Should be Conducting More Street Surveys

Have you a spare minute? Would you mind filling this out for me? I’m sorry to bother you but this will only take a moment? All sound familiar? These are often the go-to conversation starters for many a survey collector. Carrying out street surveys is a tough job and

Why Public Consultation Software Is The Answer

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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

Understanding Public Consultation

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Understanding Public Consultation

All consultation needs to be effective. The passing of valuable information to help make informed decisions and draw up successful policy proposals is something which can’t be overlooked. The ultimate goal of good public consultation is positive policy outcomes which consider the opinions of the stakeholders. A structured consultation