Comments on: Where next for digital engagement?

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:31:35 +0000

Many thanks for all these great comments – they have really added to the conversation and helped me think through some of the issues. Rather than respond here, I’ll post up the next stage of where I’m up to in figuring some of this out.

Fulsome thanks again for contributing!

By: Wreyfords (Steve Wreyford)

Wreyfords (Steve Wreyford) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:05:02 +0000

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Where next for digital engagement? - [link to post] - Wise words, particularly point 5.

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By: davebriggs (Dave Briggs)

davebriggs (Dave Briggs) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:04:01 +0000

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Many thanks for the kind words and great comments on my digital engagement post [link to post] Been mulling on it myself at #lgaconf

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By: kazwccsocialnet (Karen Ramsay-Smith)

kazwccsocialnet (Karen Ramsay-Smith) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:03:03 +0000

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RT @davebriggs Where next for digital engagement? [link to post]

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By: paulirvine (Paul Irvine)

paulirvine (Paul Irvine) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:15:00 +0000

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Where next for digital engagement? - [link to post]

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By: Tom Phillips

Tom Phillips — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:00:06 +0000

Dave, Good to hear these candid reflections. Don’t see it as a crisis of conscience – it’s perfectly natural to want to reflect on the course one is steering, or even on the direction in which one is being blown!

I very much agree with a point that Janet E Davis made above – it is easy to believe that social media (or whatever we want to call it next) has made more impact where it really matters than is really the case. It has changed many lives and working practices, but it has not yet, for example, gained sufficient recognition as a prime way in which the man in the street engages with government, big or small. Simon Wakeman’s own “crisis of conscience” recently was interesting, but when I read it, it seemed to me more about the role of social media in out-going communication (eg press office stuff), and didn’t hit many buttons with me in relation to the vast and largely untapped potential for social media as a community engagement tool.

I think this has been one of the most helpful blogs I’ve read by any of the regular commentators recently, because I too have found it useful to ask whether we are barking up the right tree, too many trees, and so on.

By: NCVOForesight (NCVO Foresight)

NCVOForesight (NCVO Foresight) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:03:39 +0000

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@davepress really like 'where next for digital engagement' [link to post]

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By: Kathryn Cook

Kathryn Cook — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:56:17 +0000

*the views expressed here are my own*
Dave,
To echo Paul, really, I think your point about encouraging pre-existing locality or issue based networks to get involved in government processes is key. There’s obvious inherent risk in reinventing the wheel which would also lose a lot of existing knowledge and skill.
The role of charities, which I think they largely recognise is to demonstrate how they engage with communities and ensure they use their insight to help shape the Big Society agenda.
More information on open data – one of NCVO’s resident researchers Dave Kane talks about it here: http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/networking-discussions/discussions/group-discussions/ict-information-communication-technology-group-9 (you have to log into the NCVO website to watch the video). It might help clarify things for you?
cyberdoyle – would welcome your thoughts on our ubiquitous connectivity driver. http://www.3s4.org.uk/drivers/ubiquitous-connectivity What do you see that we’ve missed out of it? How do you see it developing?

By: VanCam (Cameron Spilman)

VanCam (Cameron Spilman) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:01:43 +0000

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Where next for digital engagement? [link to post] I particularly like point number 3

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By: dominiccampbell (Dominic Campbell)

dominiccampbell (Dominic Campbell) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:09:38 +0000

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RT @davebriggs: Quick re-pimp of last night's blog post on digital engagement's future [link to post] < is gr8 & thx 4 mention #gov20

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