Comments on: Do councils need a website at all? http://davepress.net/2008/10/17/do-councils-need-a-website-at-all/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:06:57 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paulie http://davepress.net/2008/10/17/do-councils-need-a-website-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2240 Paulie Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:18:09 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=955#comment-2240 Dave, I've just seen this. I'm glad someone else is saying it - a few years ago, i gave a talk arguing that a third-party information provider would do a much better job of mapping an organisation for the public than the organisation itself would - here: http://nevertrustahippy.blogspot.com/2006/05/e-democracy-20.html Dave,

I’ve just seen this. I’m glad someone else is saying it – a few years ago, i gave a talk arguing that a third-party information provider would do a much better job of mapping an organisation for the public than the organisation itself would – here:

http://nevertrustahippy.blogspot.com/2006/05/e-democracy-20.html

]]> By: MJ Ray http://davepress.net/2008/10/17/do-councils-need-a-website-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2075 MJ Ray Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:21:21 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=955#comment-2075 The council needs a website for the stuff it publishes, or at least to gather together information about itself. The better questions are whether they should be more about gathering information together, distributing it and less obsessive about hosting it themselves and only linking internally. The council needs a website for the stuff it publishes, or at least to gather together information about itself. The better questions are whether they should be more about gathering information together, distributing it and less obsessive about hosting it themselves and only linking internally.

]]> By: Ingrid Koehler http://davepress.net/2008/10/17/do-councils-need-a-website-at-all/comment-page-1/#comment-2073 Ingrid Koehler Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:42:24 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=955#comment-2073 Yes - everyone needs a website. Everyone. At the very least I need a council website for when I'm off to visit them to find out where they are! But I like the idea of an area portal for public services, what's on, and so on... Yes – everyone needs a website. Everyone. At the very least I need a council website for when I’m off to visit them to find out where they are! But I like the idea of an area portal for public services, what’s on, and so on…

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