Comments on: Be less boring

By: Public Policy Engagement with Commentariat « OUseful.Info, the blog…

Public Policy Engagement with Commentariat « OUseful.Info, the blog… — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:25:42 +0000

[...] (Just by the by, the DIUS geeks had already run a Commentpress-powered consultation (now closed) with the Innovation Nation: Interactive report. They also have a DIUS Netvibes dashboard running, and a Google CSE running over the DIUS empire… Uploads to the DIUS Youtube channel appear to have stalled recently, though… These attempts at engagement stand in stark contrast to the way the Lords Communications Committee has encouraged the community to comment on its recent report on Government Communications?! or maybe the HMGov doesn’t see value in soliciting discussion and commentary around reports? FFS, Be less boring.) [...]

By: Big City Plan - great online consultation from the community | Simon Wakeman - public sector communications, marketing and public relations

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:34:34 +0000

[...] Yet effective online consultation is something that remains a challenge to do well. That’s something that Dave Briggs and I have discussed before and he has picked up on in a recent blog post. [...]

By: Tessy Britton

Tessy Britton — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:28:52 +0000

Can't help but find it amusing David. I read your post about 10 minutes after going on my local site. Liked this page in particular – try clicking on … well, anything….

http://www.hampshirealc.org/Contents/Text/Index.a...

By: birmingham, south cambridgeshire and manchester « steven tuck’s blog

birmingham, south cambridgeshire and manchester « steven tuck’s blog — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:43:14 +0000

[...] on a similar note, Dave Briggs has a deserved rant and puts forward some great ideas for local gov to better engage with citizens after he discovered a poor attempt at engagement [...]

By: Andrew Beeken

Andrew Beeken — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:51:18 +0000

Urgh…

By: Harry Harrold

Harry Harrold — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:36:26 +0000

The system seems to be a hosted service... From http://www.moderngov.co.uk/

By: Harry Harrold

Harry Harrold — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:41:13 +0000

Your approach is definitely better – but I wonder if a stream of comment is the most useful input for a decision maker? And, come to that, if a microsite is the best place to have those conversations – maybe placing something where people spend their time, rather than at yet another destination site might be a useful approach?

A conversation for UKGovWeb Barcamp, for sure.

By: Andrew Beeken

Andrew Beeken — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:37:39 +0000

I have to wonder if you're a mind reader or are somehow tapping my phone calls and meetings with your first "How To" point, Mr Briggs… O_o

By: MJ Ray

MJ Ray — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:26 +0000

Hell yeah, this is standard fare. I’ve pointed it out in the past (remember The Walks?) and I’ll probably end up pointing it out again, but hopefully you’ve got the background, jargon and reputation to get some movement going.

My current pet hate is out-of-date news items. Instead of “just in time” (JIT) announcements, N-Somerset.gov.uk seems to specialise in “nearly in time” (NIT) news. Last week, over two weeks into January, the top story was Christmas waste collections. This week, just as the weather warms up and I can see across to Wales again, the top story is road gritting. Argh!

By: Dave Briggs

Dave Briggs — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:36:05 +0000

Ah, it has gone from the home page but the direct link still works http://www.scambs.gov.uk/CouncilTaxAndBenefits/Fi...