Single view of the benefits

Communities

•More responsive and welcoming of democratic input

•Better understood and easier to manage democratic processes

•More transparent, accountable and auditable

•Better able to engage with other agencies and partnerships

CouncilsCouncillors•More effective councillors

as managers of the council and representatives of wards

•More responsive to Councillor input

•Better governance of council business

•Better scrutiny function

•The public is more informed and better understands the democratic process

•More willing to initiate public engagement, campaigns

•Recognises value of engagement as citizens

•Better understandingof role

• Increased engagement

• Increased trust

•Higher turnout

•More responsive to public involvement

•Higher profile

• Increased trust

•Better casework

•Better at community leadership

•Better ward representation

•More inclusive

•Better access (24/7)

•Low-cost webcasting systems

•Webcasting checklists and code of conduct

•Community of practice

•Knowledge Base

www.democaster.org

http://www.dowire.org/wiki/Webcasting

RSS schedule available for local community portals (democaster)

Visible Voices

•e-Democracy icon set

•Complimenting ‘sounds’ directory

•Implementation Guidelines

www.e-dem.info/products/icons

Accessibility Icons

•Three online flash games

•One mobile phone game

•Teachers’ Resources

•Lesson Plan

www.demgames.org

eDemocracy Games

•Community pilots (Brighton & Hove, Newham)

•Groupserver software release – free group working software

•Guidebook for starting local issues forum

www.e-democracy.org/uk

RSS feeds available for local community portals

Local Issues Forums

•‘Working with iCan’ guide / council toolkit

•Marketing material (e.g. poster scam)

•Improvements to iCan content and take-up

www.bbc.co.uk/ican

BBC iCan

•Online radio station for religious group

•Guide to implementing online radio for LA’s

•Technology Roadmap

http://www.live365.com/stations/aog1

AOG Radio

•50+ Website exemplar

•50+ Developers’ Toolkit

•Technology Roadmap

www.surrey50plus.org.uk

Websites for the 50+

•Best Practice Guide

•Developers’ Toolkit

•Software Content Management System

(SOVA – Simple Online Video Archive)

http://www.urcountyursay.net/

http://sova-dev.sourceforge.net/

Visible Voices

•e-Dem consultation tool software release

•Best Practice Guide

•Technical installation guide for Windows platform

Consultation Tool

Consultation Integration

Internet

CME (Classification and Matching Engine)

CEI (Citizen Engagement Interface)

SMS provider

E-FormsNon e-

channels

Citizen Interface, Login

1. User registration required – guest account also provided

2. User chooses email or SMS method of contact

3. Password sent by email to user

4. User can login

5. Automatic password reminder feature. Users can change their details once logged-in

Citizen Interface, Topics

Consultation Management

•Make documents (i.e. files) related to consultations available to citizens

•Questionnaire builder or e-forms link, multiple questionnaire support and publishing feature

•Make consultation results documents available to citizens

•Consultations can be set to expire on preset dates

•Associate a small graphic and descriptive text with consultations

•Free blogging platform for civic leaders

•Legal guide for bloggers and LA’s

•Blog training resource (checklist & best practice)

•Blogging civic leader community forum

•Blogging guidebook

www.readmyday.co.uk

RSS feeds available for community portals

Blogging

Watch this space …

www.e-democracy.gov.uk