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*Tell your stories on [[blogs]] | *Tell your stories on [[blogs]] | ||
*Use rich media | *Use rich media | ||
| − | **Videos (e.g. | + | **Videos (e.g. [http://www.youtube.com YouTube]) |
**Podcasts | **Podcasts | ||
**Games | **Games | ||
***[http://www.demgames.org/ Demgames] | ***[http://www.demgames.org/ Demgames] | ||
***Amsterdam City Council has used on-line games to introduce a topic before people got to the e-consultation site. | ***Amsterdam City Council has used on-line games to introduce a topic before people got to the e-consultation site. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:52, 14 April 2008
Often it is necessary to give the participants some information about an issue, or a proposed policy, before starting a consultation. This has two aspects.
- Awareness raising (publicity to engage consultees)
- Disseminating information on the consultation topic (one-way communication)
Publicity to engage consultees
- Advertising (e.g. radio, newspapers, Google Adwords)
- E-mailed newsletters
- Activelink keeps civil society up-to-date in Ireland.
- NSEC uses PHP List to keep consultees informed.
- Electronic newsletter software: 1-2-ALL Broadcast E-mail Software, AdvoKit, e-Campaign, Interspire SendStudio, PHPList
- Social networking sites (e.g. Bebo, MySpace,Facebook, Friendster) and popular blogs
Information on the consultation topic
- Post out 100-page consultation documents,
- and be surprised if many people read and understand the document and have the time to reply.
- Set up a website
- Consultation NI website
- Bristol City Council consultation finder
- Is it usable? See how much easier it is to navigate and use the second, which is organised around readers' needs, rather than administrative structures.
- Tell your stories on blogs
- Use rich media
