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Delib on BBC Radio Newcastle
On Friday I had a surprising text from Gez which read, “Youre going on the radio in fifteen minutes” (kthxbai). Once I had established that this was actually true, and had a quick chat with Jonathan Miles’s producer at BBC … Continue reading
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Government of South Australia uses Opinion Suite to improve public involvement with consultations online
The South Australian Department for Families and Communities (DFC) has today launched its new Consultation Finder, opening up consultation information online and making it easier for citizens to find out about ways to get involved in government decision-making. The Department … Continue reading
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Camden’s website re-design
Camden London Borough Council are currently re-designing their site in a very interesting and very transparent way. Learning perhaps from the public mistake of Birmingham and the private but altogether more serious mistakes that see council websites turn into cash … Continue reading
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Leaders Debate in our backyard!
Using my Nancy Drew powers of detection (and now realising the internet has known for ages!) I have found out that the Leaders Debate is being held in the Arnolfini in Bristol. Precisely 3 minutes from our office and on … Continue reading
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Learning about Accessibility
I went to a talk at lunchtime last Friday entitled ‘WCAG 2.0 for usability specialists’ by Mike Cooper from W3C. Actually it was just outlining how lots of usability improvements automatically make sites more accessible and that this cross over … Continue reading
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Facebook and the elections
On Saturday everyone who logs into Facebook wil be asked if they have registered to vote yet. If they say No they will automatically be taken to the About My Vote site and given more instructions on getting onto the … Continue reading
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MHRA Discussion site goes live
MHRA’s medicines information discussion site goes live The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the government watchdog responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe, has commissioned an online discussion site asking the public … Continue reading
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Email signatures
Email signatures every now and again are the bane of my life. Incomplete email signatures, such as those without any contact details are just not useful. The simple copy/paste of everyone’s details from an email signature genuinely saves me plenty … Continue reading
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Introducing Whychester – the new Budget Simulator demo release
Our online budget consultation tool Budget Simulator has always been customized and tailored to suit the different consulting needs of the Councils, Police Authorities and other organisations that use it. Each little amendment adds something that ensures a great fit … Continue reading
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Delib’s Local Authority Audit
We’ve recently completed our audit of local authority online consultation offerings across the UK. Over the past couple of months, our researchers have been exploring things like how easy it is to find and participate in consultation exercises online, and … Continue reading
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