Ensuring that your community engagement is successful and worthwhile requires the full buy-in and continuous support from all levels of the community, starting with your organization and eventually also your residents. It requires developing a culture of engagement in your city. This doesn’t have to be daunting, and in the...
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When the government of the Dominican Republic set out to create a 2030 Digital Agenda, it had one ambitious goal: to promote a connected, empowered society with a better quality of life and the necessary digital skills to be more competitive, efficient, and transparent. With a population of over 10...
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Wildfires. Drought. Hurricanes. Floods. These days it seems like everywhere you look, some part of the world is experiencing a natural disaster. While some climate changes are natural, today’s rising temperatures and abnormal weather patterns are a direct result of human activities. While organizations, countries, and individuals are all taking...
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We are living in an increasingly digitized world. Today, it’s hard to fathom that even just 30 years ago the internet wasn’t widely available. The internet has created a fundamental shift in the way we live our lives and it serves as the foundation of significant areas of employment, access...
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a historic investment in America’s infrastructure and aims to make significant improvements in key areas, including roads and bridges, rail, public transit, water systems, and broadband. With $1.2 trillion approved for both new and existing programs, IIJA has a strong emphasis on...
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Digital community engagement can complement offline engagement, but it doesn’t replace it. Offline participation methods are still widespread, as they’ve proven their value for many communities by allowing for deliberation and debate. Aligning online and offline participation We recently launched our online workshop feature to ensure cities can host town...
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There are a lot of participation methods to choose from once you decide to run a community engagement initiative. Ranging from in-depth offline deliberation to direct online voting, it can be overwhelming to decide which method to begin with. In online (or digital) participation, there are six common methods and...
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