Community Engagement - Ireland
Articles and resources about trends and issues in community and citizen engagement initiatives by government in Ireland.
- What Cost Citizen Engagement?
- by Richard Fahey. Talkin' bout a revolution - Collaboration, Transparency, Empowerment, 19 March 2010. "... Broadly speaking, the open government movement in Ireland has not penetrated government, or the political agenda, in any similar way as countries such as the United States or United Kingdom. There is a lack of political leadership around this issue both at a central and local government level..."
- €1m-plus fund for ideas to move Ireland forward
- by Richard Fahey. GovFresh, February 21, 2010. "Earlier this week, President Mary McAleese launched a search to find two 'game-changing' ideas that will help secure prosperity and jobs for Ireland. The initiative comes in the form of a competition – Your Country, Your Call – that is offering two winners a cash prize of €100,000 each and up to €500,000 for implementation of their ideas..."
- Rate Your Politician
- by Patrick Lismore. ePractice.eu, 10 February 2009. "Rate Your Politician has the mission to become the global market leader in the use of the Internet and information technology to collect high quality, in-depth data on public opinion, voter trends and market research; providing people, companies, politicians, educational institutions and political parties with a greater view of the countries public opinion..."
- Kilkenny County Council Planning Wiki- first use of a wiki by a government organisation in Ireland as part of a public consultative process
- by Mark O'Toole. Rialtas.net - Government 2.0, July 31, 2008. "Kilkenny County Council has just released a new Wiki on which it invites collaboration with members of the public on the development of Local Area Plans for townlands in Kilkenny..."
This category last updated: 30 September 2008