Overview of what the network society might mean for local government along with a short seque on hyperlocal

1. Building Online Community Are you ready to harness the potential of the social web? Solace 7 th December 2010 Catherine Howe

2. This is not a presentation about technology The most important thing to remember about the virtual world is that it is actually very real

6. The Social Web has its own culture Citizenscape a product by Public-i

8. The social web is about the people and the content This is no longer a question of getting people to visit your space – you need to engage with them in theirs

9. Buckshaw Village Forum Citizenscape a product by Public-i http://www.buckshawvillage.com/

10. Harringay Online Citizenscape a product by Public-i http://www.harringayonline.com/

11. Brighton Issues Forum Citizenscape a product by Public-i http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/bh

12. I Love Tunbridge Wells Citizenscape a product by Public-i http://anke.blogs.com/

13. Admiral’s Way, Test Valley Citizenscape a product by Public-i http://www.admiralsway.org.uk/

14. None of these have been created or run by the Council though they may have been helped

15. Previously you controlled the resources and so you knew you would be involved How will you make sure you are an essential part in the process?

16. People are talking…… ……they’re just not talking to you

17. Why should I care when I am facing massive budget cuts?

21. Openly Local Citizenscape a product by Public-i http://openlylocal.com/hyperlocal_sites

22. As your communities start to self organise more effectively you need to understand where you add value to this process Its not about resources anymore

23. Government needs to curate the process of co-production You need to design for a change in culture

25. To do this you need a co-productive space LOCAL CIVIC SPACE Presented by Catherine Howe, Chief Executive Public-i

26. We’ve designed Citizenscape to do this… Citizenscape: a product by Public-i

27. Your event horizon should be 5…10…15..20 years in the future What kind of relationship with citizens will you have when you are in charge? How do you help shape that now?