Download - TweetyHall: The What, the Why and the How
The What, the Why & the How
@TweetyHallhttp://TweetyHall.co.uk
• Digital engagement– Communication– Engagement– Digital democracy
• Public service transformation– Service co-design– Change management– Cross-organisational collaboration
• Social innovation incubation– Idea generation– Project co-design and support
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The What...
TweetyHall is a constantly updated barometer of local issues. Powered by twitter we allow both councillors and citizens to track local politics in real time and connect to each other.
Inspired by...
Gov 2.0 for a New kind of Politics
Leadership
2.0 CollaborativeAction orientedPermission to experimentPublic value over public bodiesIntrapreneurs and entrepreneurs
building blocks for #localgov innovation
open
social
democratic
collaborative
inclusive
networked
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The How? In short...
BUT this is not about technology!*
• We want to make Local Government more engaging, open and honest
• We want local representatives to be the best they can be by using web tools effectively
• We want to encourage politicians and citizens to have more conversations with each other
*well, not only
Functional
Helps Councillors connect with their citizens
Allows councillors to keep up with real time news“It’s worth remembering that although most people don’t use twitter (yet) - the media and the political elite do”@antoniabance
“I can communicate my message and people can immediately respond – traditionally we have done this face to face, but more and more people communicate through social media and we need to keep up.”@dwoodend
everybody’s doing it
Sharing good web practice
At Home....
And Away...“Social media has given me the best policy research and feedback I’ve ever gotten. Twitter is no one way street.
... I can send out one tweet and it will reach more people than any newspaper in the city, my phone is a printing press in my pocket”@CoryBookerMayor of Newark
old skool leadership done in a new skool way
support is on hand
Publication: Lessons from #LE2010
What’s next?
•Improve functionality, including topical channels.• Continue to document good practice of the web in local government • Reach out to more local representatives• Continue to connect and support #localgov champions
@TweetyHallhttp://TweetyHall.co.uk