21st Century Cllrs

(what’s all the fuss about?)

Before We Start

•If you’re Tweeting today, our #tags (more about this later) are:

- #lgcyh - #cllrsocmed- #21stcc

Session Plan (it could all change - it’s

your session)

• A Bit of Background - the web and stuff

• Social Media - A Cllrs Perspective

• The Chapters of Doom

• Social Media - An Officer Perspective

The Changing World Wide Web

http://socialmedia.21st.cc/2010/03/why-i-use-social-media-councillor-daisy-benson/Soc Med - A Cllrs Perspective

The Chapters of Doom•Here’s some for starters:

- You have to be an IT geek

- Standards and the Code of Conduct

- Generates even more work

- Not enough time

- Ignores the off-line community...... MORE????

When Soc Med Goes Bad

• “The Cornish Tweeters”

• “Twitter ban on Leeds councillors”

• “Councillor gets death threats over Twitter comment”

• “Councillor in saucy Twitter message blunder”

An Officer Perspective

•Our 21stCC Work in Kirklees (so far):

- Cross Party Pilot Board

- Web casting, Dash Boards, Blogs and Twitter

- Cllr Profiles

- Cllr Portals

- Soc Med Session (17 turned up)

An Officer Perspective

•Our 21stCC Work in Kirklees (what’s next)

- Soc Med Surgeries for Cllrs

- Build into Cllr Development and Grup Support

- Expand Ward Portals - ward #tags

- VTH (a new model of decision making and engagement?)

What Next?

•What will you do next?

•What will you take back to your council?

•Do keep in touch

www.cllrsocmed.org.uk