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What is e-consultation? E-consultation is the use of electronic computing and communication technologies in consultation processes and is complimentary to existing practices. To find out more please visit http://www.e-consultation.org/

Why e-consultation? E-consultation has value added in terms of the time, costs, participation rates, engagement levels and dissemination processes associated with completing a successful consultation. The use of Information communication technologies (ICT) can facilitate a number of tasks 1) information transfer. 2) dialogue support, 3) problem exploration and solving, 4) measurement of needs and preferences, 5) joint document writing. Within this guide you will find detailed explanation of the nature of the benefits with accompanying examples.

Examples (Trials)

E-consultation is currently in a development phase on the island of Ireland. This section outlines four examples of ongoing e-consultations and you can use the links below to learn more. These four pilots are with Waterways Ireland, The Wheel, the North South Educational Exchange (NSEC) and the Northern Ireland Youth forum. Via their websites these groups have used a range of e-techniques to consult with their members. The groups have used ICT to create on-line surveys, e-forums, e-newsletters and electronic voting. In all cases these techniques have been used in conjunction with traditional methods.

Why not use these links to find out more?

http://waterways.e-consultation.org/

http://wheel.e-consultation.org

http://nsec.e-consultation.org

http://youth.e-consultation.org

Useful Links

Good Practice

http://www.sdublincoco.ie/index.aspx?pageid=1000

http://www.cavancoco.ie/cccws/templates/general/tge_index.aspx?str_ID=227

http://www.meath.ie/community/websites.html

http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk

http://www.dublin.ie/forums

Benefits (***)

1. What are the benefits?

Participation (***)

1. Will more people take part than in conventional consultations?
2. Does it help me reach groups who normally don't take part?

Results (***)

1. Will it get different views?
2. Can it improve the quality of results?
3. Is there a potential for creativity?
4. Will it help me analyse the results?

Costs (***)

1. Will it cost more or less?

Time (***)

1. Can it save me time?

Resources (***)

1. What resources will I need to make it work?

Strategies (***)

1. What are the most important issues to consider in formulating a strategy?
   1. For consultation, and
   2. E-consultation?

Processes (**)

1. What processes are involved in e-consultation?

Process change (**)

1. How does technology make a difference?

Case studies (**)

1. Give me a brief example of a success.
2. Give me a brief account of a failure (what can go wrong?)

Guidelines (**)

1. Are there any standard guidelines for:
   1. consultation
   2. e-consultation?

FAQ (*)