Tech

E-consultation technologies

Online dialogue

[tiki-view_forum.php?forumId=1|Discussion forum] hands on [tiki-view_forum_thread.php?comments_parentId=17&topics_threshold=0&topics_offset=0&topics_sort_mode=commentDate_desc&topics_find=&forumId=1| session], and talk on the use of e-mail mailing lists (as in UK Local Issues forums) and chat systems (from IRC,via web chatrooms, to Skype). Here is [tiki-view_forum_thread.php?comments_parentId=2&topics_threshold=0&topics_offset=4&topics_sort_mode=commentDate_desc&topics_find=&forumId=1|introduction] of all participated in online dialogue.

Measuring needs and opinions

Online survey hands on session (using something simple like phpsurveyor), talk on Responsian survey tool, measuring single opinion with SMS (e.g. smoking ban in public).

Online writing

One way dialog with online diaries (blog) and wikiwiki collaborative authoring. Different participants try different tools. Explain how blogs are used in UK local democracy project, and how more sophisticated report writing tools can be used for consultation (show GRASS).