FUNDING FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PATHFINDERS ANNOUNCED

Groundbreaking local social enterprise schemes are to get a share of 1.4 million pounds of Government money to help them provide community services in health and social care. Twenty six schemes across England will act as pathfinders and get some of the funding announced by the Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis.

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The guide from Bristol City Council has been designed to help other local authorities develop e-participation tools that can encourage much wider community engagement. The experience of the corporate consultation team has been distilled into a 60 page book which provides information and case studies on electronic information sharing, e-consultation and e-participation.The guide uses case studies from Bristol and other councils to illustrate how the different forms of e-participation, the internet, SMS and email, can work. From an on-line discussion on street art to an on-line survey about the height of Bristol’s buildings, the case studies give an insight into how effective digital technology can be in communicating issues and galvanising opinion.

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