At the recent Webcasting Open Day held by Cheshire West and Chester Council, Catherine gave a presentation on Networked Councillor. It is a great introduction to the concepts behind the Networked Councillor, so we thought it might be a good idea to share it here. You can read more about the project over at the Networked ...
We were really chuffed to have taken part in Cheshire West and Chester's fantastic Webcasting Open Day yesterday. It was planned to help councils and other organisations interested in webcasting learn more about how it works and why it can be so vital to communication and engagement, delivered by those who know the most: experienced ...
You'll probably know this already, but we're no Johnny-come-latelys to local government webcasting, having pioneered streaming council meetings to the public in the UK. When you pioneer a service, you have to be prepared to spend time convincing people of its benefits - something we've done a fair bit of over the 12 years we've been ...
At the recent user group, in November of 2012, we talked about the R600, the dedicated hardware unit we use as part of the Public-i Connect and Connect Social webcasting systems. The R600 has served the company very well. Its reliability and durability have been an important element to our success. We make the unit ourselves, ...
On Monday last week Brighton and Hove City Council invited me in to watch the Open Door live webcast, in which council leader Jason Kitcat answered residents' questions put to him on Twitter. This was the fourth Open Door event Brighton and Hove has held. Residents are able to use the hashtag #BHOpenDoor or a CoveritLive ...