Councillor.Info
Councillor.info aims to connect Councillors with their communities using their own websites and easy-to-use online tools. Councillor.info is a collaborative project backed by the Local Government Association.
What does Councillor.info offer?
To Councillors
The project provides information, advice and support to Councillors to help them make the best use of their websites and on-line tools.
- An easy-to-use website designed by and for Councillors
- Feedback on visitors to each website
- Information on best practice and ideas - based upon success stories elsewhere in the Councillor.info project
- Input to the development of the project through user groups
- Regular bulletins and events
- Access to the project extranet
- Software upgrades based upon feedback from Officers and Councillors
To Local Authorities
The project offers a successful, sustainable and cost effective way of providing and managing websites for Members. This project is not just about providing websites to Councillors. It is about encouraging the Councillors to update them, and the public to visit them.
- A comprehensive solution that is aimed at the successful use of websites by all Members. NOT just a software solution
- A service that meets the IEG requirement for 2005
- Regular monitoring and reporting
- Training, manuals and support
- A turn-key solution that does not require in house IT resources
- Fast-track implementation based on experience with participating Councils
- A full supporting programme managed by our project consultant
- Help and guidance on how to encourage Councillors to be active and responsible users of their websites
- Advice on how to ensure the sites are actively promoted
- Regular visits from the project to meet Councillors and officers in order to promote best-practice
- Regular support calls to officers
- Monthly updates on best-practice
A Proven Project
Councillor.info arose out of research, by the Local Government Association, into why more authorities were not setting up websites for their Councillors. The research highlighted a number of obstacles that hindered even those authorities committed to the idea.
In 2002 Fused Technologies (as Poptech) began working with a group of ten Councils to design a solution that would overcome these obstacles. The project was launched a year later by the LGA and the first new partners came on-board in autumn 2003.
In July 2005 Councillor.info was chosen for inclusion in the North East Connects "Framework Agreement for Local Democracy Software" managed by Sunderland City Council. This agreement covers 25 councils in the North East of England.
For more information, please download the brochure, contact us or visit our dedicated website.