For those interested in ICTs and Community Engagement, I have transcribed a list of useful sites from that wonderful publication “Towards Whole of Community Engagement: A Practical Toolkit” by Heather J Aslin and Valarie A Brown. Although none of these links particularly concern ICTs, the methodologies and approaches used in them could be applied to innovation with ICTs in a community setting (including political innovation or ‘innovation’ in the formation of social or cultural capital).
*Action learning and action research (Australia)
http://www,scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/arp/actlearn.html
*Co-intelligence Institute (US)
A toolbox of processes for community work
http://www.co-intelligence.org/CIPol_CommunityProcesses.html
*Community Development Foundation (UK)
(Produces a range of usuful publication for community action)
http://www.cdf.org.uk/html/menu.html
*Commonwealth Foundation
http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com
*Constructive citizen participation newsletter (available from Connor Development Services Ltd, Canada)
*http://www.connor.bc.ca/connor/newsletter.html
*Council of Europe
http://www.coe.int/portalIT.asp
*First Australian Concensus Conference
http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/conscon/dinner.htm
*International Association for Public Participation
http://www.iap2.org
*International Institute for Environment and Development (UK)
Resource Centre for Participatory Learning and Action
http://www.iied.org/resource/index.html
*Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex (UK)
Participation Group
http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/particip/
*Jefferson Centre for New Democratic Processes (US)
The citizens jury: effective public participation
http://www.jefferson-centre.org
*Land and Water Australia
Using citizens’ juries for making decisions in natural resource management. Research project No. ANU 11.
http://www.iwa.gov.au
*Lobbying Australia
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~trc/
*National Land and Water Resources Audit (Australia)
http://www.nlwra.gov.au
*NRM Changelinks (NZ)
http://nrm.massey.ac.nz/changelinks/internet.html
*Open space World
http://www.openspaceworld.org
*Participatory Approaches Networks for London (UK)
http://www.participatory-london.org.uk
*The Earth Council (Costa Rica)
http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr
*The Environment Council (UK)
http://www.the-environment-council.org.uk
*Sustainable Communities Network (US)
http://www.sustainable.org
*United Kingdom Audit Commission
Guidance on effective community consultation
http://www.audit-commission.gov.au
*United Kingdon Cabinet Office
http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk
*United Kingdon Improvement and Development Agency
(Local Government body concerned with the promotion and development of good practice in Local Government and partner agencies)
http://www.idea.gov.uk
*United Nations Department on Economic and Social Affairs
Division for Sustainable Development
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev
*United Nations Development Program
http://www.undp.org
*Warwick University (UK)
Report by Local Government Centre on best value pilot engagement studies in England and Wales
http://www.local.detr.gov.uk/research/bestva~1/paper8/index.htm
*World Bank (US)
http://www.worldbank.org
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