Participatory budgeting has the objective of engaging citizens to help elected officials and administrators prioritize municipal services. A recent report proposes that social media can be a key element to meaningfully engage citizens and overcome common barriers like: - Limited knowledge by citizens about government operations - Citizen perceptions that their input is not wanted or valued - Lack of trust and legitimacy - Citizen apathy - Time constraints - A concern that citizen self-interests may get in the way of community interests Social media tools can be “used to generate new ideas or approaches to solve problems, provide greater public access to leaders, educate the public, encourage collaboration, and make it easier to provide formal or informal feedback about plans, policies, or programs.” Do you agree or disagree?
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:00:00 +0000
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