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The future, as previously mentioned, is likely to bring further housing challenges and our increasingly busy lives means that many people may choose not to attend public meetings about planning or projects. These people are more likely to engage if the option is made available via their smartphones. Also gamify it! Online meetings, Virtual Town Halls, discussion forums to voice opinions and augmented reality experiences will encourage local communities to engage with the local authority about their evolving neighbourhoods
Figure out ways to bring areas to better use by considering them through augmented reality and gathering up stakeholders, councils and community residents to consider all aspects of planning going forward that will add to the digital infrastructure. PLACEengage plays a vital role in building communities and encouraging community engagement.
PLACEengage gives everyone a vital role in having their voice heard and for younger demographics, technology is a very big part of their lives so with altering to more advanced ways to get people to engage with planning and projects, PLACEengage offers the go-betweens to bridge the gap between traditional town halls to more ‘on demand’ Virtual Town Halls that communities will expect as the town ages.
Fingal has plenty of talented people who already embrace and have digital training. By adopting a digital strategy for a place like Fingal, talent will follow.
A Virtual Town Hall acts as a centre for public consultation and encourages engagement through the PLACEengage platform so that local communities can participate in building a better future for the generations ahead.
There needs to be the use of innovative technology as modelled by PLACEengage, a Dublin startup that encourages and facilitates community engagement and public consultation through a Virtual Town Hall