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From June 14 to July 5, the City of Yellowknife invites residents to share their input on the proposed amendment to Zoning By-law No. 5045. For more information and to submit feedback, follow the link below. https://lnkd.in/gW7asH92

Canadians should be worried about the government's costly reliance on large, for-profit tech vendors. "What does it mean when our government asks outside parties to do everything from craft policy to develop essential public-facing digital products and services?" Read our thoughts on the federal government's broken procurement system in our latest The Globe and Mail opinion piece: https://tgam.ca/45oBwqt We're calling on public sector leaders to question and change the status quo. #ArriveCan #GovernmentProcurement

Check out this piece that my Code for Canada colleague Sarah Niedoba wrote for the Globe and Mail on the REAL scale and scope of government IT contacts. The full picture reveals that procurement rules aren't necessarily aligned with better outcomes for the public. Shout out to Amanda Clarke and Sean Boots for their research which formed the basis of this piece!

British Columbia Institute of Technology ISSP May 2024 Sparked 3 Inspired R&D Projects In May, 2024, PlaceSpeak undertook three (3) separate intensive work projects with BCIT Computer Science Students. The students worked for 5 forty-hour weeks on R&D to produce a prototype in each of these three areas of focus: 1. Local News Feed 2. Gamification 3. AI Analysis On May 30th, the teams made their final presentations at BCIT’s Burnaby Campus. PlaceSpeak CEO, Colleen Hardwick was in attendance for the event. Special thanks to PlaceSpeak’s Lead Developer, Syed Fraz Tahir, for sharing his technical expertise. Stanley Chow Brandon Chan Lester Shun Nanakpreet Singh Tushar Gandhi Towa Quimbayo  Abhishek Chouhan Juan Escalada Muhammad Noufil Saqib Sumit Khanduri Artem Khan Ryan Lee Kemp Liao https://lnkd.in/g4Gas3WB

Simplifying the qualitative analysis process for reporting purposes: Using PlaceSpeak engagement tools, organizations accumulate large amounts of both qualitative and quantitative feedback data. AI makes it possible to sort through all that data, and create reports and insights in real time. Currently, PlaceSpeak has AI Reports in Beta featuring a Summary distilled from Discussion comments together with analysis categories and data visualizations. PlaceSpeak will be integrating AI reports from Survey data and PlaceIt Comments over the summer. Stay tuned! PlaceSpeak User Guide Link: https://lnkd.in/gh7sgb7Z https://lnkd.in/gENQKQyE

PlaceSpeak CEO, Colleen Hardwick, travelled to Bucharest in May to participate in the 2024 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy.   The Forum registered more than 300 participants, from five continents. Around 50 countries were represented by civil society, academics, activists, and political representatives. Over 150 speakers took the floor and engaged in the creation of informative, creative and innovative workshops, panels and bootcamps. 70 sessions were held discussing contemporary issues of direct democracy from different perspectives and approaches. We explored the theme of trust in direct democracy at local, regional, and international levels. Cultural approaches to participation, the role of media and technology, democratic tools in undemocratic contexts, and trends in the Black Sea Region and Central and Eastern Europe were especially highlighted during the Global Forum during discussions. Hardwick was part of a Panel entitled: Digital Democracy: Building Trust and Empowering Local Communities Globally held at the University of Bucharest, Sociology Department.  The panel was moderated by George Polisner, CEO of civ.works from the USA. Other panelists included: Tamara Tachynska – CEO, Qela App.app – Ukraine  Guillaume Saunier – Partnerships, Octree - sustainable startup studio – Switzerland Charlie Martial NGOUNOU NGOUNOU – founder of  AfroLeadership – Cameroon Colleen Hardwick’s talk was entitled Digital Trust Verified Program Overview: PlaceSpeak Case Study based on the experience of the Digital Governance Council | Conseil de gouvernance numérique. https://lnkd.in/g8FpsNr5

PlaceSpeak is a proud to be part of the Canadian B Corp Community!

The National Capital Commission - Commission de la capitale nationale is currently planning for the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Park. This includes defining the long-term vision that will guide the conservation, enhancement and sustainable management of this riverfront park. We are carrying out a final round of online engagement for this project. This phase is your chance to tell us what you think about the central elements of the plan, look for opportunities to increase clarity and add any elements you think have been overlooked. On behalf of the NCC and our partners, we thank you for participating. https://lnkd.in/gxF46BST

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