CCI recently participated in the Innovation Panel of the National Economic Development Forum, where Narelle Kennedy blew us away with her understanding of civic innovation and its potential for smart, resilient communities.
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One of our highlights of 2020 was participating in the Innovation Panel at the National Economic Development Conference…
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Hosting a virtual event is very different to organising a face-to-face event.
This blog summarises the lessons we learned, and we are sharing with you now in the hope that it helps others adapting and planning virtual events. We’ve also shared a summary of the event here.
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A brief summary of CivicTech: Tech for Social Impact event from 8th of April. Includes a video of main panels and an overview of all speakers.
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In 2019, we opened the doors to our first Centre for Civic Innovation in Liverpool, Sydney, where we helped a range of local people develop their ideas, assess the viability of existing initiatives and amplify the social impact of local business. Find out what was achieved.
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We present you some examples of Civic Tech innovations that are contributing to a positive social impact in their communities. We are proud to have all these founders joining us for “Civic Tech: Tech for Social Impact” event.
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Join us on Wednesday, March 18 for “Civic Tech: Tech for Social Impact,” where we will explore how civic technologies can make it easier for people to find and use services, engage with governments, and self-organise to deliver socioeconomic change in their communities.
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A blog post by our Executive Director, Amelia Loye: “I meet people from all walks of life when I'm managing engagements for governments. Most of them have different opinions. Still, all of them have one thing in common: they care about their community and want to help shape the future of it.”
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The Centre for Civic Innovation is a not-for-profit organisation powering people-led change. We encourage people who want to do something for their community and maximise their social impact. Turning ideas into initiatives, and initiatives into businesses, not-for-profit organisations or social enterprises.
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Participation in democracy and community used to mean lobbying government and applying for grants. You can still do this and it works sometimes, but there are new arguably more constructive ways to contribute and smart governments are enabling them.
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