What People Are Saying

Here's what citizens, local government officers, and community members are saying about Open Council Network.

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Building Trusting Citizen Relationships with the Help of AI

The Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) featured Open Council Network in their case study on how AI can be harnessed for the public good. Our pioneering approach to increasing transparency between councils and citizens is helping rebuild trust by transforming how council information is shared.

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Community Feedback from Reddit

Real feedback from the r/london and r/ukpolitics communities

"I've subscribed to the newsletter. It is really interesting and very well-written. You don't need to know the nuances of local politics - it explains everything clearly. Genuinely not sure how you do all this (AI?!?!), but it is a public service, and I highly recommend it to everyone."
"You're doing fantastic work here! I've shared this with all of my friends and family, and they feel the same. People need to more connected to their government, and this is definitely helping."
"This is awesome. Please keep up the good work 💪💯 The councils are the most direct arms of government that citizens see. Having better visibility into what they are doing and being able to influence their decisions will make a difference in the outlook and perception of how things are going."
"I'm a local government officer, and i approve of this aide to transparency! Nice work."
"This is good. The collapse in local journalism means we have a HUGE accountability deficit. As an ex cllr and ex journo I know many papers for councils are abysmal for finding info. You are doing good work and I wish I could help."
"This is AMAZING! & look forward to reading more"
"This is a really good idea, well done OP"
"This is fantastic, such important work - do you have any info available about how you monitor meetings with computer help?"
"Some of the most useful posts on this subreddit, thank you!"
"These posts are a fantastic idea, keep up the good work!"
"Love this project, keep up the good work!"
"Excellent work this! For people who are vaguely interested in ongoing drama with local councils, please see East London Waterworks park - it truly has everything - incredibly driven people in the local area, old land designations, local council development plans, heritage buildings and a pan-london developer wanting to build a secure childrens unit."
"Would like to just note once again how brilliant these posts are - for a long time I just scrolled past them but they're not one of my favourite things on here"

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