Community Participation
Community Participation
To integrate communities and community and voluntary groups into decision making and to promote civic participation and community engagement.
Objective |
Actions |
Contact (Lead & Partner) |
Action Ref. # |
Build the capacity of community groups and voluntary organisations on participation and community activism to enable communities to better participate in decision-making. |
Deliver, support and promote Training and Education on capacity building to community groups and voluntary organisations on participation and community activism. |
Cork City Partnership, PPN, Cork City Council, HSE SHEP, CESCA, Cork Smart Gateway and other relevant City stakeholders
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3.1 |
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Support the continued input of community and business organisations, and especially new organisations, to enable them participate in decision-making at a local level. |
HSE, PPN, RAPID, CESCA, Cork City Partnership and other relevant City stakeholders |
3.2 |
Support the work of the Cork Volunteer Centre |
Support and promote the provision of a placement service matching volunteers, with organisations delivering community projects in the city.
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Cork Volunteer Centre, Cork City Council, PPN and other city stakeholders
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3.3 |
Make consultation in the city easily accessible to all community groups. |
Through the PPN, ensure any consultation in the city is easily accessible to community groups and encourages the delivery of participatory decision making.
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PPN and City stakeholders (LCDC). |
3.4 |
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Develop more accessible services through web based applications and other Smart City initiatives (such as community television), in tandem with traditional methods of communications (newspapers, newsletters, etc.)
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Cork City Council, Cork Smart Gateway Initiative, CCTv and LCDC. |
3.5 |
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Promote the Citizens Information Service as a means for increasing awareness of information services and advocacy.
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LCDC, Cork Smart Gateway and Citizens Information Service |
3.6 |
Increase public, business and community participation in key city events and festivals. |
Actively promote and encourage civic participation in city strategies, events and festivals.
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PPN, Cork City Council, LCDC, HSE, community and business stakeholders and other city stakeholders.
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3.7 |
Enhance and affirm PPN as a key vehicle to represent social inclusion, community, voluntary and environmental interests. |
Support and actively engage with the Cork City PPN to encourage and increase city wide engagement in the economic and community life of the city.
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Cork City Council, Community Sector and LCDC. |
3.8 |
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Support the PPN to connect community groups with other community and economic groups active in the city and within their own neighbourhoods.
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Cork City Council, Community Sector and LCDC. |
3.9 |
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Support the PPN in developing focused linkage groups that inform the future community and economic development of the city.
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Cork City Council, Community Sector and LCDC. |
3.10 |
Support the implementation of actions that allow Cork City and region to become a European Centre for Excellence for Inclusive Arts |
Support the delivery and implementation of a strategic plan for inclusive arts in Cork City and the wider region through:
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Cope Foundation, UCC, CIT, ETB, TUSLA, Cork City Council, Cork County Council and other relevant stakeholders |
3.11 |
Establishment of a network to share, learn and work with each other and helps deliver Cork City as a European Centre for Excellence for Inclusive Arts. |
Cope Foundation, UCC, CIT, ETB, TUSLA, Cork City Council, Cork County Council and other relevant stakeholders |
3.12 |