Central government and ministries

Centralised, efficient, and insightful engagement

Go Vocal helps you foster a more inclusive policy-making process by reaching and involving a broader range of citizens.

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Go Vocal for central government, agencies, and ministries

Effective governance requires open and transparent consultations to ensure that policies are responsive to the needs and concerns of your citizens.

Our participation platform offers a comprehensive solution to the challenges of such large-scale public consultations. With our centralised hub for engagement, you can collect and analyse public input more easily, ensuring that all voices are heard and considered. Go Vocal has worked with central government, agencies, and ministries on:

Consultations on national strategies
Gathering feedback on public services
Fostering constructive public debate
Building awareness around national campaigns

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How Go Vocal supports engagement professionals in central government

Reach higher engagement numbers

The most comprehensive set of engagement methods
Supports hybrid engagement with offline data digitisation
Inclusive design ensures accessibility for all users, meeting WCAG 2.2 AA standards

Effortless project management and collaboration

A central hub where your team collaborates seamlessly
Different user roles tailored to various levels of responsibilities
User-friendly page and project builders

Faster and better insights

24/7 clear insights through advanced dashboards
Built-in AI to organise and analyse community input up to 50% faster
Create and share impactful reports with our easy-to-use report builder

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Case studies

500+ local governments trust Go Vocal with their community engagement projects.

Explore our case studies to discover tips and best practices from successful initiatives leveraging our digital platform.

Newham, UK

Population:

300.000

Lessons learned from Newham's participatory budget program

Newham recently evaluated their Community Assemblies initiative, now known as People Powered Places. This article outlines a summary of the report’s key insights and ideas for future improvement. Read on to kindle fresh ideas for invigorating engagement within your own community!

Havant Borough, UK

Population:

124.200

Havant Borough leverages Go Vocal's Power BI integration to drive inclusive and data-driven decision-making

Havant Borough, like many local authorities across the UK, prioritises fostering inclusive and equitable engagement with its residents. However, data dispersion across systems hindered comprehensive analysis, making it difficult to assess the true representativeness of participating residents. By co-developing a Power BI integration with Go Vocal, Havant Borough can now capitalise on the full potential of its data, paving the way for more inclusive and well-informed decision-making processes.

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Guide

The beginner’s guide to digital community engagement

This guide will walk you through the basics of digital community engagement and is meant to serve as a resource for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. After all, setting a solid foundation for your community engagement initiative is key to its success.

Blog

5 steps to build a culture of engagement

Ensuring that your community engagement is successful and worthwhile requires full buy-in and continuous support from all levels of the community, starting with your organisation and eventually also your residents. It comes down to creating a culture of engagement. This doesn’t have to be daunting, and in the long run it will save you time, money, and headaches.

Webinar

Going beyond survey consultations

As a council, it is important to be more ambitious about participation and explore engagement methods beyond traditional survey consultations. But how do you start a real dialogue? When is the best time to use a particular participation method, and what should you pay attention to?

Real Customers, Real Results

Here’s what clients say about Go Vocal

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"By using our online engagement platform for this consultation, we knew we would be able to reach more residents in a more cost-effective way than by doing anything else.”

Simon Dale

Interim Director of the Department of Place and Growth, Wokingham

"The Go Vocal platform has extensive information-sharing capabilities. In addition, the ability for residents to comment on the ideas and start a discussion sparks lively conversations.”

London Borough of Newham

Resident Engagement and Participation team

“In addition to increasing the quantity of participants, we were able to improve the quality of our community conversations by answering direct questions and responding to concerns promptly, before misinformation and rumor mills could overtake the dialogue.”

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Chelsey Aprill

Office of Planning & Community Development (WA, USA)

“When you drill down into the functionality you see that CitizenLab is more flexible, visually appealing, and user-friendly... I feel the way CitizenLab’s platform is set up fosters a positive participation environment [and] the fact that the back office is so easy to use has been a massive bonus because it doesn’t scare anyone away, no matter their comfort level with technology.”

Stirling Council (UK)

Digital Services Team

Centralised, efficient, and insightful engagement

How Go Vocal supports engagement professionals in central government

Reach higher engagement numbers

Effortless project management and collaboration