Overview:
CiviQ has been working with local authorities, government departments, public, semi-state and private organisations since 2015. Wehave a wide range of experience in all types of online public consultations as well as expertise in managing consultations and innovating in new approaches to understanding public opinion.
CiviQ started in 2012 with research into how public engagement in Ireland could be more inclusive and deliberative. The Founders published a paper published in the international journal Policy and Internet: ‘Bridging Normative Democratic Theory and Internet Technologies: A Proposal for Scaling Citizen Policy Deliberations’(2013) where the SOWIT model was outlined (Social Web for Inclusive and Transparent Democracy). CiviQ was set up to deliver this inclusive model of which OpenConsult is the first part of the broader deliberative innovation framework.
The key aims of OpenConsult are to build community connection around consultations in a way that promotes knowledge sharing, a positive experience, and a means to stay engaged and up-to-date on current and future issues for public engagement. To this end, OpenConsult is built on an open data framework, with a broad set of communication and notification features. Our reporting methods focus on the ability to demonstrate to communities that their input was heard and considered during the engagement process with templates for such reporting, and individualized reports per respondent also provided.
We sell mainly to the following companies:
Local authorities and Government Bodies:
· Cities
. Councils
· Counties
· States
Energy and infrastructure companies
· Wind energy producers
· Electricity/gas grid operators
· National transport authorities
· Energy Regulators
Partner Program Description:
We are looking for partners who specialize in selling to the public sector especially Cities, Counties and (Planning) Councils.
Our products are complementary to the infrastructure that companies like Civic Plus, Accela, Catalis etc are already supplying to local government organizations.
We are open to the best compensation package, fixed fees, fixed % etc