Building Connected Communities:

What is a connected community and what does it have to do with technology?!!!

Engineering a connected community begins with people - not technology. Before embarking on the often-confusing path of developing a civic technology plan - find out what your community needs. Then plan and invest in your community’s digital public infrastructure.

Trustworthy and trusted digital public infrastructure is built to solve problems identified by a diverse swath of the community, beginning with the foundational needs identified in WeAccel’s Community Hierarchy of Needs (TM).

Neighborhood Action Councils (c)

MISSION: Develop community-wide system of Neighborhood Action Councils to engage a more diverse, equitable and inclusive group of residents in collaborative problem-solving.

Neighborhood stakeholders, supported by local government staff or other non-governmental organization/s, come together to learn, educate, advocate and engage in desired change through action and policy development.

• Identify top neighborhood challenges

• Prioritize problem-solving

• Develop and implement collaborative problem-solving strategies guided by community staff

Industry Action Councils (c)

MISSION: Develop industry-focused community of local businesses engaged in collaborative problem-solving.

Business stakeholders, supported by local government staff or other non-governmental organization/s, come together to learn, educate, advocate and engage through action and policy to create a sustainable, resilient industry ecosystem.

• Identify shared business challenges

• Prioritize problem-solving

• Develop and implement collaborative problem-solving strategies guided by local government staff