Transpower Technical Sessions (Stream 2)
Tuesday 29 July
1.30pm - 3.00pm
Choose one session
Growing communities through digital technologies
In a global environment, the competition for resources, labour, business, services and lifestyle recognition has become more intense. This session highlights how some councils have responded to ensuring local educational institutions offer the best possible opportunities for all students, how core health services are enhanced, how new businesses are attracted and how the area is marketed internationally, all through the use of modern technologies.
These examples follow the discussions at the Broadband Forum on local government's role in the broadband world. Councils can have a significant influence on the general well-being of their communities by recognising the benefits derived from digital technologies. This is your chance to see how other areas have responded to such opportunities.
Smart initiatives for sustainable infrastructure (This session is now full)
Growth in population, demand and costs has put some council infrastructure services at a crisis point. Whether it is next year that your water supply will be critically stretched, or in five years time that your landfill will be full, councils are increasingly looking for new initiatives to reduce demand and conserve infrastructure resources.
This session focuses on water and waste services with practical case studies where councils are using alternative approaches (and why), and consideration of government initiatives that are driving a more sustainable approach in local government services.
Using your Community Boards for added value
Councils and community boards cannot promote well-being in our communities in isolation. Shaping communities to meet the needs of the diverse groups we represent requires building relationships and partnerships at all levels, including the neighbourhood level.
This workshop profiles a community board which partnered with its local high school to take a strongly participative and innovative approach to ensuring the needs of their community, especially young people, were addressed in a major mall development. Representatives from the Board and high school will brief delegates on what they did, what they achieved and the value of partnerships.
Writing our history: A workshop for local government
How will the heritage, history and story of your community be recorded for the future? Does your community value and understand this history now?
Those in local government who are proud of the areas they live in and want to see their heritage written up in an interesting and informative way will benefit from this stimulating and practical workshop session.
The workshop will be facilitated by Mayor Bob Harvey. As well as being long-time mayor of Waitakere City, Bob is passionate about our stories, and believes it is imperative the history of all cities, towns, boroughs and areas be captured for future generations. Bob is the author of several histories of the west. He is currently involved in the publication of a history of Waitakere to commemorate the 20th year of the City and the long history of settlement in the region.
Last updated: August 2008
