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                    A deliberative city

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                    Melbourne will be a leader in using participatory, consultative and innovative approaches to decision-making. The diverse voices of Melbourne will be heard. New information technologies will be used to help citizens engage with local governance processes.

                    The outcomes we will work towards in 2017–21

                    • People participate in co-creating Melbourne’s future.*
                    • We are transparent and accountable to our community.
                    • City of Melbourne’s open data platform is available for public use.

                    * Also a health and wellbeing priority.

                    How we’ll measure success

                    City of Melbourne indicators

                    • The level of community satisfaction with Council’s community consultation and engagement.*
                    • The number of people who participated in City of Melbourne engagement initiatives.
                    • The percentage of decisions by the Council that are made public.
                    • The total number of datasets available on the City of Melbourne’s (CoM) open data platform – CoM owned and owned by other organisations.
                    • The average number of dataset views on the City of Melbourne’s open data platform each month.

                    * Key indicator

                    Municipal indicators

                    • The percentage of people surveyed who have participated in specific engagement activities to address city issues, including through the use of digital technology.

                    Download this section of the Council Plan

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