Information Page

This online participation platform is an initiative by the London Borough of Newham. Its purpose is to provide an online portal where people who live, work, and visit Newham can participate actively in the decision making processes. The platform does not aim to substitute face-to-face engagement, but rather to compliment it and make sure that it is reaching a wider audience.

On the platform you can find all the different community engagement processes that are taking place in your neighbourhood, from ideas collection, voting, discussing, surveys, polls, participatory budgeting, online mapping, scenario planning, support for advisory boards and committees. You can follow the progress of the different projects and get updated on new participatory events both online and face-to-face.

On the homepage you can see which processes are active or in which phase a process is.

How do I log in to the platform?

Logging in is easy by registering with your first name, surname and e-mail address. You can also use your Google or Facebook account. Only your surname and first name are visible to others.

Can I use the platform itself, for example to set up a login process?

That's certainly possible. Ask the person in charge within your council to give you the necessary access rights to turn you into a project moderator. You can then set up your own project and timeline and share the necessary information (video, documents, images, etc.). You can also invite others on the platform yourself, so that they can post ideas within your project, or vote and respond to existing ideas.

Can I participate as an association/organisation/committee?

Yes, you can. Because other users of the platform only see your first name and surname, you simply enter the name of your association in your profile. E.g. name: vzw and first name: The Globetrotters. Regardless of your e-mail address, other people only see vzw De Globetrotters.