Webcasting

SYJS webcasts meetings of the South Yorkshire Joint Authorities. We offer other authorities these resources to increase their awareness of webcasting.

"The principal reason for webcasting is that is increases accessibility, openness and transparency.  South Yorkshire is a large geographical area, spread across four boroughs, with many citizens living or working a long way from the location of joint authority meetings.  As a result very few members of the public ever attend meetings to see and hear the democratic process." South Yorkshire Joint Authorities, February 2007

Making the case to members	Guidance	Showcase
How webcasting has increased access (Presentation: no longer live - please ask for details)	Members Bulletin No 4 (Mar 09)	6 months archive
Proposal for a 3 year webcasting contract 2009/12	Members Bulletin No 3 (Sep 08)	Participatory budgeting pilot (16 mins) (No longer live - please ask for details)
Proposal to renew webcasting 2008/9	Members Bulletin No 2 (Nov 07)	Political literacy: Local Democracy Week 08 Professional Association for Citizenship Teaching Question Time with school students (6.5 mins) (No longer live - please ask for details)
Proposal for webcasting pilot 2007/8	Members Bulletin No 1 (Aug 07)	ABC Grants Award Ceremony 9/11/07 (most popular)
Research report on webcasting  (Feb 2006)	Letter to members about live webcasting	Practical Tools to improve your communication (Public-i/SYJS Open Day 27/1/09) (No longer live - please ask for details)
Timeline	Letter to members about webcasting  pilot	Award shortlist
		Nomination by Local Government Yorkshire and Humber in Making a Difference Annual Awards 2008
	Chair's statement Webcasting operator's checklist Webcasting seating plan	Press
	Protocol for webcasting Council and other meetings (Epping Forest DC) What is a webcast? (South Oxfordshire DC)	Success for webcasts of authorities' meetings Yorkshire Post 3/6/09 Netting new communities The Star 29/1/09 Switch on council webcam [no link available] The Advertiser (Rotherham) 9/1/09 Council meetings to be broadcast live on the Internet Barnsley Chronicle 2/1/09 Keep webcasting, authorities urged after year-long trial Yorkshire Post 18/4/08 Watch crucial budget meetings live The Star 21/2/08 Webcast view of county services Yorkshire Post 5/3/07

Timeline for adoption of webcasting

2006
26 February	Research report on webcasting
22 June	Visit to Lancashire County Council webcasting operation
20 July	Meeting with Public-i Ltd
30 August	Visit to Derby City Council webcasting operation
24 October	Senior Management Team agrees to propose webcasting to Joint Authorities
8 November	Report to Police Chairs Group
27 November	Report to Fire Chairs Group
15 December	Keith Young, Chief Executive Public-i speaks to members of the Joint Authorities
2007
4 January	Briefing to Chair of South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority & Director General of South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
17 January	Briefing to Vice Chair of SYPTA
25 January	Briefing to South Yorkshire Pensions Authority members
9 February	Briefing to South Yorkshire Police Authority memebers
28 February	Webcasting Project Planning meeting with Public-i
8 May	Technical survey of Meeting Room by Public-i and meeting with contractors
17 July	Meeting room closes for 6 week refurbishment and installation
23 August	Webcaster operating training
31 August	Test webcasting starts
9 November	Live webcasting starts