Unlike social and economic equity, native equity is not considered in community development projects. Native equity is when the professional team that is designing or planning the development is inclusive of native residents from the targeted area. The question for community development practitioners is does native equity matter in redevelopment.
The room set-up will be the primary constraint to meaningful participation. We will need to have participants at roundtables for discussion in groups of about six.
Digital inclusion is vital to promoting community growth. Often, though, the information needed to identify gaps is lacking at a local level, and the benefits of improving digital literacy are difficult to define, let alone measure. We will discuss how to make digital inclusion part of your successful planning efforts.
Brainstorm and explore ways to move beyond our normal procedures and strategies for evaluation in community development. In this mutual learning environment, we will develop promising, new and innovative ways of planning for, implementing, integrating and communicating the process and results of community development in various contexts.
