Laura Geerts October 6, 2022

Tackling the energy crisis: 9 ways local councils turned to the Hoplr neighbourhoods

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"Sleepwalking from crisis to crisis," Christophe Peeters, president of the Social Services Council of Ghent, wrote in this article from De Standaard.First the pandemic. T... Read more
Laura Geerts

From crisis communication to volunteering: 38 municipalities called on the Hoplr neighbourhood

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What has been happening in Ukraine affects everyone. Councils and communities everywhere are making massive efforts to provide relief. Many local councils were suddenly given new m... Read more
Laura Geerts January 28, 2022

What do residents expect from neighbourhood communication: 5 insights from our survey

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Neighbourhood communication on Hoplr More than 120 cities and municipalities use our neighbourhood communication functionalities to reach 15% to 60% of their inhabitants immediatel... Read more
Laura Geerts October 15, 2021

Case study Municipality of Knokke-Heist: this is how services work together for varied neighbourhood communication via Hoplr (five steps)

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Many different government departments deal with information that may be of value to a neighbourhood. From public health and community development to garbage collection and road wo... Read more
Laura Geerts April 27, 2021

Case study: 5 ways the municipality of Waalwijk works on clean neighbourhoods with residents

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The municipality of Waalwijk uses neighbourhood communication and citizen participation to create attractive neighbourhoods. Not only during the creation of its spatial planning. ... Read more
Laura Geerts June 2, 2020

Mechelen and Hoplr: one in three households is registered

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Mechelen, such a great city. The authentic setting, filled with culture, friendly people, picturesque squares, … But what makes it such an amazing place to us? It was the very f... Read more
Laura Geerts February 16, 2020

Hoplr helps local governments build towards social and caring smart cities: answers to 10 FAQ’s

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Hoplr connects government and citizens: it all starts and ends with the community. It’s our mission to connect citizen and government, as well as citizens among each other. T... Read more
Laura Geerts May 2, 2019

City of Bruges on Hoplr: results of a successful pilot project

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Hoplr made its debut in the Venice of the North at the end of 2018: a pilot project in collaboration with the City of Bruges. 14 neighbourhoods are activated - which accounts for ... Read more
Laura Geerts April 17, 2019

Citizen communication through Hoplr: practical examples

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It's Hoplr's mission to bring neighbours closer together. But that's not all we're in for. By facilitating citizen communication, citizen participation and community care, we aim... Read more
Laura Geerts February 4, 2019

Citizen communication at the level of the neighbourhood with City of Antwerp’s project ‘Noorderlijn’

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Imagine: you step outside your door on a regular Monday morning. You get into your car, head for work and... Darn. Detour. Roadworks happen all the time, but you have to admit, if... Read more

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[USE CASE] City of Luxembourg: Community development in the face of great diversity

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Informal community care and longer independent living with Hoplr

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Look out Luxembourg: Trailblazer Commune of Strassen nails its launch of Hoplr

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