Community communications
Draft plain-language messages from information your team has approved.
AI for Local government
Useful AI for council work.
Help your people explore practical AI uses in everyday council work, with thoughtful human review.
Free · 30 minutes with Ted Deane
Meet Ted · 30+ years in software development.
Illustrative workflow
- InputPublic information
- AI preparesDraft a summary
- You checkOfficer reviews
Familiar work, a useful starting point
Put AI to work on familiar tasks.
Meeting and document summaries
Explore summaries that staff can check against the original material.
Service enquiries
Map how enquiries are recorded, routed and followed up across a team.
Experience includes the Cities of Mitcham, Marion and Charles Sturt.
Worked example
Public information into a clear notice
Illustrative example using fictional information.
AI prepares
Meeting room closed on Tuesday morning
The Riverside Library meeting room will be closed for maintenance on Tuesday, 9 am to 1 pm.Source S1
The book-return chute remains available.Source S2
You check · Responsible council officer
The responsible council officer confirms source facts, accessibility and publication approval.
The support is your choice
Choose the support that fits your work.
A pathway around your work
Build a skill you can use.
Learn plain language
Keep approved service facts separate from unsupported additions.
Try one public source
Prepare a short notice and trace each sentence to the source.
Check the message
An officer can identify and correct any unsupported statement before approval.
Explore relevant learning
Learning that supports this task
A small sample of 30,000+ courses curated from around the world, all available to DoJo members.
AI Literacy in the Workplace
The content-transformation demonstration supports preparing a plain-language notice from approved information.
Before you start
Common questions
Can the training work across several council departments?
Discuss the departments, roles, starting skills and approved example tasks with Ted. A shared foundation can be followed by work relevant to the people attending.
What should I bring to the discovery call?
Bring one task, the tools you use and who checks the work. A fictional or de-identified sample can help.
Your next step
Bring one task to the conversation.
Discuss what you want to improve and a useful starting point in a free 30-minute conversation with Ted.
Bring one task, the tools you use and who checks the work. A fictional or de-identified sample can help.