Social media, messaging apps, and other digital platforms are reshaping how we build and maintain relationships. This primer aims to help professionals and practitioners working with communities navigate this evolving landscape of digital communication.

The InterGen Project was one of the first trials to develop a community-based approach to intergenerational social connection between older adults and teens in the Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) of Victoria. A framework for intergenerational social connection was developed focusing on three elements in the healthy social connection model: people, places, and activities. The research...

The Social Connection Program Evaluation Toolkit (SoCPET) is a framework to help measure the program quality and impacts of programs that seek to generate social connection. The toolkit is designed for practitioners who want a quick, strengths-based, and evidenced-based tool that has been designed with the community and practitioners.

This guide is a practical resource for practitioners looking to foster social connection in their communities through activities, programs or interventions. It explains the key concepts related to social connection, and offers a model to help understand how they fit together.

This report presents an AI governance framework co-designed through a collaborative and consultative process involving a team of experts in AI, legal, regulatory compliance, and data ethics practices. While the report responds to a specific use case, it can also guide the deployment of AI in local government operations as they develop through smart city...