Questionnaire for TeleCities Members

Environment, Science and
NGO Activism

This questionnaire survey forms the basis of a research project being carried out by the Department of Geography at the University of Hull. The research is sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in the United Kingdom. The aim of the research is to assess the role of a transnational network (TeleCities) within the context of globalization and shifting governance structures. Ultimately the data collected will form part of the basis for my PhD.

The aim of the survey is to build a picture behind members involvement and interaction in the network.

The information in this questionnaire will be treated in the strictest of confidence and names of respondents will not be used in any analysis or presentation of the data

Please type in the boxes and click on the relevant buttons. At the end of the questionnaire there is a send button. Once you have completed the questionnaire please click on this button and the questionnaire will be sent. You will then receive a list of the answers you have given, this confirms that the questionnaire has been sent.

The questionnaire takes approximately 10 minutes to complete

Firstly we would like some information regarding the involvement of your city in TeleCities

1. What is the name of your city?

2. What is your name?

3. What is your job title?

4. How long has your city been a TeleCities member?

5. Whose idea was it to originally join TeleCities (Please give their Job description and Department)?

6. Are any other people from your city active within TeleCities ?

Yes

Don't know

If yes what is their job title?

7. Is your city a member of any other European city network?

Yes

Don't know

If yes could you please list which ones

In this section we are interested in members perceptions of the network, and in particular your city's priorities within the network

8. Please could you indicate why your city is a member of TeleCities

9. Please list 3 benefits that you feel your city gains through its involvement with TeleCities

10. Please complete the following statements using the scale provided to indicate how accurately they best describe your city's involvement with TeleCities.

I feel that TeleCities	not true				very true	uncertain
i... offers our city an opportunity to participate in knowledge exchange	1	2	3	4	5	uc
ii. ... offers our city an opportunity to influence European governance	1	2	3	4	5	uc
iii... offers our city an opportunity to formulate partnerships with other cities	1	2	3	4	5	uc
iv... offers our city an opportunity to develop collaborations with business partners	1	2	3	4	5	uc
v... offers our city a marketing opportunity within Europe	1	2	3	4	5	uc
vi... offers our city an opportunity to promote of the role of cities in the context of a European 'Information Society'	1	2	3	4	5	uc
vii ...offers our city new funding prospects	1	2	3	4	5	uc

11. Complete the following statement using the scale provided, to indicate your perception of TeleCities and its relationship with the following European institutions

I feel that TeleCities relationship with the following institutions is...	no relationship	a weak relationship	a basic relationship	a strong relationship	a very strong relationship	uncertain
i. The European Commission	1	2	3	4	5	uc
ii. The European Parliament	1	2	3	4	5	uc
iii. Committee of the Regions	1	2	3	4	5	uc
iv. Council of the European Union ( Council of Ministers)	1	2	3	4	5	uc

In this section we are interested in your opinions on the methods of obtaining information through TeleCities

12. Please indicate on the following scale to what extent you feel the following areas are important methods of gathering information through TeleCities

	Not important at all				Very important
i. ..The social networking capacity (exchange of knowledge on a personal and informal manner)	1	2	3	4	5
ii...Presentations by other TeleCities members at TeleCities events	1	2	3	4	5
iii...Presentations by academics at TeleCities events	1	2	3	4	5
iv.. Presentations by private businesses at TeleCities events	1	2	3	4	5
v. .Presentations from members of the European Commission at TeleCities Events	1	2	3	4	5
vi. ..The working groups	1	2	3	4	5
vii. ..Through the TeleCities website	1	2	3	4	5

13. Please indicate over the last year how often a member of your city has been present at a TeleCities event

4 Times a year
3 Times a year
2 Times a year
1 Time a year
Never

14. How important are the following modes of communication in your involvement with TeleCities ?

	Not important at all				Very important
i. E-mail	1	2	3	4	5
ii. Telephone	1	2	3	4	5
iii TeleCities Website	1	2	3	4	5
iv. Personal Contact	1	2	3	4	5
v Briefings (e.g. newsletters) sent from TeleCities)	1	2	3	4	5

15. How is information that is gathered at TeleCities events relayed back to other members/departments of your city (Tick all that apply)?

Through meetings within your own department ?

Yes

(If yes) are these meetings informal

(and/or) formal

Through meetings with other departments within your city?

Yes

(If yes) are these meetings informal

(and/or) formal

If there are other means of passing on information please list them below

16. How often do you access the TeleCities web site?

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Less Frequently than monthly

Never

... And Finally,

In this section we are interested in the contact you have made with other institutions as a result of being a TeleCities member

17. Please indicate whether you have had contact with any of the following institutions as a consequence of being a TeleCities member

City (Non TeleCities member)

Yes