Roles, defined by business managers, enable organizations to classify users in groupsand assign them appropriate access privileges based on what they need to do their jobs.
Events will "range from strike action, where ballot mandates have been secured from members and unions judge that appropriate, through to lunchtime meetings, rallies and joint events with community groupsand service users", Mr Barber said.
In essence, Patch has added a social layer on top of its 800-plus community websites, allowing users to form groupsand consume content via interest-specific feeds.