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eDemocracy

  • UK: Petitioning parliament by mouse

    If e-government seems to be mainly about doing tax returns online, then e-democracy is its more exciting cousin, promising to put citizens at centre stage of the political process.

    E-democracy projects are springing up all over the UK. They range from online surgeries for councillors, to e-enabled citizens' panels and local government information via text message.

  • UK: Scotland showcases online commitment

    Scottish Parliament presents e-democracy work at international conference

    The Scottish Parliament's e-democracy work, including its eEurope award nominated e-petitioning initiative, has been showcased at the 6th Worldwide Forum on e-Democracy.

  • UK: Scotland shows success with online democracy

    In the heady days before the .com bomb, increased democratization was one of the most lauded facets of the online revolution. Rapid access to both information, and one's government, was supposed to allow faster and more direct communication with elected lawmakers and talk about electronic voting promised rapid and error-free election results.

    As with so many aspects of the "information superhighway", this turned out to be mainly hype. Politicians soon had their own webpages, yet e-mail from constituents is even easier than a written letter to ignore with a boilerplate reply, and electronic voting may have promised a refuge from fraud, but implementation by politically partisan companies has simply led to more controversy and allegations of vote rigging. Finally, we all know just how useless the online petition proved to be (with a few notable exceptions).

  • UK: Scottish Parliament's e-petition system lined up for European award

    A System at the Scottish Parliament is in the running for a European award.

    The Holyrood e-petitions system allows members of the public to send in petitions to politicians online rather than using sheets of paper. It has now been nominated for a special award which recognises the best use of the internet by governments.

    It is a finalist in the service use category of the eEurope Awards for eGovernment.

  • UK: Scottish Parliament's e-Petitioner system nominated for e-Europe Award

    The Scottish Parliament’s e-Petitions system has been nominated for a prestigious European award.

    The eEurope Awards for eGovernment recognise best practice in internet projects among member states of the European Union, the candidate countries and member states of the European Fair Trade Association.

    The Public Petitions Committee has been selected as a finalist in the Service Use category of the awards, which are being presented at the Ministerial eGovernment Conference co-organised by the UK Presidency of the European Union and the European Commission in Manchester on 24-25 November.

  • USA kopieren französischen "Online-Wahlkampf"

    "Internet im Wahlkampf eine nicht zu vernachlässigende Größe"

    Mit Spannung verfolgen US-amerikanische Wahlkampfberater den französischen Wahlkampf, in dem das Internet mittlerweile die Rolle eines Schlüsselmediums angenommen hat. Vertretungen in Second Life, Kandidaten-Webseiten und Blogs haben ihren festen Platz im derzeit täglichen Wahlkampfgerangel erobert. Kürzlich luden einige Medien die vier Präsidentschaftskandidaten zu einer Online-Debatte ein. Die US-Amerikaner sind beeindruckt von den Internetstrategien der Franzosen und denken ernsthaft darüber nach, sich die innovativen Ideen für die 2008 anstehenden US-Präsidentschaftswahlen abzuschauen, berichtet Reuters. "Das Internet ist eine nicht zu vernachlässigende Größe im Wahlkampf geworden", bestätigt Dominik Meier, Präsident der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Politikberatung und Campaigner, im Gespräch mit pressetext.

  • USA: Local governments finding Web helps bring back 'direct democracy'

    A few months ago, a group of men in ties and jackets sat around a table in Colleyville and hashed out goals at a budget workshop.

    The conversation that day inevitably turned to the often-negative image of City Hall. These men, all Colleyville City Council members, posed a question.

    How can City Hall — besieged for years by bitter political battles — reconnect with citizens?

  • USA: Mississippi: Citizens can use tools to decipher policies, hold lawmakers accountable

    Want to follow the House speaker's race? Wonder who incoming Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant will appoint as committee chairmen to key committees in the new state Senate?

    Want to know how your senator or representative voted on an issue important to your family or your business? Curious about Gov. Haley Barbour's newly formed tax study commission?

    The 2008 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature will begin on Tuesday, and Web-savvy readers can follow the action in real time via this newspaper's Web site, www.clarionledger.com.

  • USA: RI.gov rolls out eDemocracy site in time for election

    With next Tuesday’s election fast approaching, Rhode Island has announced the official launch of its eDemocracy portal at www.ri.gov/edemocracy.

    eDemocracy at RI.gov “seeks to enhance democracy and bring the citizens of Rhode Island closer to their government,” RI.gov’s news release said.

  • USA: Tennessee: Online county forum starts

    Commissioners can talk via message board public can read

    The public will be watching today as commissioners begin testing their new Internet message board that allows them to communicate without violating the state Open Meetings Act.

    With a click of the mouse, starting at 9 a.m. today, Knox Countians can watch as commissioners talk to each other on the new site called "Commission Forum" at www.knoxcounty.org.

  • Wahlergebnisse im Netz

    Dank eines neuen Systems sollen in Hessen schon zur Bundestagswahl am 22. September die Wahlergebnisse sicher online erfasst, ausgewertet und präsentiert werden.

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    Handy und PC statt Bierzelt und Infostand: Mit SMS-Werbung, "Rapid Response" und Wahlprogrammen auf Türkisch versuchen die Parteien, die jungen Wähler zum Urnengang zu bewegen.
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