*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** Please respond to Terry's comprehensive information request directly to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and cc: me if you like at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Steven Clift Democracies Online ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: "Terry Dugan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Steven Clift" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: city level e-democracy Date sent: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 19:50:13 -0700 > Steven: > I am searching for the best applications - software, policies, > practices, etc. - of Internet based communications at the city level, > to include in the upcoming annual conference of the League of > California Cities this September. Of particular interest will be > programs that: allow elected officials track constituent issues; allow > constituents to communicate with officials and others on specific > issues (threaded discussions); allow officials to easily provide > information to citizens (e.g. listserves, newsletters, web pages, > etc.) allow valid on-line polling; allow the screening and auto-filing > of messages; allow for the screening of spam, and non-local messages; > and anything else that might engage the public and enhance local > democracy. Applications that are easy to use and relatively > inexpensive will be most appreciated. Not all our cities and officials > are as tech savvy as they could be, and many have little budget for > doing much. > > We have the chance of doing both briefings and demos, depending on > what is more appropriate for the example. > > If in all your contacts you know of either vendors or communities that > have developed any such applications, I would be most interested in > contacting them. We may be able to help advance such applications, or > even develop some new ones, by showcasing them at our conference. > > Thanks for the interesting and useful work you are doing to advance > the applications of technology to democracy. I have been scanning with > interest your messages for some time now, and hope you will be able to > provide some useful contacts. > > Terry Dugan > Director of Education and Conferences > League of CA Cities > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net Minneapolis - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - - - ICQ: 13789183 *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To unsubscribe instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage *** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. ***
