I recently added two slides to my Global E-Democracy Trends speech (see below).
One from India about the use of wireless Internet-based video conferencing among district managers and another about a city in Turkey that provide deep access to government financial information. These are great e-democracy examples to present to the world. Please take a look at the report I developed for the UN on E-Government and Democracy. Let me know about examples in other countries that will help us demonstrate what governments and others must do online to ensure that democracy survives the information age. E-mail me: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sincerely, Steven Clift E-democracy expert and speaker http://publicus.net P.S. Anyone in Mongolia? I'll be there in a couple of weeks presenting on these issues. E-Government and Democracy Report, World Summit Speech, More -------------------------------------------------------------- * E-Government and Democracy: Representation and Citizen Engagement in the Information Age Download my recently released 40 page report from: http://publicus.net/e-government Commissioned to assist drafting of the United Nations World Public Sector Report, this article articulates essential democratic outcomes in e-government. Outcomes different from the usual notions of cost-savings and service delivery. The table of contents far below lists the case examples. Included are links to related articles and the new e-mail list for e-government practitioners and experts interested in the democratic opportunities of e-government. To join this peer-to-peer knowledge exchange, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Democratic Evolution or Virtual Civil War? I put my http://E-Democracy.Org "civil society" hat on while speaking at the Promise of E-Democracy side event at the World Summit on the Information Society. While my report above shares exceptional best practices, my Geneva speech makes it clear that democratic will is required to make what is possible - probable and universal. Access my text and the panel video, which included the Foreign Minister of Greece, George Papandreou, Nicholas Negroponte, Stephen Coleman from Oxford among others: http://publicus.net/articles/democraticevolution.html Also, the BBC World's Click-Online television program used the WSIS as a back drop for a report and interview on e-democracy. See right column. * Democracies Online Newswire, Top Ten Articles, Global E-Democracy Trends Slides, E-Democracy.Org Technology DoWire, the Democracies Online Newswire will under go some changes this year as I integrate blogging technology into my content gathering. The DoWire network now reaches 2600 people in over 80 countries. Subscribe from: http://dowire.org My articles collection <http://publicus.net/articles.html>, dating back to 1993, now has a handy list of my top ten articles: http://publicus.net/topten.html As I head to Mongolia for a speaking trip (with short stops Korea and Japan) in a a week or so, my updated Global E-Democracy Trends slides for 2004 are available at: http://publicus.net/speaker.html Finally, E-Democracy.Org (I'm the Board Chair) is recruiting the world's top civic-minded techies to help us build our global platform for "local up" citizen-based e-democracy. Help us help citizens join us as we start our second decade of non-profit, non-partisan activity. Review our technology notes and volunteer to help craft our project requirements via our new E-Democracy Factory wiki: http://e-democracy.org/center/technology.html http://e-democracy.org/center/eweb.html If you haven't already, visit our U.S. election links starting point: http://e-democracy.org/us * That's all this year. Do you have something to share? I am always looking for new and interesting content to share with my "primary source" DoWire network. Content on DoWire is often appears in major e-mail newsletters, blogs, and the media. Help me keep the influential DoWire network in the loop. Send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Steven Clift E-democracy expert and speaker http://publicus.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] netclift - MSN/Y!/AIM P.S. The table of contents from my UN article: E-Government and Democracy: Representation and Citizen Engagement in the Information Age By Steven Clift Summary Introduction Initial Conclusions Research Trends Democratic Outcomes Trust and Accountability - Case 1 - Policy Leadership Legitimacy and Understanding - Case 2 - Budget Information Online - Case 3 - About Government Citizen Satisfaction and Service - Case 4 - E-mail Notification and Personalization - Case 5 - User Generated "What's Popular" Navigation Reach and Equitable Access - Case 6 - E-mail newsletters Effective Representation and Decision-Making - Case 7 - E-Parliaments - Case 8 - E-Councils - Case 9 - Decision-Making Systems Participation Through Input and Consultation - Case 10 - Advanced Online Input and Correspondence Systems - Case 11 - Online Consultations and Events Engagement and Deliberation - Case 12 - Deliberative Democracy Online Experiments - Case 13 - Online Public Issue Forums Conclusion Download from: http://publicus.net/e-government Special thanks to the United Nations, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, Department of Economic and Social Affairs for making this work possible along with the permission to share it widely. 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