Steven Clift
Mon, 16 May 2005 05:36:01 -0700
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In the coming months I will share highlights from the global e-democracy best practices research commissioned by the UK Local E-democracy National Project on DoWire. In a few weeks I'll be heading to Madrid (May 31) and San Sebastian (June 2), then London (June 6 and 7). An informal session in London to discuss the case studies is in the works for 1 p.m. on June 6. In all three cities, DoWire "happy hour" e-democracy gatherings are being planned in the evening. RSVP on the DoWire wiki here: http://dowire.org/wiki/DoWire_in_Spain http://dowire.org/wiki/DoWire_in_London Madrid Participa Summary Madrid Participa was an initiative created by the City of Madrid in 2004 with the objective of involving citizens of the central district in evaluating the effectiveness of electronic mechanisms used for public participation. Citizen's were introduced to local decision-making processes and the multi-faceted approach of the Internet, Java mobile phones, SMS messages and on site centres – 21 public access Internet centres deployed throughout the city in January 2004. Approximately 50% of those surveyed decisively favour the use of electronic systems in any kind of electoral process such as a Citizen Consultation similar to Madrid Participa or binding elections. Only 15% of those surveyed indicated their reluctance to their use in binding elections. Three other e-consultations will take place during 2005 and will gather citizens opinion on key issues affecting three different districts in Madrid. Besides the e-consultations, a remodelled portal Madrid Participa will be launched shortly with new tools for the citizen associations and general participation tools such as online forums. Access the full case study from the index of all case studies and briefs compiled for the UK Local E-democracy National Project: http://dowire.org/wiki/UK_highlights Steven Clift Democracies Online -- Steven Clift http://publicus.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Past Messages, to Subscribe: http://dowire.org *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To UNSUBSCRIBE instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** New RSS XML Feed Available: *** http://www.mail-archive.com/do-wire@lists.umn.edu/maillist.xml