[DW] Site - Online Election Debate in New Zealand

[Steven Clift]

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I believe the answer to this e-democracy question - What specific policies or 
ideas does your party have for supporting e-democracy, enabling direct policy 
input from citizens to the government of the day?  - is in the audio/video 
portion of the debate.  Part two is a moderated chat and along side it all was 
a open chat channel.  All very very cool.

This is probably the first time that a question about e-democracy has been 
asked publicly in a national election debate.  We need more in other countries.

Steven Clift
http://dowire.org

From:
http://www.internetnz.net.nz/forum/

E-democracy Takes Off with Inaugural Online Election Forum & Webcast
InternetNZ is pleased to have hosted an Election Forum on Thursday 1 September 
from 7pm, for political parties to present and defend their policies relating 
to information and communications technology policy. 

David Cunliffe (Labour), Maurice Williamson (National) and Mikaere Curtis 
(Greens) engaged in two hours' conversation chaired by Peter Dengate Thrush, 
with questions from the audience channeled through journalists Paul Brislen 
(IDG / Computerworld) and Kate McLaughlin (NBR). Wellington and Auckland sites 
were linked together via video and audio for shared audience participation. A 
chat channel was also run. 

Resources:

Transcript of the event: here 
IRC channel log from debate: here 
InternetNZ reports outcomes from ICT Leaders Online Election Forum: here (14 
September 2005) 
Computerworld story on the forum: here 
photos from the event (to come) 
results of Audience poll: here 
audio and video archive: www.r2.co.nz/20050901/ 
pre-notified list of questions: here 
InternetNZ media release announcing the debate: here 
If you have any questions regarding the forum please contact Keith Davidson, 
Executive Director of InternetNZ - [EMAIL PROTECTED]



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