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I'll be spending some time with government of Ontario next week. Folks with eCommons and others have organized an independent public event on Wednesday evening - see the full notice below. For those interested in Ontario's online citizen engagement interest ,check out <http://www.cio.gov.on.ca> and click on "e-Government - What is it?" (center left). There is a great diagram showing a balanced e-government approach. Also, there page on Citizen Engagement states: With its citizen-centred approach to government, the province has begun to develop a strategy on citizen engagement (sometimes referred to as digital democracy). This strategy is intended to expand the use of electronic channels, mainly the Internet, to help bring citizens closer to their government. The goal is to ensure citizens have access to a wide range of tools and information that will enable them to participate more fully in the democratic process. Looks like it will be an interesting week. If you'd like to connect with other Canadians on DO-WIRE or receive any updates about next week, send an e-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. See the public event notice below. Steven Clift Democracies Online P.S. Be sure to RSVP for Wednesday evening: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 416-596-9533 x280 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 19:43:42 -0500 From: Liss Jeffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear All: The eCommons/Agora project, byDesign eLab, McLuhan global research network and the Knowledge Media Design Institute at the University of Toronto invite interested members of the public to attend An informal gathering with Steven Clift from Publicus <http://publicus.net>, Minnesota E-Democracy <http://e-democracy.org>, and the Democracies Online Newswire <http://e-democracy.org/do>. Come hear about global, U.S., Canadian and Toronto trends in e-democracy and citizen engagement. Share what you have been doing, or what you would like to see. Gathering happens 6 - 9 PM -- Slides and talk 6:30. Wednesday, November 20 Host: Dr Liss Jeffrey, director eCommons/Agora (http://www.ecommons.net) Meeting at Bahen Building at U of Toronto in room 7256 All are welcome - space is limited - please RSVP - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 416-596-9533 x280 University of Toronto's Bell University Labs room is at Bahen Centre for Information Technology 40 St. George St., 7th Floor Toronto M5S 2E4 The building is south of Bloor, just north of College, on the west side. You can walk down from St George station, or west along College and north on St George, after disembarking at the Queen's Park station. *** Past Messages, Discussion http://e-democracy.org/do *** *** 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. *** *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
