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From: Tim Hughes <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 10:31 AM Subject: [OGP] Technology and democratic participation: friend or foe? To: OGP civil society mailing list <[email protected]> Hello all You may be interested in this event we're jointly hosting with the University of Westminster Centre for the Study of Democracy next week. You can register via: http://bit.ly/techdemtickets Technology and democratic participation: friend or foe? Involve & CSD University of Westminster Tuesday, 8 July 2014 from 17:30 to 20:00 (BST) Join us on Tuesday 8th July for a highly interactive workshop of policy makers, practitioners and academics. Organised in partnership by Involve and Centre for the Study of Democracy, we will explore the ongoing relationship between technology and democratic participation. Is the relationship mutually reinforcing or antithetical? How is new technology shaping democratic participation and/or how is democratic participation shaping technology? What examples can we bring to bear? Where is our current knowledge limited? What do we need to know to make better judgements? Speakers include Tiago Peixoto, Governance Specialist at the Digital Engagement Unit of the World Bank. Well known for his online activity promoting participatory democracy. Catherine Howe, Chief Exec of Public-i Maria Nyberg, Head of Open Policy Making at the Cabinet Office. Graham Smith, Professor of Politics at Westminster University Simon Burall, Director of Involve will chair the discussion More The relationship between new technologies and democratic participation is potentially profound. But given the pace of change, our understanding of their interaction is limited. As is often the case with highly disruptive technologies many of the future visions are either highly utopian or horribly dystopian. This highly interactive workshop aims to provoke a much more pragmatic discussion between policy makers, practitioners and academics about the ongoing relationship between technology and democratic participation. Is the relationship mutually reinforcing or antithetical? How is new technology shaping democratic participation? What examples can we bring to bear? Where is our current knowledge limited? What do we need to know to make better judgements? We are delighted therefore that our discussions will be kicked off with a presentation by Tiago Peixoto, an open government specialist at the ICT4Gov program of the World Bank. Tiago has worked as a practitioner and researcher on ICT and participatory governance for over 10 years and is known to many through his online activity promoting participatory democracy. As you might expect from an Involve event, there will be plenty of opportunities for discussion, questions and networking. Two experienced UK practitioners, Catherine Howe, Chief Exec of Public-i and Maria Nyberg, Head of Open Policy Making at the Cabinet Office will provide responses to Tiago and the discussion as it emerges during the workshop. We hope you can join us on the evening of Tuesday 8 July to take the debate on democratic participation and technology forward. Best, Tim Tim Hughes Open Government Programme Manager t: 0207 336 9475 | m: 07841 133383 | e: [email protected] | w: www.involve.org.uk twitter: @TimJHughes | skype: TimJHughes07 | linkedin: Tim Hughes Involve | 33 Corsham Street | London | N1 6DR Registered Charity No - 1130568 Check out Involve's contributions to the Open Government Guide: 'Citizen Engagement' & 'Public Services' topics _______________________________________________ ogp-cs-uk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openrightsgroup.org/listinfo/ogp-cs-uk ᐧ ----------------------------------------- Group home for Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire: http://groups.dowire.org/groups/newswire Replies go to members of Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire with all posts on this topic here: http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/5Cil6Qv3UrrTRiuomJptgl For digest version or to leave Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire, email [email protected] with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire is hosted by Democracies Online - http://dowire.org.
