I am drafting a framework for evaluating local governments around the United States for their online support for democracy. Most academic reviews have focused on candidate website features or those looking at e-government general have had only a few citizen participation indicators (and pretty crude ones). There are some good explorations(1) of online transparency more or less focused on information products (which is 1/5 of the picture IMHO). While this draft guide - http://pages.e-democracy.org/Sunshine_2.0 - will be used initially by local League of Women Voter chapters, I fully expect that it will be used by local reporters, researchers and others. So, what do you think of these indicators? What you would change/add/delete? What are you researching? Full spreadsheet: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ArhmVl0vhGLVdG5hZ25IYlVSNGx6QWRxa3F4... The draft list (w/o detail): * Information "Your" Government How request information via FOI Accountability Information - The Transparency Ten Pack Open Data Initiative Document Register E-Transparency System * Representation Elected/appointed governance body clear on home page and Elected Officials List Appointed Officials and Bodies Election Information Council Member/Mayor Site Section Council Member/Mayor E-Newsletter or Blog E-Response Tool - E-Petition Receiver * Decision-Making Public Meeting Calendar, Agenda, and Minutes Public Meeting Documents Webcasts - Live and On-Demand Performance Data Document Register * Engagement 311/Web Comment Form/General E-mail Inbox Online surveys and polls or requests for comments on reports or proposals Policy Pack - Response, Community Engagement, Social Media Use Online Exchange with Public (External Tools) Online Government Engagement (Government Managed) * Online Features Community Links Section Site Search Web Feeds E-Updates Services What's New/What's Popular Personalized E-Alerts (1) For a review of online transparency measures, wee number 10 - Lasse Berntzen et al eGovMon project, Norway - listed from: http://pages.e-democracy.org/Local_Government_2.0