UK Government's Major E-Democracy Push - Articles, Releases, Key Speech (A BIG DEAL)
I am on the look out for other government-led "e-democracy" efforts (at any level) similiar to the recent UK announcements (see below). If you are interested in this issue, join my 2200 person Democracies Online Newswire e-mail annoucement list <http://www.e-democracy.org/do> for updates on this new e-government trend. Thanks, Steven Clift Democeracies Online Newswire *** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** The "e-democracy" shot heard around the world. The UK government has just announced a major e-democracy policy. Yes, a government-led e-democracy agenda. In my opinion, e-government will succeed only if it stands on two equal legs - service and democracy. I expect that many leading governments around the world will take up the UK's call and launch their own e-democracy initiatives to build a more balanced and successful approach to e-government. This is a completely new phase in the evolution of thought about government's democratic role in the information age - that of an initiator and actor and not simply a reactor to political and civic uses of the Internet that wash over their old forms of decision- making while elected and appointed officials feel helpless without the online tools required to be better representatives. Think of this new movement as "Representative E-Government," where the two-way Internet is integrated into the governance and representation process on par with the provision of online transaction services. The alternative is a services first approach that automates the government services that people no longer want in a way the increases the power of administration over elective representatives and citizens. What the UK government has done is break through the narrow notion that e-democracy is about outsiders pushing for online voting about everything. Instead, building e-democracy is a fundamental responsibility of a legitimate democratic nation in the information age. Hooray. Below are links to some news coverage, a press release from the UK Prime Minister's office, the major speech given by Douglas Alexander the Minister for E-commerce and Competitiveness, and another more detailed press release from the Department of Trade and Industry. Steven Clift Democracies Online http://www.e-democracy.org/do Press coverage about the e-democracy policies announced by the UK government: E-democracy moves up the agenda http://www.ukauthority.com/articles/story378.asp UK Govt calls for e-democracy http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/22477.html Some semi-related coverage: Blair 'big bang' theory to delay freedom act (Not all rosey) http://politics.guardian.co.uk/whitehall/story/0,9061,581045,00.html Labour MP calls for e-mail democracy (Oct 22, related) http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-2001364829,00.html
Steven: perhaps this most recent effort will interest you. Thank you, CyberCowGirl, for noticing this and passing it into the ring... ;-} rap. -- "Dein Wachstum sei feste und lache vor Lust! Deines Herzens Trefflichkeit Hat dir selbst das Feld bereit', Auf dem du bluehen musst." JS Bach: Bauern Kantata Richard A. Parkany: SUNY@Albany Prometheus Educational Services http://www.borg.com/~rparkany/ Upper Hudson & Mohawk Valleys; New York State, USA ************************************************** Subject: [DUC] INFO: The Congress Online??? How Radical Dude! Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:20:08 -0400 From: CyberCowGrrl <duc@edu-cyberpg.com> Reply-To: duc@yahoogroups.com To: DUC <duc@yahoogroups.com> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,47841,00.html Spooked by anthrax in the Capitol, public officials and opinion makers are scrambling to figure out how to keep the government running if Congress can't physically convene. Among the options being considered: having senators and representatives gather online, in "an electronic Congress." The idea, proposed by the Democratic Leadership Council -- the centrist group once headed by Bill Clinton -- is finding sympathetic ears in both parties. But don't expect lawmakers to begin voting on their laptops any time soon, policy analysts caution. In an online newsletter article entitled "Legislating By Any Means Necessary," the DLC asserted that a website "could easily be built" that would allow congress members and their staffs to debate, draft legislation and vote over the Internet. [snip] <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> Copyright: Internal and External Redistribution of this email is encouraged if it includes all the information below. Diversity University Collaboratory Mailing List ISSN:1529-7861 <http://www.cyberpg.com/diversity.html> SUBscribe: empty message to <subscribe@yahoogroups> UNsubscribe: empty message to <duc-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Post: <DUC@yahoogroups.com> The Educational CyberPlayGround <http://www.cyberpg.com> Cul De Sac Mailing List for Online Curriculum ISSN: 1531-7196 <http://www.cyberpg.com/culdesac/Home_culdesac.html> New York Times, USA Today , MSNBC, Earthlink Hot Site Awards USA Today Best Bets For Educators Award, Macworld Top Fifty Philadelphia Inquirer education link http://education.philly.com/ <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> Internal and External Redistribution of this email is encouraged but requires this box is published. Diversity University Collaboratory Mailing List ISSN:1529-7861 <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/diversity.html> SUBscribe: empty message to <duc-subscribe@yahoogroups> UNsubscribe: empty message to <duc-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Post: <DUC@yahoogroups.com> The Educational CyberPlayGround <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com> New York Times, USA Today, MSNBC Hot Site Pick Awards <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> REF: Steven Clift wrote:
I am on the look out for other government-led "e-democracy" efforts (at any level) similiar to the recent UK announcements (see below). If you are interested in this issue, join my 2200 person Democracies Online Newswire e-mail annoucement list <http://www.e-democracy.org/do> for updates on this new e-government trend.
Thanks, Steven Clift Democeracies Online Newswire
this may be of interest too. check <http://content.rc6.org/mirror/taliban/mediabrowser.php?show=Terror1.jpg> and then this is also interesting <http://content.rc6.org/mirror/taliban/yihat_wtc.swf> CyberCowGrrl At 06:36 AM 10/27/01 , Rick Parkany wrote:
Steven: perhaps this most recent effort will interest you.
Thank you, CyberCowGirl, for noticing this and passing it into the ring... ;-} rap.
-- "Dein Wachstum sei feste und lache vor Lust! Deines Herzens Trefflichkeit Hat dir selbst das Feld bereit', Auf dem du bluehen musst." JS Bach: Bauern Kantata Richard A. Parkany: SUNY@Albany Prometheus Educational Services http://www.borg.com/~rparkany/ Upper Hudson & Mohawk Valleys; New York State, USA **************************************************
Subject: [DUC] INFO: The Congress Online??? How Radical Dude! Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:20:08 -0400 From: CyberCowGrrl <duc@edu-cyberpg.com> Reply-To: duc@yahoogroups.com To: DUC <duc@yahoogroups.com>
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,47841,00.html
Spooked by anthrax in the Capitol, public officials and opinion makers are scrambling to figure out how to keep the government running if Congress can't physically convene. Among the options being considered: having senators and representatives gather online, in "an electronic Congress." The idea, proposed by the Democratic Leadership Council -- the centrist group once headed by Bill Clinton -- is finding sympathetic ears in both parties. But don't expect lawmakers to begin voting on their laptops any time soon, policy analysts caution. In an online newsletter article entitled "Legislating By Any Means Necessary," the DLC asserted that a website "could easily be built" that would allow congress members and their staffs to debate, draft legislation and vote over the Internet.
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Steven Clift wrote:
I am on the look out for other government-led "e-democracy" efforts (at any level) similiar to the recent UK announcements (see below). If you are interested in this issue, join my 2200 person Democracies Online Newswire e-mail annoucement list <http://www.e-democracy.org/do> for updates on this new e-government trend.
Thanks, Steven Clift Democeracies Online Newswire
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