Aoir members, Feel free to use any of my articles in your classes or research ... just drop me a note and assume that permission is granted. I always appreciate being sent copies of your e-democracy/e-government related work: clift@publicus.net Thanks, Steven Clift Public Net-Work New papers from Steven Clift, e-democracy expert and speaker: * E-Democracy, E-Governance, and Public Net-Work http://publicus.net/articles/edempublicnetwork.html A short paper with diagrams that explains e-democracy, government online consultations, and introduces a new concept called "public net-work." * Public Net-work: Online Information Exchange in the Pursuit of Public Service Goals http://publicus.net/articles/oecdpublicnetwork.rtf (Word/RTF) A paper completed for the OECD E-Government Working Group that goes into further detail on the public net-work. In short ... E-democracy uses information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve citizen participation and government decision- making. Public net-work uses similar ICT tools and online communities to encourage direct stakeholder and citizen participation in efforts that help governments, NGOs, and others implement established public programs and priorities in new and more effective ways. If you are a public network practitioner, please attend the online conference planned for this October <http://publicus.net/publicnetwork.html>. Other resources and related articles: * Democracies Online Newswire - DoWire http://e-democracy.org/do <- Subscribe here A free e-mail list with announcements related to e-democracy, e-government, and related topics. Specializes in original "primary source" information with no more than seven posts a week. DoWire's 2500 members come from over 75 countries. * E-Democracy Resource Links http://publicus.net/articles/edemresources.html Links page to the best and most consistent e-democracy and e-government starting points across the Internet. Easily printed as a two-page flyer for free use anywhere. * Volunteer Opportunities - E-Democracy.Org http://e-democracy.org http://e-democracy.us Volunteer for global, U.S., and local chapter activities. Help us implement technology from the citizen perspective. Steven Clift is the volunteer Board Chair of E-Democracy. * Highlighted articles and presentations by Steven Clift http://publicus.net/articles.html - Start an Online Commons - Global E-Democracy Trends Presentation - Q and A Interviews - E-Democracy: The Promise of the Future is a Reality Today - E-Governance to E-Democracy: Progress in Australia and New Zealand toward Information-Age Democracy - Online Consultations and Events - Top Ten Tips for Government and Civic Hosts - Representative E-Democracy Presentation - Future of E-Democracy - The 50 Year Plan - E-Democracy E-Book: Democracy is Online 2.0 - An Internet of Democracy - Top Ten E-Democracy "To Do List" for Governments - Top Ten Tips for "Weos" - Wired Elected Officials - A Wired Agora - Minneapolis, Citizen Participation, the Internet and Squirrels - Democracies Online: Building Civic Life on the New Frontier - Using Electronic Communication for Political Discussions - Building Citizen-based Electronic Democracy Efforts * Questions or Comments http://www.publicus.net/contact.html clift@publicus.net Thanks, Steven Clift http://www.publicus.net Reply to: clift@publicus.net ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net Minneapolis - - - E: clift@publicus.net Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - - M: +1.612.203.5181 Join my Democracies Online Newswire: http://e-democracy.org/do My blogging experiment: http://travelscoops.com