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Why edemocracy didn't take off ... and what will?
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I think the market never organised itself around eDemocracy - perhaps because it just wasn't something that people could relate to. Social media is different - its owned by citizens and as a result…Continue

Tags: Engagement, Citizen, Democratic, Media, Social

Started this discussion. Last reply by Steven Clift Feb 11, 2010.

 

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Open Source ePetition System now on OSOR

Public-i’s Open Source ePetitioning software is now available from The Open Source Observatory and Repository for European public administrations (OSOR): http://www.osor.eu/projects/epetitions If you want to know more about it either contact me or there's a press release on the OSOR epetitions project page. See More
Mar 24, 2010
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Steven Clift replied to Amelia Nicholas's discussion Why edemocracy didn't take off ... and what will?
"Funny, I just made a comment related to this on the Local innovation: collecting examples of best practice topic. "Focusing on council-centric approaches versus council supported efforts for the benefit of the broader community is the root of…"
Feb 11, 2010
Amelia Nicholas replied to Amelia Nicholas's discussion Why edemocracy didn't take off ... and what will?
"I think that building on conversations is really only the start of it - what the real direction of travel is changing the nature of the relationship between citizen and government and moving towards properly co-produced services – has a look…"
Jan 20, 2010
David Wilcox replied to Amelia Nicholas's discussion Why edemocracy didn't take off ... and what will?
"Thanks Amelia - great conversation starter! All - when I saw Amelia's profile as someone working professionally on ePetitions and other projects I commented to her: "It would be interesting at some point to hear what you are finding in the…"
Jan 14, 2010
Amelia Nicholas posted a discussion

Why edemocracy didn't take off ... and what will?

I think the market never organised itself around eDemocracy - perhaps because it just wasn't something that people could relate to. Social media is different - its owned by citizens and as a result is far more dynamic - its done with, rather than done to them and people realise this is a huge distinction. Perhaps we were too early putting participation and democratic processes online - people needed to feel the conversations belonged to them before they wanted to use the web in a civic way…See More
Jan 14, 2010
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I am the Marketing Manager for Public-i Group Ltd. I spend my time talking about citizen engagment in local democracy. More about Public-i - Public-i have been working with the Public Sector since 2000, our projects span the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe. By collaborating closely with our clients, we have developed a portfolio of multimedia engagement tools and services that provide comprehensive and practical solutions to achieve real democratic and engagement benefits. These include ePetitions, video magazines, online discussion boards and webcasting.

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Open Source ePetition System now on OSOR

Public-i’s Open Source ePetitioning software is now available from The Open Source Observatory and Repository for European public administrations (OSOR): http://www.osor.eu/projects/epetitions If you want to know more about it either contact me or there's a press release on the… Continue

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At 13:49 on January 15, 2010, David Wilcox said…
You got a response to your forum post http://www.socialbysocial.net/forum/topics/why-edemocracy-didnt-take-off
At 11:23 on January 14, 2010, David Wilcox said…
Great post - thanks. Will you tweet that with a list, or shall I?
At 10:35 on January 14, 2010, David Wilcox said…
Thanks for comment ... really interesting! Any chance you might tweak that into a forum post? Maybe - Why edemocracy didn't take off ... and what will?
People have vested interests in particular tags, so it is really refreshing to have these comments
At 15:40 on January 12, 2010, David Wilcox said…
Hi Amelia - thanks for joining us. It would be interesting at some point to hear what you are finding in the edemocracy field. I think it is losing favour as a term, amidst all the social media/engagement hype. Strong and well on the ground?
 
 
 

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