Local e-Democracy National Project Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, UK

Local e-Democracy National Project

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, UK

What is e-Democracy?

e-Democracy is…• e-voting • e-political campaigning

• e-participation

What is e-Democracy?

“Democratic change is essentially a slow process, that is as much about addressing cultural beliefs as it is about altering specific processes.

What is e-Democracy?

A project enhances democracy if it:• supports representative democracy• engages citizens• makes decision-making transparent• manages conflict as well as consensus• improves political equality• increases community control

Local e-Democracy in the UK

European Parliament

UK Parliament

County Councils

District Councils

Unitary Councils

Local e-Democracy

National Project for Local e-Democracy• Sponsor: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister• Funding: 6 million euros• Timescale: November 2003 - March 2005• Governance: Project Board• Project management: local councils

Project Board

Organisations • Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

• e-Government Unit (Cabinet Office)

• Improvement & Development Agency

• Local Government Association

• Hansard Society

• De Montfort University

Local authorities

• Blackburn

• Bristol City

• Kingston upon Thames

• North Lincolnshire

• SE London E-Gov Services

• Shrewsbury & Atcham

• St Albans

• Stroud

• Surrey CC

• Wolverhampton

• Suffolk

Five questions

3. Addressing the democratic deficitHow can communities better engage with their councils?

1. Developing the e-democracy environmentWhat is e-democracy? What will make it successful & sustainable?

2. Strengthening existing democratic practices How can councils better interact with their citizens?

5. Project Management and Roll out How can we make this relevant and useful for all Local Authorities?

4. Evaluating e-democracy What is happening now in e-democracy?

Outputs

Strategytoolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

Evaluationtoolkit

e-Democracy toolkit

Strategytoolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

Evaluationtoolkit

e-Democracy toolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

COUNCILLORS

COMMUNITIES

PARTNERSHIPS

COUNCILS

e-Democracy toolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

COUNCILLORS

National councillors database

Councillors’ websites

Online surgeries

e-Democracy toolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

COUNCILS

e-Citizens’ panel

e-Moderatione-PetitioningPolicy tracking

e-Democracy toolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

PARTNERSHIPSConsultations

Information sharing

e-Democracy toolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

COMMUNITIES

e-Democracy icons

Games

Websites for elderly

Involving young people

Online communities

Interactive webcasting

Blogging

Community websites

Text alerts

e-Democracy toolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

COUNCILLORS

COMMUNITIES

PARTNERSHIPS

COUNCILS

National councillors database

Councillors’ websites

Online surgeries

e-Citizens’ panel

e-Moderatione-PetitioningPolicy tracking

Consultations

Information sharing

e-Democracy icons

Games

Websites for elderly

Involving young people

Online communities

Interactive webcasting

Blogging

Community websites

Text alerts

Outputs

Strategytoolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

Evaluationtoolkit

Strategy toolkit

Strategytoolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

Evaluationtoolkit

Strategy toolkit

Strategytoolkit

BUSINESS PLANNING

GUIDANCE MATERIALS

BUSINESS CASE

Outputs

Strategytoolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

Evaluationtoolkit

Evaluation toolkit

Strategytoolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

Evaluationtoolkit

Evaluation toolkit

Evaluationtoolkit

SELF ASSESSMENT

Outputs

Strategytoolkit

e-Democracytoolkit

Evaluationtoolkit

Knowledge pool

Knowledge pool

Knowledge pool

BASELINE SURVEY

LITERATURE REVIEW

BEST PRACTICE DATABASE

FUNDING DATABASE

RESEARCH REPORT

How to make contact

Register interest at stakeholders’ website www.e-dem.info

My contact details

Councillor Mary Reid

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

mary.reid@councillors.kingston.gov.uk