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E-democracy: State of the Art and Future Development

10 Big Things

Phil Noble

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The BIG Change

“The Internet is some thing fundamentally different. It will change

our world the same way as the invention of the printing press and the

coming of the industrial age.”

Bill Gates

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The Revolution

is Here !

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Internet Revolution...

Day 2, 10:00 am

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#1 Growth of the ‘Net in China

Economic progress vs. online freedom

110+ million online

Massive online protest

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#2 South Korea

e-Democracy in Action

Most advanced globally

Young, wired

Active, effective

President Roh

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# 3 Dean’s Rise

January

Unknown 432 MeetUp 247 supporters Raised $315,000 Tied w/ Sharpton 2%

December

170,000 MeetUp 540,000 online supporters $17 m online / $40 m Gore, unions, pundits Iowa +4 and NH +30

Kerry - $82 million Online

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#4 MyWar.com“Personal War” New Tools

Camera Phones Blogs Videos Internet TV

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#5 ‘People Power’ Politics (P2P)

Philippines East Timor MoveOn.org Howard Dean

Spain Ukraine Lebanon Iran / Iraq

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#6 Rise of the ‘2nd Super Power’

Tsunami Global response Money Volunteers Innovation

Political Anti - US Anti - WTO Anti - Globalization Anti - Iraq War

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# 7 Global Citizens Action

GLOBAL

LOCAL

Global Vote

Operation: Clark County

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# 8 Multi-national e-Democracy &Global Opinion / Interaction

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Video, text graphics Any device Any language

’Share & Compare’ Global region, country, city By age, sex, profession

Interactive Conversations – ‘local to global’

Use for: Governments NGOs Corporations Media

The Technology

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#9 $100 Laptop

One Laptop Per Child

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#10 Global Values Shift

Traditional Process Closed Inclusive & deliberative Membership & structure Bureaucratic Print & TV news media Government focus National & state orgs.

New Results oriented Transparent Volunteer vs recruit Not permanent Shifting coalitions Internet and email Ad hoc & network Non-geographic

A Billion New Voices - ??

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Innovate

or

die

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Potential

MostOrganizations

Use only 15 - 20%

Governments

NGO

Media Companies

Political Parties

Corporations

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“We must master the tools of communications, or we will be mastered

by those who do.”

Robert Moley1923