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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
