This online space is all about crafting a better dialogue between citizens and government. It’s about sharing knowledge and innovative examples of effective, relevant and meaningful partnerships between citizens, the community and government administrations. This more dynamic partnership model is enabled by the tools of the interactive web known as Web 2.0 or social networking spaces that are predicated on being seen and heard and therefore encourage dialogue. It’s about greater openness and a modern, 21st century approach to the ways by which governments consult with and learn from communities and it’s a means for enhanced empowerment for all of us. There is no going back – so join us and help elasticise the paradigm of power so that it no longer looks like a command and control mechanism from the past!
Electronic Engagement Resources- Dealing with a social media backlash in government [Australia] December 17, 2009eGov AU - Craig Thomler's personal eGovernment and Gov 2.0 thoughts and speculations from an Australian perspective, Tuesday, December 15, 2009.
- Your Voice Matters - USA.gov's ideas blog December 15, 2009Provided by Office of Citizen Services.
- Year in Review: Web 2.0 Helps Governments Connect to Citizens December 14, 2009By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor. Government Technology, December 11, 2009.
- Blegging the power of the bleg [Australia] December 14, 2009by Nicholas Gruen. Government 2.0 Taskforce Blog, 13 December 2009.
- Transforming the Relationship Between Citizens and Government: Making Content Findable Online December 14, 2009by Vanessa Fox. O'Reilly Radar, March 24, 2009.
- Non-Profits Need to Get Clued In to Social Media December 10, 2009By Sean Carton, ClickZ, December 7, 2009.
- Yes, minister: tweeting could be the new way of working [Australia] December 8, 2009by Ari Sharp. Sydney Morning Herald, December 8, 2009.
- Report urges government to adopt Web 2.0 for services [Australia] December 8, 2009by Fran Foo. The Australian, December 8, 2009.
- Australia tells its bureaucrats to get tweeting December 8, 2009Article from: AAP. Adelaide Now, December 8, 2009.
- Oakland County, Mich., Saves Money with Employee Cost-Reduction Blog December 7, 2009By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor. Government Technology, December 7, 2009.
- Dealing with a social media backlash in government [Australia] December 17, 2009
2 responses so far ↓
Ben Thomas // June 18, 2009 at 10:43 am
Hi!
Just wanted to drop you a note to say its good to see a proactive blog on e-participation.
I work for an organisation in the UK called Mi-Voice and we are actively involved in democratic engagement and consultation using online and mobile voting channels.
To date we have 18 Local Authorities, 4 Universities and numerous schools using our systems for referendums, elections and surveys…
Keep up the good work!
Regards
Ben
citizenengagement // June 22, 2009 at 1:24 am
thanks Ben
I think all this is just the tip of the iceberg. The whole online world is rocket ship fast and the cultural lag in take up is understandably a bit slow.