Archives for January 2007
Latvians can declare their place of residence by e-mail
Now Latvian citizens can declare their place of residence simply by sending an e-mail. The service, active as from January 1st, is only available to those citizens using eSignature.
In order to try this new feature, the person must send in an electronically signed declaration form. The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA) confirms then […]
Online public petitions at the Scottish Parliament
e-Petitioner is a very interesting initiative from the Scottish Parliament the allows citizens to have their public petitions live on the Internet, rather than simply on paper. Petitions and other complementary information can then be made available to a potentially much wider audience, giving the piece the opportunity to get more support from other people.
A […]
European W3C Symposium on eGovernment
With an expected audience coming from Government institutions, IT companies and consultants working in eGovernment services and eGovernment users, The European W3C Symposium on eGovernment is set to take place in Gijon, Spain on February 1 & 2, 2007.
The declared aim of the gathering is to understand specific government and citizens needs related to eGovernment […]
An eDemocracy research project in Waitakere, New Zealand
Conducted by Andy Williamson, a leading community researcher in New Zealand involved with Information Technology for several years, the aim of this research is to examine the impact of using ICT to facilitate and influence the democratic process in a regional community in New Zealand, namely Waitakere City.
The project is attempting first to identify how […]
The Encyclopedia of Digital Government
Edited by Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko from the University of Tampere, and Matti Malkia from the Police College of Finland, the three volume Encyclopedia of Digital Government provides a comprehensive coverage of concepts, trends, and technologies of digital governance.
Among other key features, it includes contributions from more than 300 international leading experts, and over 5,500 references on […]
An eGovernment directory
eRepublic.org contains an eGovernment comprehensive directory of national government websites and web portals from across the globe, listings of eGov tools, and other resources listings providing eGov news, blogs and reports.
Mission of the project is to work toward having a world where much more of its population is provided today’s technological opportunities to participate in […]
Hotsoup, the social network for public issues
Created by a diverse and really impressive team of people from different disciplines, like politics, high-tech and journalism, Hotsoup.com is in the process of building an online community for the millions of influencers who want a say in how to improve America.
Harnessing the power of social networking, community members discuss and debate about a broad […]
How e-Participation changes local democracy
There is a need to better understand current eParticipation applications and learn from these experiences. In this paper, Ann Macintosh and Angus White describe methods and results from the evaluation of eParticipation projects conducted under the UK Local e-Democracy National Project.
The authors argue that eParticipation evaluation is still in its infancy and that there is […]
Gov2u, helping parliaments become efficient and transparent
Gov2u is a non-governmental organization founded in 2005 with the aim of assisting parliaments become efficient and transparent institutions.
To achieve this ambitious goal, Gov2u has created an open source, customizable, informative and collaborative e-participation platform, named Gov2DemOSS.
The aim of this platform is to provide an efficient and transparent channel for institutions to keep their communities […]
The Health-EU portal
An inititative under the Community Public Health Programme 2003-2008, the Health-EU portal, was launched in 2006 as a contribution to human wellbeing.
The main objective of this thematic Portal is to provide European citizens with easy access to comprehensive information on Public Health initiatives and programmes at EU level. It also intends to allow greater involvement […]
