Current Issues
President of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, pledges that the second phase of the country's constitutional reforms will be carried out according to the concept of "deliberative democracy" to facilitate extensive citizen participation in the process. For the full story, click here. (404 Not Found)
To read an interview with a leading proponent of e-democracy, Cllr Mary Reid, Chair of the Local e-Democracy National Project, click here. (404 not found)
Toronto city councillor calls for governance dialogue processes to offset centralization of a strong mayor system. For the full Toronto Star article, click here. (404 not found)
A new interactive Web site, OneKCVoice, is a key part of the Mid-America Regional Council's initiative to increase citizen participation in public decision making for the region. For details, click here.
On Saturday, October 29, a week-long community campus-based summit will culminate in Carnegie Mellon’s first deliberative poll through the Southwestern Pennsylvania Program for Deliberative Democracy. They will discuss local, regional, or national issues. For more, click here.
A two-day International Conference on Deliberative Democracy featured Dr. Lars Kluver, head of the Danish Board of Technology, and Professor James Fishkin, one of the most influential scholars and practitioners in The Deliberative Poll. For more, click here.
The U.K. Local e-Democracy National Project provides the tools, techniques and expertise to enable councils to engage with citizens using technology. For more, click here. (404 not found)
The Ontario provincial government is bringing in legislation to allow for the random selection of volunteers from the voters list to facilitate planned exercises in deliberative democracy. For more, click here. (404 not found)
The "Meeting of Minds: Europeans Citizens' Deliberation on Brain Science," June 3-6, will involve 126 citizens from nine European countries to discuss the implications of advances in brain research and treatment of neurological disorders. For more, click here.
Sarasota County creates a pilot program in citizen engagement to improve dialgoue between developers and neighborhood groups prior to the submission of development proposals. For more, click here. (404 not found)
Many people believe that open coding is the key to effective e-democracy. For information on an innovative intergovernmental collaboration around open coding in the U.S., click here. (404 not found)
Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, president and founder of AmericaSpeaks gives the second annual Lawrence W. Kaplan Lecture in Conflict Resolution in Pittsburgh. For more, click here.
Governance dialogue advocate, Jed Miller, becomes the American Civil Liberties Union's new Director of Internet Programs. For more, click here. (404 not found)
A number of U.S. states reconsider the quality of their civics education and whether it's producing the qualities that cultivate strong citizen engagement. For the story, click here. (404 not found)
Jim Sproat of CommunityPeople discusses how community-based ePanels address the limitations of traditional residents' panels as a means of engaging citizens and stimulating community participation, for the full E-Gov Monitor story, click here. (404 not found)
For a spirited defence of the proportional representation system defeated by the super-majority requirement in British Columbia's recent referendum, click here.
Involving local people delivers improved public services and saves money by better targeting local needs, according to an independent report published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of the UK. For a full discussion, including summaries of the 15 case studies conducted, click here.
Angola, extolls the importance of strengthening dialogue with citizens, thus projecting a collective and participatory governance. For the full Angola Press Agency story, click here.
Larry Gordon, executive director of Fair Vote Canada, argues that the B.C. experience with a randomly-selected citizens' forum on electoral reform has much to teach Ontario in its future efforts in that direction. For the full Toronto Star story, click here. (404 not found)
Over 60 scholars, community activists and social movement leaders participate in the "Workshop for Deliberative Democracy in Taiwan," sponsored by the Taiwan Thinktank and the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. For more, click here. (404 not found)
The government of Taiwan introduces a series of governance dialogue reforms to facilitate constitutional reform. For the full Taiwan News story, click here. (404 not found)
A new groupserver open source software, facilitating online dialogue forums where citizens and public leaders can discuss local issues, is now benefiting local councils in the UK. For the full TechNewsWorld story, click here. (404 not found)
A Youth Civic Engagement program gives teens opportunities to volunteer, participate on city advisory boards and work as interns in city government. For more, click here. (404 not found)
The Ontario provincial government bringing in legislation to allow for the random selection of volunteers from the voters list to facilitate planned exercises in deliberative democracy. For more, click here. (404 not found)
A British commentary warns about the dangers of corporatism and selfish interest groups operating under the guise of governance dialogue. For the Times Online commentary, click here. (404 not found)
Regional Director of Ghana's National Commission for Civic Education, (NCCE) calls for the active participation of citizens in local governance to enhance the reduction of poverty. For more, click here. (404 not found)
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