A confidence crisis

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A confidence crisis
Every General Election is marked by the defeat of
the party in power The increase of the
abstention has been going on for 15 years
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e-Democracy
A wide field of action Democracy adapts to
changing times and to new lifestyles This new
citizenship constitutes a formidable challenge
for political leaders.
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How ICT influence the political life
The mobilization of the Spanish people by
SMS The election the South-Korean President The
digital photos of the American soldiers
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An ideal tool to mobilize
To spread information and to give power at the
bottom of the organization 650.000 engaged
citizens and more than US 50 million collected
via the web The Revolution will not be
televised (Joe Trippi)
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Weblogs
The last phenomenon known on the political
Internet The interest does not reside in what
the politicians write, but rather in what
citizens write An alternative media?
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Cyber Cité
Issy-les-Moulineaux (Paris / France)
63,000 inhabitants and 70,000 jobs 57 of its
companies belong to the ICT sector 70
connected at home (2/3 via broadband connection)
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e-Democracy in Issy-les-Moulineaux
The Interactive City Council The Citizen
Panel The Participatory Budget
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Cybervote Project
Prototype implemented in December 2002 District
councils elections in Issy-les-Moulineaux
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Hindrances for e-voting
The postal vote is forbidden in France The lack
of a central electoral list The trivialization
of voting act
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First French experiences
elections for the Councils of French people
abroad ----- Election of the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry ----- Presidential Election in UMP
Party
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The way to e-democracy is still long
Use of voting machines in 2004 A new concept of
electronic vote in May 2005 in Issy-les-Moulineaux
Changing the electoral law to take into account
e-voting
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To build the 21st century democracy
To persuade our citizens, political managers and
media To train our young people 6th Wordlwide
Forum on e-Democracy in Issy / Paris 28-29
September 2005