Julia Glidden, D'Phil

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eDemocracy and eParticipation in the UK Context
Julia Glidden, D.Phil Managing Director, 21c
Consultancy and Advisor to the International
Centre of Excellence for Local eDemocracy julia_at_
21cconsultancy.org
www. Icele.org
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Agenda

• What is eDemocracy and eParticipation?
• The British Context
• Benefits for Governments and Citizens
• Current and Future Developments

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• I. What is eDemocracy and eParticipation?

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• The use of ICTs to support information provision
  and top-down engagement
• eParticipation
• e-Participation e-Voting
• e-Democracy

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• II. The British Context

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How do We do that?
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We should be creating a culture of political
engagement in which it becomes the norm for
policy and decision-making to occur with direct
input from citizens- Power Inquiry (Independent
Commission)
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Toenable communities to have a say in the
issues that matter most to them - Tony Blair,
Strong and Prosperous Communities, The Local
Government White Paper
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• III. Importance for Governments and
  Citizens

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The Challenge
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The Challenge

• Lack of belief in ability to influence events
  that impact our lives
• Widespread disengagement from political processes
• Geographic, demographic, cultural dispersal of
  communities

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The Extreme 7th July 2005 - London
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• IV. Current and Future Developments

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SO HOW DO WE DO THIS?
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Any Questions

• julia_at_21cconsultancy.com