Encouraging citizen participation in local government

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Local eDemocracy National Project

• Encouraging citizen participation in local
  government

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Local eDemocracy National Project

• Sponsor Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
• Scope England
• Phase 1 Development
• November 2003 - March 2005
• Funding 6 million euros
• Phase 2 Productisation and dissemination
• April 2005 March 2006
• Funding 0.75 million euros
• Governance Project Board (including councillors)
• Project management Local authorities

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Enhancing democracy

• A project enhances democracy if it
• supports representative democracy
• engages citizens
• makes decision-making transparent
• manages conflict as well as consensus
• improves political equality
• increases community control

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Outputs
e-Democracytoolkit
Evaluationtoolkit
Strategytoolkit
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eDemocracy toolkit
Strategytoolkit
e-Democracytoolkit
Evaluationtoolkit
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eDemocracy toolkit
COMMUNITIES
COUNCILLORS
COUNCILS
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eDemocracy toolkit
Games
EAZ pilot
COMMUNITIES
Issues Forums
BBC iCan
Text alerts
Webcasting
e-Democracy icons
Online surgeries
Websites for 50 and youth
Weblogging
e-Citizens panel
National councillors database
e-Moderation
e-Petitioning
Councillors websites research
Microdemocracy
COUNCILLORS
COUNCILS
Policy tracking
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eDemocracy toolkit
Games
EAZ pilot
BBC iCan
Issues Forums
COMMUNITIES
Text alerts
Webcasting
e-Democracy icons
Online surgeries
Websites for 50 and youth
Weblogging
e-Citizens panel
National councillors database
e-Moderation
e-Petitioning
Councillors websites research
Microdemocracy
COUNCILLORS
COUNCILS
Policy tracking
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Issues Forum
Brighton Hove
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eDemocracy toolkit
Games
EAZ pilot
COMMUNITIES
Issues Forums
BBC iCan
Text alerts
Webcasting
e-Democracy icons
Online surgeries
Websites for 50 and youth
Weblogging
e-Citizens panel
National councillors database
e-Moderation
e-Petitioning
Councillors websites research
Microdemocracy
COUNCILLORS
COUNCILS
Policy tracking
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Weblogs for civic leadership engagement
www.readmyday.co.uk
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eDemocracy toolkit
Games
EAZ pilot
COMMUNITIES
Issues Forums
BBC iCan
Text alerts
Webcasting
e-Democracy icons
Online surgeries
Websites for 50 and youth
Weblogging
e-Citizens panel
National councillors database
e-Moderation
e-Petitioning
Councillors websites research
Microdemocracy
COUNCILLORS
COUNCILS
Policy tracking
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eDemocracy games
www.demgames.org
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eDemocracy toolkit
Games
EAZ pilot
COMMUNITIES
Issues Forums
BBC iCan
Text alerts
Webcasting
e-Democracy icons
Online surgeries
Websites for 50 and youth
Weblogging
e-Citizens panel
National councillors database
e-Moderation
e-Petitioning
Councillors websites research
Microdemocracy
COUNCILLORS
COUNCILS
Policy tracking
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Websites for specific age groups
www.surrey50plus.org.uk
www.urcountyursay.net
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eDemocracy toolkit
Games
EAZ pilot
COMMUNITIES
Issues Forums
BBC iCan
Text alerts
Webcasting
e-Democracy icons
Online surgeries
Websites for 50 and youth
Weblogging
e-Citizens panel
National councillors database
e-Moderation
e-Petitioning
Councillors websites research
Microdemocracy
COUNCILLORS
COUNCILS
Policy tracking
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ePetitions
www.kingston.gov.uk
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eDemocracy toolkit
Games
EAZ pilot
COMMUNITIES
Issues Forums
BBC iCan
Text alerts
Webcasting
e-Democracy icons
Online surgeries
Websites for 50 and youth
Weblogging
e-Citizens panel
National councillors database
e-Moderation
e-Petitioning
Councillors websites research
Microdemocracy
COUNCILLORS
COUNCILS
Policy tracking
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eDem icons for accessible websites

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Strategy toolkit
e-Democracytoolkit
Evaluationtoolkit
Strategytoolkit
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Strategy toolkit
BUSINESS CASE
BUSINESS PLANNING
GUIDANCE MATERIALS
CASE STUDIES
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Evaluation toolkit
Strategytoolkit
e-Democracytoolkit
Evaluationtoolkit
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Evaluation toolkit
SELF ASSESSMENT/DIAGNOSTIC TOOLKIT
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Knowledge pool
RESEARCH REPORT
BASELINE SURVEY
BEST PRACTICE DATABASE
LITERATURE REVIEW
FUNDING DATABASE
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www.e_democracy.gov.uk
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My contact details

• Councillor Mary Reid
• Chair Local e-Democracy National Project
• mary.reid_at_councillors.kingston.gov.uk