Local e-Democracy National Project

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Local e-Democracy National Project
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, UK
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What is e-Democracy?
e-Democracy is

• e-voting
• e-political campaigning
• e-participation

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What is e-Democracy?
Democratic change is essentially a slow
process, that is as much about addressing
cultural beliefs as it is about altering
specific processes.
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What is e-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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Local e-Democracy in the UK
European Parliament
UK Parliament
Unitary Councils
County Councils
District Councils
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Local e-Democracy

• National Project for Local e-Democracy
• Sponsor Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
• Funding 6 million euros
• Timescale November 2003 - March 2005
• Governance Project Board
• Project management local councils

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Project Board

• Organisations
• Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
• e-Government Unit (Cabinet Office)
• Improvement Development Agency
• Local Government Association
• Hansard Society
• De Montfort University

• Local authorities
• Blackburn
• Bristol City
• Kingston upon Thames
• North Lincolnshire
• SE London E-Gov Services
• Shrewsbury Atcham
• St Albans
• Stroud
• Surrey CC
• Wolverhampton
• Suffolk

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Five questions

• Developing the e-democracy environment
• What is e-democracy? What will make it successful
  sustainable?

• Strengthening existing democratic practices
• How can councils better interact with their
  citizens?

• Addressing the democratic deficit
• How can communities better engage with their
  councils?

• Evaluating e-democracy
• What is happening now in e-democracy?

• Project Management and Roll out
• How can we make this relevant and useful for all
  Local Authorities?

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Outputs

Strategytoolkit
e-Democracytoolkit
Evaluationtoolkit
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e-Democracy toolkit

Strategytoolkit
e-Democracytoolkit
Evaluationtoolkit
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e-Democracy toolkit
COUNCILLORS
PARTNERSHIPS
e-Democracytoolkit
COMMUNITIES
COUNCILS
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e-Democracy toolkit
National councillors database
COUNCILLORS
Online surgeries
e-Democracytoolkit
Councillors websites
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e-Democracy toolkit
e-Democracytoolkit
e-Citizens panel
COUNCILS
e-Moderation
e-Petitioning
Policy tracking
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e-Democracy toolkit
Information sharing
Consultations
PARTNERSHIPS
e-Democracytoolkit
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e-Democracy toolkit
Online communities
e-Democracytoolkit
Text alerts
e-Democracy icons
Websites for elderly
COMMUNITIES
Blogging
Games
Involving young people
Community websites
Interactive webcasting
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e-Democracy toolkit
National councillors database
Information sharing
Consultations
COUNCILLORS
PARTNERSHIPS
Online surgeries
Online communities
e-Democracytoolkit
Text alerts
Councillors websites
e-Citizens panel
e-Democracy icons
Websites for elderly
COMMUNITIES
COUNCILS
Blogging
Games
Involving young people
e-Moderation
Community websites
e-Petitioning
Policy tracking
Interactive webcasting
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Outputs

Strategytoolkit
e-Democracytoolkit
Evaluationtoolkit
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Strategy toolkit

Strategytoolkit
e-Democracytoolkit
Evaluationtoolkit
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Strategy toolkit

BUSINESS CASE
Strategytoolkit
BUSINESS PLANNING
GUIDANCE MATERIALS
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Outputs

Strategytoolkit
e-Democracytoolkit
Evaluationtoolkit
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Evaluation toolkit

Strategytoolkit
e-Democracytoolkit
Evaluationtoolkit
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Evaluation toolkit

SELF ASSESSMENT
Evaluationtoolkit
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Outputs

Strategytoolkit
e-Democracytoolkit
Evaluationtoolkit
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Knowledge pool
BASELINE SURVEY
RESEARCH REPORT

BEST PRACTICE DATABASE
LITERATURE REVIEW
FUNDING DATABASE
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How to make contact
Register interest at stakeholders website
www.e-dem.info
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My contact details
Councillor Mary Reid Royal Borough of Kingston
upon Thames mary.reid_at_councillors.kingston.gov.uk