Best Practices Guide
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Democracies Online Best Practices Guide
Help be a part of this and start writing... if you are simply consuming advice, start with the briefs.
This e-democracy "how-to" guide and case study collection will cover a number of "democratic sectors." Based on Steven Clift's basic model of e-democracy, it suggests that e-democracy is totality of online activities pursued by actors within these democratic sectors, and directed to society as a whole.
Future sections of the guide will likely be organized by the democratic sectors:
- Government including
- Political interests
- Media
- Citizens
As well as:
Cross-cutting practices will be listed in multiple places. If practitioners and citizens across these sectors utilize e-democracy best practices, then democracy as a whole will be enhanced.
Future best practice guide ideas are being exchanged via this index. The opportunity to present a dynamic, evolving, and mostly up-to-date starting point for e-democracy practitioners is quite compelling.
The initial UK funded content development of best practices started in late 2004. It is focused on government, particularly local government. The work is documenting online features, techniques, or software in Briefs and more formal e-democracy projects in the Case Studies.
Additional best practice advice generated now or later by DoWire site volunteers geared toward political activists, candidates, etc. is not directly related to the UK project. Organizations interested in funding best practice documentation related to additional democratic sectors may contact Steven Clift.