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process to define the top 15

proposal for organization

Hans Hagedorn amended proposal 1 (see Index) and used categories, which Steven Coleman uses a lot in his recent speeches.

• Co-Presence
• Network
• Dialogue
• Self-Disclosure

for details see page 7 on: speech in Hamburg or speech in Melbourne

On december, 16th Steve worked further on the organization of the list. He is checking the organizational scheme used by the UK project to see what terms they use.

The unorganized list you will find on Unorganized Briefs List till december 16th

Some keywords from the pending Knowledge Pool of the future public site for http://www.e-democracy.gov.uk :

• Citizens and Community
• Consultation Guidance
• Democratic Deficit
• Electoral Issues
• Inclusion
• Participative Policy Making
• Representatives and Parliament

Those words are also used in the library at http://www.e-dem.info as well as:

• E-Tools

The workstream category areas are also informative:

• 1.1 Making the case for e-democracy
• 1.2 Developing local e-democracy strategies
• 1.3 Establishing a sustainable framework for e-democracy
• 2.1 Supporting the work of councillors
• 2.2 Forums, moderation and citizen engagement
• 2.3 Information, communication and citizenship
• 2.4 Democratising cross-cutting issues and partnerships
• 3.1 Connecting communities
• 3.2 Building Democratic Communities
• 3.3 Overcoming barriers to e-participation
• 4.1 Evaluation programme

RSeconsulting, which among other things, is coordinating the collection of case studies from the 20 UK local e-democracy projects. They are are mapping benefits based on the relationship between:

• Councillors
• Councils (Government Administration)
• Communities

There are deliverables that help:

• Communities better understand, trust Councillors
• Councillors connect with/serve Communities
• Councillors better manage, scrutinize Council
• Council more responsive to Councillors
• Council better communicates with and acts upon public views
• Communities increase engagement, trust, voter turnout with Council

Terms that Steven Clift uses in his Global E-Democracy Trends presentation include:

• Accessibility
• Election Information Online
• Representation
• Personalization
  • Tracking
  • Notification
  • Localization
  • Syndication
• Decision-Making and Leadership
• Consultation and E-Rulemaking
• Civic Education and Games
• Accountability
• Policy Implementation (Public Net-work)
  • Information Exchange
  • Stakeholder Engagement
• Citizen Participation
• Online Dialogue
• Online Communities and Groups

Outcomes listed in his UN paper include:

• Trust and Accountability
• Legitimacy and Understanding
• Citizen Satisfaction
• Reach and Equitable Access
• Effective Representation and Decision-Making
• Participation through Input and Consultation
• Engagement and Deliberation