e-Participation: A Bottom Up Revolution

e-democracy: new opportunities for enhancing civic participation - Strasbourg - 24 April 2007

email: [email protected]

byDaniel VAN LERBERGHE

President & Executive Director

POLITECH INSTITUTEPOLITECH INSTITUTE

e-Participation: A Bottom Up Revolutione-Participation: A Bottom Up Revolution

POLITECH INSTITUTEPOLITECH INSTITUTEEuropean Center of Political TechnologiesEuropean Center of Political Technologies

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OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

Are We Moving Toward A More Participatory Democracy?Are We Moving Toward A More Participatory Democracy?

e-Participation: A Bottom Up Revolutione-Participation: A Bottom Up Revolution

Measuring eDemocracy: Practical ConceptsMeasuring eDemocracy: Practical Concepts

The Annual European eDemocracy Award and ReportThe Annual European eDemocracy Award and Report

eParticipation Success Stories from EuropeeParticipation Success Stories from Europe


The knowledge-based EconomyThe knowledge-based Economy The New knowledge-based The New knowledge-based Democratic society Democratic society The Birth of New Actors The Birth of New Actors

@The ‘Political Entrepreneur’

More efficient & competitive, mobilize its stakeholders and resources to achieve public affairs objectives;

Create a sustainable relationship with the citizens; Accountable & respond to the demands of its constituencies; Increase public support for its actions (National & International); ‘Constant Campaign’;eChampion.

Are We Moving Toward a More Participatory Are We Moving Toward a More Participatory Democracy?Democracy?



@ The ‘Active Citizen’ Knowledge and service hungry citizens; “Like Politics, Dislike Politicians”; “Wants more for his/her buck” – Transparency, Accountability, Democracy; Transformed by the power of the Internet into opinion makers (e.g. citizen

journalism) – 50,000 posts per hour (Technocrati index 2006); Tangible Results; The ‘Active Citizen’ The ‘Active Civil Society”.

@ The ‘Knowledge Civil Servant’ Transformation and modernization of the modern state; Training eChampions



@ eParticipationeParticipation

@ The democratic dimension: Citizen participation in the decision-making processes on and off line through forums, polls, propositions of laws and lobbying;

@ The real challenge for eDemocracy’s future The Heart of Democracy;

@ Enhance active citizen participation in the political process and re-bond citizens with their representatives Long Term;

@ The Fear;

@ “Direct Democracy” Vs “Participatory Representative Democracy”

@ The natural development of e-Government to e-Democracy



THE FEAR

RepresentativeDemocracy

Participatory Democracy

Direct Democracy

Figure 1 – Clr. Mary Reid, “Who needs elected representative?” (2005)



Participatoryrepresentativedemocracy

Traditionalrepresentativedemocracy

Elected representatives

Strong

Weak

Citizen participation

StrongWeak

Directdemocracy

Dominance by the loudest

Figure 2 – Clr. Mary Reid, “Who needs elected representative?” (2005)



Figure 3 – The natural development of e-Government to e-Democracy

POLITICAL ENTREPRENEUR

DECISION-MAKINGPROCESS

ACTIVE CITIZEN KNOWLEDGE CIVIL SERVANT

ENHANCING REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY


e-Participation:e-Participation: A Bottom Up Revolution!A Bottom Up Revolution!

@ The BlogosphereThe Blogosphere

@ From GLOBAL to GLOCAL – The GLOBAL role of Communities;

@ 1 Blog per second – 60X more than 3 years ago (source: Technocrati index

2006);

@ Bloggers as opinion makers - e.g. Etienne Chouard, Loic Lemeur

@ Leadership Blogging - e.g. Margaret Wallstrom, ReadMyDay.gov.uk

@ Social Networking and Media Convergence (Radio, Vlog, Podcasting);

@ Bloggers’ communities - MySpace, DigitalMotion, YouTube, BBC ICANN;

@ Blogging as a new channel of communication btw leaders and citizens.



@ Citizen JournalismCitizen Journalism

@ Bloggers as Journalists;

@ Witnessing the news: acting as images and content providers to news

agencies;

@ Traditional Media convergence;

@ OhMyNews.com; SLObserver



@ Second Life (secondlife.com) to MediascapeSecond Life (secondlife.com) to Mediascape

@ Web 3.0 - Virtual World;

@ Total Residents: over 5M, Online: 30K, US$ 1.5M in 24H;

@ Secure Client - One Stop Shop Experience;

@ Public Presence: French Presidential, Swedish Embassy, La Maison de

l’Europe, Cities (e.g. Venice);

@ Positive Media Reviews;

@ Mediascape - SL in RL, Device Independent;

@ The Future Challenge of e-Democracy.


Measuring eDemocracy:Measuring eDemocracy: Practical ConceptsPractical Concepts

@ The eDemocracy ValueThe eDemocracy Value

@ A magnifying glass to analyze the evolution of eDemocracy in Europe;@ A practical concept (T.E. Cook index & Public Value Management (PVM));@ Confronts a given feature/service disclosed by a website/initiative, providing

an added-value to the democratic process of a given community;

@ The POLITECH INDEX (PD; DD; CD; TD);

@ The IP-LABEL INDEX;

European e-Democracy index = Politech index + ip-label index * 100 60


@ An Annual Trophy European eDemocracy website/online eDemocracy initiative;

@ 50 selected websites/initiatives in the 25 EU Member States;

@ 9 categories: European Cities, European Local eDemocracy Projects, European Policy-makers & Elected Representatives, European Civil Society, European Citizen Journalism & Specialized Press, European Parliaments, European Political Parties & Movements, European Commission and EU Member States;

@ An Annual Report (2005, 2006).

The European eDemocracy AwardThe European eDemocracy Award

www.politech-institute.org/edem_award.aspwww.politech-institute.org/edem_award.asp

www.iplabel.fr www.politech-institute.org www.worldegovforum.org


@ The UK Local eDemocracy National Project (22 projects, 80 tools, multi-channel) – Winner 2005

A unique approach to local democracy, involving all stakeholders in developing policy and holding decision makers to account.

@ The European Commission Debate Europe Portal – Winner 2006

The portal was launched in 21 languages in March 2006 by the EC as part of Plan D for Democracy, Dialogue and Debate to facilitate debate at the European level. Besides taking part in debates, visitors can also read contributions and podcasts by Members of the EC and the President of the Economic and Social Committee.

The European eDemocracy AwardThe European eDemocracy Awardwww.politech-institute.org/edem_award.aspwww.politech-institute.org/edem_award.asp


eParticipation Success Stories from EuropeeParticipation Success Stories from Europe

@ 2003 Greece Presidency and EU: eVote: vote for the EU you want!@ 2 ways citizen participation: eVote (e.g. questionnaires – raising key issues), eVoices

(e.g. open spaces to ask questions);@ No follow up, EuropeDirect, Your Voice in Europe, Vice-President Wallstrom’s Blog.

@ 2005 Germany: Berlin City eParticipation initiative: Productive (Discussion Forum, WIKI), Inclusive (multi-channel), Transparent (budget) and Responsive (multi-channel);

@ From 2002 Finland: eParticipation in Hämeenlinna City youth, civic education and citizen participation (Web Council), Leadership commitment;

@ 2004-2005 Denmark: S-Dialog - Digital communication & administration platform for a political party;

@ 2005 French EU Constitution Referendum – Etienne Chouard The "Don Quichotte du non”;

@ 2006 EU: DEMONET IST Project - promote & develop technological & socio-technical excellence in the emerging field of e-Participation;


Thank You!Thank You!

Daniel van Lerberghe

email: [email protected]

POLITECH INSTITUTE European Center of Political Technologies

Address: Saint Bernard, 67 – Brussels B-1060 – Belgiumemail: [email protected] – website: www.politech-institute.org

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