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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The so called telecom package is a collection of amendments to existing European laws which will drastically change the organization of telecommunication in Europe and especially of the internet. The package will be the framework for the national laws concerning telecommunication. The purposed law has produced a lot of harsh ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The online campaigns in the US presidential election 2008 gain momentum every day and with them the political comments by citizens on Web2.0 websites. There is for example a huge number of political bloggers who comment on the candidates, discuss issues and try to make their mark on the elections. ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
This is the title of the book written by Clay Shirkys discussing the development of the internet towards a user generated web – nothing new on first glace. This topic has been discussed for a long time already but the dimensions of these developments have changed dramatically over the course ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
In 2004 James Surowiecki in his famous book “The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations” discussed at length how collective decisions are made and that they can be much more rational and “correct” than those ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
The online consultation in Munich concerning the role of families for the city is a prime example of engaging the public authorities in direct communication with the citizens. A profound learning process on the side of the individuals working for public institutions could be observed. In the course of the ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
On May 30th the European Commission released the Draft Work Programme 2008 – ePARTICIPATION in legislative and decision-making processes. The call for proposals will start in early June and end on August 29th (to be confirmed) and will distribute a total budget of 5 million €. The detailed timetable for ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
In eParticipation efforts there is often the need to discuss and edit texts with a larger group of persons. They may be drafts of law texts, papers for parliaments or even recommendations for urban planning. This kind of work is often problematic and needs special attention by those who conduct ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
No matter if you are a company, a journalist, a politician or a curious citizen – you certainly are interested in knowing which topics will be relevant tomorrow. The reasons for that may vary from the wish to have a competitive advantage to pure interest in a subject.
To reach this ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Dr. Francesco Molinari holds a MSc and a MA in Local Public Management (Siena University, 2007 & 2005) and a BSc in Social and Economic Disciplines (Milan “L. Bocconi” University, 1990). He is also a PhD Scholar on Public Management at the Department of Business and Social Studies of Siena ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
May 1st has been set as the official launch date of the Pan European eParticipation Network. With that date having arrived we looking forward to working with our initial partners and everybody joining us on our way.
In the next years we will try to advance the participatory efforts in Europe ...
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