CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Proposal Submission Deadline: March 15, 2010 E-Governance and Civic Engagement: Factors and Determinants of E-Democracy A book edited by Dr. Aroon Manoharan and Dr. Marc Holzer To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=792 Introduction Governments across the world are rapidly transforming to Internet to provide public services and public administrators are increasingly implementing various strategies to enable this transformation. The move towards e-governance not only impacts the efficiency and effectiveness of public service but also has the potential to transform the nature of government interactions with both individuals and businesses. E-governance includes both e-government (delivery of public service) and e-democracy (citizen participation in governance). In the development of e-democracy, information disclosures and two-way communication are prerequisites for establishing and sustaining a high quality of political debate. The Internet is also a convenient mechanism through which government can conduct citizen-participation exercises with the potential to decentralize decision-making. The use of information and communication technology also facilitates effective public reporting by the government to ensure an informed citizenry. Objective of the Book The proposed publication will focus on how governments across the world engage their citizens online and the resulting impact on citizens. The book will consist of chapters from academicians and practitioners on online civic engagement that specifically examine how e-governance facilitates – online public reporting by governments to their citizens, online citizen participation in decision-making and citizen satisfaction with e-governance. The book will focus on issues and challenges involving adoption and implementation of online civic engagement initiatives globally, and will help guide governments in their transformation to e-governance. Target Audience The prospective audience for the edited book will be academicians, practitioners, and government officials primarily in the information technology and e-governance field across the world. Another audience would be scholars and practitioners from the fields of civic engagement, performance management, public relations, and related fields. The publication will be used in academic libraries, and will form part of the curriculum for courses relating to e-governance, civic engagement, citizen participation, public relations, and performance measurement among others. In addition to existing publications, the proposed book will provide a unique focus on public reporting/e-reporting and citizen satisfaction with online governance along with online citizen participation. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: - Online Civic Engagement - Online Decision Making - E-Participation and E-Deliberation - E-Governance and Citizen Trust - Online Privacy/Security - E-Governance and Digital Divide - Accessibility and Usability Issues - Performance Measurement Indicators - E-Governance and Citizen Satisfaction - E-Reporting and Performance Reporting - E-Governance and Public Relations - Transparency Issues in E-Governance - Accountability Issues in E-Governance - E-Petition and E-Rulemaking - Electronic Voting/Opinion Polls - Online Political Activism - Online networks and social capital - Web 2.0 - Non Internet-based Technology - Mobile Government - Customer Relationship Management - Open Source Solutions - Comparative E-Governance Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March 15, 2010, a 1-2 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 1, 2010 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 15, 2010. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011. Important Dates March 15, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline April 1, 2010: Notification of Acceptance July 15, 2010: Full Chapter Submission September 30, 2010: Review Results Returned November 30, 2010: Final Chapter Submission December 30, 2010: Final Deadline Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: Dr. Aroon Manoharan Department of Political Science 302 Bowman Hall Kent State University, Kent OH 44242 USA Fax: 330-672-3362 <email obscured>
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Hi US DOwirers-- Thanks to all of you who contributed to making the 2009 D&D Practitioners Survey a success! Our results website is now live: http://sites.lafayette.edu/ddps/ Please share this link with others, download or browse results, ask a question of the researchers, or join a discussion about the findings. We really look forward to hearing what those in the online democracy community think. Caroline Lee and Francesca Polletta
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This came into one of our local forums and is more appropriate here ... Steven Clift E-Democracy.org From Will Steger Foundation: As you know, next week world leaders will come together to discuss policy agreements to prevent climate change. The Will Steger Foundation and Stonyfield Farm have partnered to take part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (also known as COP15) through Expedition Copenhagen by sending 12 youth delegates from the Midwest to Copenhagen and bring youth voices to the global climate negotiations in Denmark. We've also asked them to report back on what's going on so the rest of us can be a part of this important conference. I'm reaching out to you to help broadcast this opportunity. We'd really appreciate any support you can offer by helping us spread the word through your social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) or any other outlets that will get people excited to tune in to our daily Livestream discussions with our youth delegates on the scene in Copenhagen. Over the next two weeks, we’ll be broadcasting the interviews with environmental leaders attending COP15. Tune in daily, Monday through Friday, to our Livestream Facebook page at 9 AM PST (12 noon EST) to catch our latest interview as we chat live with folks in Copenhagen. Climate Counts Director Wood Turner will anchor the broadcasts, which will feature three of our Expedition Copenhagen youth delegates interviewing leaders of the climate-change movement, including: -Arctic Explorer and Expedition Copenhagen Leader Will Steger; -Environmentalist Bill McKibben; -Cycling Advocate Mikael Colville-Andersen; -Extreme Skier Alison Gannett -Ocean Rower Roz Savage; and -Focus the Nation Director Garett Brennan. Thank you in advance for helping us spread the word on this exciting initiative. Stonyfield will be tweeting from thei Twitter account @Stonyfield, and posting daily reminders in advance of the Livestream chats on their main Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/stonyfieldfarm . A simple retweet or even sharing the Facebook posts would be much appreciated. If you have any questions, or need more information, please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks! Nicole Nicole Rom, Executive Director Will Steger Foundation 2801 21st Ave S Suite 127, Minneapolis, MN 55407 tel: 612-278-7147 fax: 612-278-7101 <email obscured> skype: romnicoleb www.willstegerfoundation.org
The fact that even with your permission, different clinics can't technically exchange medical records to aide your treatment is a real problem. Getting that right would certainly provide significant benefits. Cost-savings? Perhaps. Will this set-up be required in the legislation? Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy
When I started this day I had no idea what we might raise. I thought $1000 would be good, $2000 would be great. I thought 100 donors would be great. Well, as of 6 p.m. we've had 46 donors and $1588 in donations. This is a super start and much appreciated. We'd love lots of $10 donations or more if you are so inclined. To chip in while the GiveMN match* is still alive: http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Minnesota-E-Democracy So, first some emerging great news, we are getting close to securing a modest grant from a national foundation to expand into some exciting local democratic information transparency and engagement efforts. Now the reality check - funders just do not have much interest in funding existing Issues Forums for middle class folks, they figure if they want it they will pay for it or advertising will support it. The pending grant also means we will be focused on lots of new activities. So, with $5000 budgeted from the likely grant including some exciting deepening of our Issues Forum work in highly diverse communities, we will be able to cover half of the basic expense for participant technical support and forum hosting in 2010 (based on what we spent in 2009). So, minus the amount raised so far and some savings, we need to raise at least another $3000 in the next few months to maintain our current level of quality participant and volunteer support. Seems doable. So rather than add too many future donation days, let's see do what we can tonight to keep our Issues Forums strong! While it would be nice to wait another 15 years for a day full of pitches, now that we serve 15 communities with 25 Issues Forums every community needs to chip in a little bit to build local democracy online. Donate here: http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Minnesota-E-Democracy Thanks, Steven Clift E-Democracy.org Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy
While this forum is still getting its legs, if you like what it provides, consider making a donation on Tuesday. Tomorrow, GiveMN.org will be matching donations to Minnesota-based non-profits. I'll update the group tomorrow. Here are some more details: http://blog.e-democracy.org/posts/595 When you donate, be sure to use the "designation" slot to mention this forum. Thanks. Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy
Hi US dowirers, We are researchers who are conducting a survey of dialogue and deliberation practitioners. If online or offline dialogue or deliberation techniques are a part of your practice, please take the survey below-- and hurry, because it is closing on Halloween! Here is the link to the survey and more information for those who are interested: https://opinio.lafayette.edu:443/opinio/s?s=1176 We welcome your participation and any questions you may have about the survey, and we will share the results with the US dowire list once the results are in. In exchange for your time, we are offering a raffle for a $200 donation to your favorite charitable organization. All best, Caroline Lee Asst. Professor, Lafayette College leecw<at>lafayette.edu
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OK, thank you for your feedback. Hearing no one opposed, going once, going twice, ... I''ll create a consolidated member list from everyone on the consult@ code@ us@ ukie@ research@ europe@ groups and combine them with the sub-groups we never opened for discussion. Then we will have one big giant opt-out call for the mega-group before the Exchange@ opens. That's where you can vote with your feet so to speak. Cheers, Steven Clift P.S. Digest mode or the full text web feed will definitely be something for those who want to move beyond separate e-mails. More later.
The other week a round of introductions on the research@ forum at DoWire.Org brought out a number of very interesting practitioners who had joined that forum. Combine this with the fact that the e-democracy world has moved beyond "Consultation" which represented the roots of the consult@ group and the huge diffusion of online groups/blogs/twitter hash tags/Facebook groups etc. outside DoWire and we have a real challenge... Too many online spaces diffusing attention such that it is difficult to host a critical mass international discussion on e-democracy ANYWHERE. I still find the more democratic two-way nature of e-lists/forums to be far superior for exchange than more elite expert blogs (where the topics are chosen typically by one person and only those who have the time to maintain blogs have contributions which are easy to access) and most groups/sub-groups on social networking sites are not much more than a nice collection of people's pictures in our niche. So here is my proposal: 1. Open a catch-all simple *international* <email obscured> forum. Definitely merge the existing consult@ and code@ groups there. Close consult@ and code@ to new postings. This will be *the* place for exchange on an international level on e-democracy and related topics. 2. Give existing members on the proposed online groups that I *never opened* a chance to opt-out of joining the merged super discussion group. 3. Ask existing members on ukie@ europe@ and us@ if they object to being moved over while at the same time keeping there existing groups for at least a year to see if they remain useful. I've done opt-out moves before and rarely get more than a few "not me" please requests ... as long as I am clear about what is happening. If folks object, I'll leave that group out. 4. Use exchange@ as a place to extend remarks from the very useful link exchanging we see on Twitter. Declare #edem the official Twitter hashtag of the e-democracy world (inclusive of those involved with e-participation, e-transparency, e-advocacy, e-campaigning, etc.) and post new topic alerts from the exchange@ into Twitter (now working with New-Online - http://twitter.com/newsonlineposts ) tagged #edem. Figure out a way to post a daily digest of #edem Twitter posts to exchange@ creating a historical archive and access to non-Twitter users. 5. Recruit new members to the exchange@ from the many relatively dead post-Barcamp e-mail lists across the Net and reduce my own cross-posting on those forums to save many of you from multiple postings. 6. Encourage e-democracy related blog, newsletters, social nets, etc. to display discussion feed to their sites. 7. So DoWire would promote the following core exchange options: A. Newswire - Moderated announcements w/2500 members B. Exchange - International knowledge exchange on e-democracy w/1000? members C. Research - Focused research exchange w/400 members E. News-Online - Special group about online news and journalism - w/300 members D. Consider relaunching the DoWire Feeds aggregator to highlight the best blog, twitter tags, etc. resources in this space. Baseline to update from: http://politicalbs.com/DoWireFeeds/ So any feedback, comments? Send them to: <email obscured> Cheers, Steven Clift
Can you be more specific when you say "doesn't work". Are you using the same email address that you used to subscribe? Are you getting any sort of response back? What do you get for a response back? Another option is to go to the group website: http://groups.dowire.org/groups/us Log in with the email address that you used to subscribe to the list. If you don't remember your password, there is a link to get the password sent to you. When you login you will see a link that says leave US Democracy Online Exchange. Click on that link. If that doesn't work, provide details about what isn't working.
I've used that...it doesn't work.
Kristin Larsen wrote:
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Dana Neuts wrote:
Thanks, Kristin. Perhaps you can help me. I have
used my email controls and I have nicely asked via email to be
unsubscribed from this list (four times), yet I can't get them to stop
coming to my mailbox. Can you help?
Thank you,
Dana Neuts
(great list-I just don't have enough time to participate.)
Kristin Larsen wrote:
Dear well meaning folks,
It is generally considered a little inappropriate to determine you are
receiving unwanted mail and then notify, especially requesting receipt
from, everyone else who received that mail, that you did not want that
mail.
You have controls in your email programs. Use them.
One strategy that I use is to make separate folders and direct things
that can get overwhelming or over prolific to that box for rainy days.
Kristin
To block a sender in outlook read this
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP052434021033.aspx
it will say :
1. On the *Tools* menu, click *Options*.
2. On the *Preferences* tab, under *E-mail*, click *Junk E-mail*.
3. Click the *Blocked Senders* tab.
4. Click *Add*.
5. In the *Enter an e-mail address or Internet domain name to be
added to the list* box, enter the name or address you want added,
and then click *OK*.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each name or address that you want to add.
*Notes*
* You can quickly add a name to the *Blocked Senders List* by
right-clicking the junk e-mail message, and then, on the shortcut
menu, pointing to *Junk E-mail* and clicking *Add Sender to
Blocked Senders List* on the shortcut menu.
* If you have existing lists of names and addresses that you want to
block, you can import the information into Microsoft Office
Outlook 2003 by saving the list as a text (.txt) file with one
entry per line, and then importing the list.
* If you are using a Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail account and
working online, you must be using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
or later. If you do not know what version of Exchange server your
e-mail account is using, contact your Exchange administrator.
* To remove a name from the *Blocked Senders List*, in the *Blocked
Senders* tab, click the name you want to remove from the list, and
then click *Remove*.
Thunderbird
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1539
*
Q:
How do I block senders using Thunderbird?*
*A:*
We've told you how to block senders
<http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/589> and domains with Outlook
Express, but how about those of you who use Mozilla Thunderbird?
First you need to activate your Junk Mail Controls. Go to *Tools>Account
Settings*. Under "Junk Settings" check off "Do not mark mail as junk
mail if the sender is in: Personal Address Book".
Next you can choose to delete junk or have it go to a Junk folder. I
would recommend the folder until you get the filter thoroughly trained,
otherwise you may lose good mail. Check off "Move incoming messages
to:", then select "Junk folder on:" and "Local Folders".
image
You can then set the Junk folder to automatically empty after a certain
amount of time.
As for the manual junk filter, that can be set to delete when a message
is marked as junk.
Now when you get your email you can check in your Junk folder to see if
anything was sent there that shouldn't be. If something is there by
accident, highlight the email and look at the top—you'll find a "Not
Junk" button.
image
If you want to save the message you will need to manually move it to a
folder (Click, drag and drop).
If you find unwanted mail in your Inbox, highlight it then type the
letter "J". The Junk filter will remember it next time
There you have it—an adaptive mail filter that improves with use. Thank
you Mozilla.
~ David
The is the first time I have posted here. It seems the e-democracy forum is going to suspend a participant and (further) states that anyone on the list who posts Mr. Maki's material to e-democracy will be sanctioned as well. I know nothing about Alan Maki. But now I am curious. What the heck is this all about? I realize that this is a distraction. But, with due respect, it has been Mr. Clift who has now created this distraction. The least he can do at this point is to clearly explain what Mr. Maki's offense has been and why Mr. Clift has taken these steps. Saying that dealing with Mr. Maki is 'difficult' does not seem to be much of an explanation. Saying that the administration of the e-democracy list shall not be discussed on the e-democracy list seems to me to be a contradiction in terms, for obvious reasons. This is particularly true if anyone who questions Mr. Clift's decision is going to be sanctioned. I am not hostile to Mr. Clift. He may have made a reasonable decision in this case. But now that he has opened this can of worms, it seems to me that the administrators of the e-democracy list have an obligation to deal with the issue in an open, fair, and straightforward manner. Regards, Chris Simpson Chris Simpson Steven Clift <email obscured>> Sent by: <email obscured> 08/05/2009 01:12 PM Please respond to <email obscured> To <email obscured> cc Subject [DO US] Suspension of Participant
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Thanks, Kristin. Perhaps you can help me. I have used my email controls and I have nicely asked via email to be unsubscribed from this list (four times), yet I can't get them to stop coming to my mailbox. Can you help? Thank you, Dana Neuts (great list-I just don't have enough time to participate.) Kristin Larsen wrote: Dear well meaning folks, It is generally considered a little inappropriate to determine you are receiving unwanted mail and then notify, especially requesting receipt from, everyone else who received that mail, that you did not want that mail. You have controls in your email programs. Use them. One strategy that I use is to make separate folders and direct things that can get overwhelming or over prolific to that box for rainy days. Kristin To block a sender in outlook read this http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP052434021033.aspx it will say : 1. On the *Tools* menu, click *Options*. 2. On the *Preferences* tab, under *E-mail*, click *Junk E-mail*. 3. Click the *Blocked Senders* tab. 4. Click *Add*. 5. In the *Enter an e-mail address or Internet domain name to be added to the list* box, enter the name or address you want added, and then click *OK*. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each name or address that you want to add. *Notes* * You can quickly add a name to the *Blocked Senders List* by right-clicking the junk e-mail message, and then, on the shortcut menu, pointing to *Junk E-mail* and clicking *Add Sender to Blocked Senders List* on the shortcut menu. * If you have existing lists of names and addresses that you want to block, you can import the information into Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 by saving the list as a text (.txt) file with one entry per line, and then importing the list. * If you are using a Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail account and working online, you must be using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later. If you do not know what version of Exchange server your e-mail account is using, contact your Exchange administrator. * To remove a name from the *Blocked Senders List*, in the *Blocked Senders* tab, click the name you want to remove from the list, and then click *Remove*. Thunderbird http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1539 * Q: How do I block senders using Thunderbird?* *A:* We've told you how to block senders <http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/589> and domains with Outlook Express, but how about those of you who use Mozilla Thunderbird? First you need to activate your Junk Mail Controls. Go to *Tools>Account Settings*. Under "Junk Settings" check off "Do not mark mail as junk mail if the sender is in: Personal Address Book". Next you can choose to delete junk or have it go to a Junk folder. I would recommend the folder until you get the filter thoroughly trained, otherwise you may lose good mail. Check off "Move incoming messages to:", then select "Junk folder on:" and "Local Folders". image You can then set the Junk folder to automatically empty after a certain amount of time. As for the manual junk filter, that can be set to delete when a message is marked as junk. Now when you get your email you can check in your Junk folder to see if anything was sent there that shouldn't be. If something is there by accident, highlight the email and look at the top—you'll find a "Not Junk" button. image If you want to save the message you will need to manually move it to a folder (Click, drag and drop). If you find unwanted mail in your Inbox, highlight it then type the letter "J". The Junk filter will remember it next time There you have it—an adaptive mail filter that improves with use. Thank you Mozilla. ~ David
Dear well meaning folks, It is generally considered a little inappropriate to determine you are receiving unwanted mail and then notify, especially requesting receipt from, everyone else who received that mail, that you did not want that mail. You have controls in your email programs. Use them. One strategy that I use is to make separate folders and direct things that can get overwhelming or over prolific to that box for rainy days. Kristin To block a sender in outlook read this http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP052434021033.aspx it will say : 1. On the *Tools* menu, click *Options*. 2. On the *Preferences* tab, under *E-mail*, click *Junk E-mail*. 3. Click the *Blocked Senders* tab. 4. Click *Add*. 5. In the *Enter an e-mail address or Internet domain name to be added to the list* box, enter the name or address you want added, and then click *OK*. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each name or address that you want to add. *Notes* * You can quickly add a name to the *Blocked Senders List* by right-clicking the junk e-mail message, and then, on the shortcut menu, pointing to *Junk E-mail* and clicking *Add Sender to Blocked Senders List* on the shortcut menu. * If you have existing lists of names and addresses that you want to block, you can import the information into Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 by saving the list as a text (.txt) file with one entry per line, and then importing the list. * If you are using a Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail account and working online, you must be using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later. If you do not know what version of Exchange server your e-mail account is using, contact your Exchange administrator. * To remove a name from the *Blocked Senders List*, in the *Blocked Senders* tab, click the name you want to remove from the list, and then click *Remove*. Thunderbird http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1539 * Q: How do I block senders using Thunderbird?* *A:* We've told you how to block senders <http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/589> and domains with Outlook Express, but how about those of you who use Mozilla Thunderbird? First you need to activate your Junk Mail Controls. Go to *Tools>Account Settings*. Under "Junk Settings" check off "Do not mark mail as junk mail if the sender is in: Personal Address Book". Next you can choose to delete junk or have it go to a Junk folder. I would recommend the folder until you get the filter thoroughly trained, otherwise you may lose good mail. Check off "Move incoming messages to:", then select "Junk folder on:" and "Local Folders". image You can then set the Junk folder to automatically empty after a certain amount of time. As for the manual junk filter, that can be set to delete when a message is marked as junk. Now when you get your email you can check in your Junk folder to see if anything was sent there that shouldn't be. If something is there by accident, highlight the email and look at the top—you'll find a "Not Junk" button. image If you want to save the message you will need to manually move it to a folder (Click, drag and drop). If you find unwanted mail in your Inbox, highlight it then type the letter "J". The Junk filter will remember it next time There you have it—an adaptive mail filter that improves with use. Thank you Mozilla. ~ David
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Oops, another mis-directed post ... but probably interesting to those students of e-democracy trying to master the art of freedom mixed with the desire for civility.