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1. Stop ACTA - Sign the Petition today!: (Matching tags: European Union,Change,Freedom of Expression,European Citizen Initiative,Civil Rights,Censorship,Citizens); United for Change. A couple of weeks ago, 3 million of us signed a petition urging US Congressmen to reject SOPA on the ground that it choked innovation and our freedom of expression. It ...; Created on 31 January 2012
2. Five Challenges Accounting for the Emergence of Collaborative Models: (Matching tags: Citizens,democracy,Gov 2.0,Collaboration,Open Gov); Demands for Collaboration. Yesterday, we offered a contrast between the traditional deliberative and the emerging collaborative models of governance, with 10 ways to effectively ...; Created on 23 December 2011
3. Collaborative government: everyone can be the insider!: (Matching tags: Gov 2.0,Crowdsourcing,Citizens,democracy,Collaboration,deliberation,Internet); Deliberative Versus Collaborative Public participation in government has traditionally been limited to deliberation, but Web 2.0 technology has created significant opportunities for collaboration ...; Created on 22 December 2011
4. OccupyWallStreet: citizen participation comes in many forms: (Matching tags: Protest,participation,OccupyWallStreet,Citizens,Internet); OWS is so large it has its own spin-offs The OccupyWallStreet movement has been a major success in the sheer number and tenacity of its participants. Large part of this success is due ...; Created on 31 October 2011
5. U-speak: the key to open and collaborative governance: (Matching tags: Collaboration,Transparency,Citizens,U-speak); Citizen collaboration Think of this – a road side bump, a broken street light, an unidentified car parked in the neighborhood since 3 days, an overgrown branch outside window – and all it would ...; Created on 10 August 2011
6. How ICTs and traditions work together in Botswana?: (Matching tags: European Union,European Citizen Initiative,Civil Rights,Gov2u Project,Citizens,eServices); ... in Gaborone. Botswana, like many African countries, has a strong history of traditional tribal leadership and administration. Botswana Speaks launched in October 2012 is a project that enables citizens, ...; Created on 08 February 2013
7. Technology Ranks World's Most-Trusted Industry in 2013: (Matching tags: technology; citizens); The technology industry has been ranked most-trusted for the second consecutive year, ahead of the automotive, and food and beverage industries, according to the 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer. "As ...; Created on 22 January 2013
8. The Easiest New Year's Resolution Everyone Should Do: (Matching tags: Internet,OccupyWallStreet,Protest,Citizens,participation); If you’ve already got New Year’s resolutions, these six steps to protecting your identity online will be the easiest one of the bunch, and will only take a few hours. The year 2012 may well be remembered ...; Created on 03 January 2013
9. How to communicate on the ECI: Paris, June 29th: (Matching tags: Paris,European Citizen Initiative,Gov2u Project,Conference,Citizens); On April 1st 2012 the European Union launched the ECI as the very first transnational instrument of modern direct democracy. Toute l’Europe organised a conference in Paris on the themes ...; Created on 13 July 2012
10. Welcome to the European Citizens' House!: (Matching tags: Civil Rights,European Union,European Citizen Initiative,Citizens,eServices,Gov2u Project); ... of Fundamental Rights. And, for the first time, Europeans have a right to take transnational democratic initiatives: over one million citizens can demand a new EU law. There is often though a gap between ...; Created on 16 May 2012
11. How Will The Internet Influence Democracy?: (Matching tags: Civil Liberties,democracy,Citizens,empowerment,freedom of information,Freedom of Speech,Gov 2.0,Technology); ... are using the Web, not on how grassroots movements might be finding a voice. Democracy is not just about voting for our leaders. Democracy is about citizens who have the information and freedom of communication ...; Created on 19 April 2012
12. Social Networks support the European Citizen Initiative: (Matching tags: Collaboration,Gov2u Project,Citizens,European Union,European Citizen Initiative,); Facebook, Google, Twitter and other social networking sites will support European citizens’ initiatives that will be launched starting 1 April, corporate representatives said during ...; Created on 30 January 2012