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SPOCS has grown to SPOCS starter kit website
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(Matching tags: GNU,Change,GPL,empowerment,Internet,Collaboration,democracy,politics)
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Making the SPOCS results available for future use is one of the key factors for sustainability. Gov2u developed the Starter Kit website as a guide and a means to hand over SPOCS assets for future use. ...
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Created on 11 January 2013
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Botswana Speaks and Says: Season's Greetings to All!
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(Matching tags: United Nations,Open Gov,democracy,Obama,United States,Accountability,Brazil)
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Created on 21 December 2012
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TED: What's the big idea?
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(Matching tags: Arab Spring,Tyranny,democracy,Social Media)
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In the light of the upcoming TEDx events in Athens Greece (23 & 24 November 2012), it's interesting to see what others believe about these conferences. We read an article yesterday on The Economist's ...
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Created on 19 November 2012
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Newsletter subscription confirmation
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(Matching tags: Middle East,surveillance,Technology,democracy,Siemens,Nokia,Civil Rights)
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Thank you for subscribing to our electronic newsletter! An email has been sent to you that contains a verification link. Please click this verify link to complete your subscription.
This newsletter is ...
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Created on 29 October 2012
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How Will The Internet Influence Democracy?
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(Matching tags: Civil Liberties,democracy,Citizens,empowerment,freedom of information,Freedom of Speech,Gov 2.0,Technology)
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... the impact of the Net focus attention on the ways many to-many communication technology might be changing democracy — and those few stories that are published center on how traditional political parties ...
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Created on 19 April 2012
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Democracy Pays
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(Matching tags: participation,efficiency,democracy,demsoc,good practices,white paper)
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White Paper.
We are delighted to be republishing this blog post found on Democratic Society’s official webpage.
The post features the executive summary of a White Paper, written by Anthony Zacharzewski in ...
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Created on 08 February 2012
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Nokia-Siemens Spy Tools Aid Police Torture in Bahrain
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(Matching tags: Technology,Middle East,democracy,Siemens,Civil Rights,Nokia,surveillance)
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Torture
Spy tools sold and maintained by German communications and engineering giants Siemens and Nokia Siemens Networks are being used by authorities in Bahrain to aid in their interrogation and ...
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Created on 06 September 2011
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Five Challenges Accounting for the Emergence of Collaborative Models
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(Matching tags: Citizens,democracy,Gov 2.0,Collaboration,Open Gov)
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Demands for Collaboration.
Yesterday, we offered a contrast between the traditional deliberative and the emerging collaborative models of governance, with 10 ways to effectively ...
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Created on 23 December 2011
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Collaborative government: everyone can be the insider!
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(Matching tags: Gov 2.0,Crowdsourcing,Citizens,democracy,Collaboration,deliberation,Internet)
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Deliberative Versus Collaborative
Public participation in government has traditionally been limited to deliberation, but Web 2.0 technology has created significant opportunities for collaboration ...
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Created on 22 December 2011
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Gov 2.0 and the Need to Develop the Appropriate Framework for Collaboration
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(Matching tags: deliberation,Gov 2.0,Open Gov,democracy,Gov2u Project,Collaboration,reform)
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Gov 2.0: a cultural advance.
Web 2.0 technologies create a fundamental shift in the way government agencies conduct their business. By using the Internet as a platform for generating ...
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Created on 16 December 2011
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Political parties governed under the GNU License?
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(Matching tags: Change,Collaboration,GNU,democracy,politics,GPL,Internet,empowerment)
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Representative Democracy in Crisis.
Some of us have been really working hard to see a day when we’ll really see governments open up. The idea we support is simple; ICTs generate opportunities ...
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Created on 14 November 2011
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The Role of ICTs in Democratic Processes
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(Matching tags: Video,deliberation,Gov 2.0,democracy,freedom of information,Technology,Internet,empowerment)
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Technology, Democracy & Empowerment.
The popular uprisings that have swept North Africa and the Middle East throughout the spring (I would be cautious not to associate it as bluntly with what ...
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Created on 09 November 2011
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SMS texting: A new opportunity for development Initiatives [INFOGRAPHIC]
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(Matching tags: Uganda,infographic,Gov2u Project,democracy,empowerment,parliamentary call system)
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Cheap Communication
Though we think of texting as just as a means of day-to-day communication, it has been utilized in developing countries in a variety of ingenious ways to improve ...
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Created on 25 October 2011
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An International Open Gov Partnership
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(Matching tags: United States,United Nations,Obama,Brazil,Open Gov,Accountability,democracy)
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One Year Ago
On Sept. 23 2010, addressing the United Nations General Assembly, President Barack Obama called for “specific commitments to promote transparency.” His proposal came after ...
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Created on 18 October 2011
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What the Internet is Hiding from You
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(Matching tags: democracy,Internet,Google,information,Pariser)
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A Quest for relevance in the Engine
With East Africa facing its worst drought in 60 years, I wince more than ever at a quote by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: “A squirrel ...
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Created on 16 September 2011
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Celebrating our International Democracy Day
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(Matching tags: Arab Spring,Freedom,United Nations,International democracy Day)
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Today, every citizen around the world should be celebrating! Put you party hats on people as today is the International Day of Democracy.
With special regard to this year’s advances in spreading ...
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Created on 15 September 2011
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Gov2u launches CitizenHouse.eu: The One-Stop-Shop to claim your rights in the EU
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(Matching tags: Civil Rights,participation,Website,Gov2u Project,democracy)
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Claim your rights to the EU
Citizenhouse.eu is your one stop shop to claim your rights in the EU. Designed for European citizens and civil society organizations, this website helps you ...
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Created on 14 September 2011
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Why the Arab World can handle democracy
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(Matching tags: Social Media,democracy,Arab Spring,Tyranny)
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Progress
A mass society, thousands, then millions strong, confers immense advantages on its members. Within a few thousand years, the little hunting-and-gathering groups were pushed out ...
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Created on 08 September 2011
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Open Governance and the definition of eDemocracy
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(Matching tags: democracy,Cibervoluntarios,Publication,Open Gov)
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... truly agile, transparent, efficient and responsive.
To find out why, we invite you to read the text below. It reflects on the importance of bottom-up open-governance and on the definition of eDemocracy ...
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Created on 01 August 2011
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Beyong Wargames: The Inevitable path towards a new world
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(Matching tags: Wargames,freedom of information,Cyber war,Rushkoff,democracy)
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... mass of individuals who will fight for justice, equality and democracy - to change the world by the simple means of information-sharing and interaction. Beyond Wargames' by Rushkoff, published in a book ...
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Created on 26 July 2011