e-democracy
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Comment Who knows, we may even see a breakout of democracy, e-democracy. Compiled at the IoD in London and dispatched to silicon.com via a free wi-fi service on the same day Like most of you I... [29 Jun 2009]
Half of Brits loving e-democracy
News Almost half of Brits have indulged in a spot of e-democracy, Ofcom research has found. According to the regulator, 42 per cent of people surveyed said they have used the internet to look for information... [23 Mar 2009]
Call to increase online data protection for teens
News The group - which includes the American Academy of Pediatrics, Children Now, and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD)- plans to ask the Federal Trade Commission this week to establish rules that will help protect teens... [10 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.06.07
Round-Up The report certainly sheds some vital light on important issues (lest the UK should ever follow in the faltering footsteps of democracy US-style) and the Round-Up hopes, given the hours Kitcat will doubtless have put... [29 Jun 2007]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up: 23.02.07
Round-Up Podcast The death of e-democracy, a barrage of scam emails and the worst ever pun on the name of the Indian city of Bangalore are up for discussion this week. [22 Feb 2007]
Leader: Are e-petitions good for democracy?
Leader Have you had an email from Tony Blair this week? If you've been involved in the fierce debate on the government's controversial road-charging plans or the ID card scheme, there's a good chance you have indeed got mail from the Prime... [20 Feb 2007]
E-voting pilots on the way
News Bridget Prentice, democracy minister at the DCA, said in a statement: "More and more people, and particularly young people, are using the internet in our daily lives. The government is to trial electronic and internet... [17 Oct 2006]
YouTube and texts to rock the vote?
News The Hansard Society's director of e-democracy Ross Ferguson said many projects are created from the top down, whereas this one will allow young people to choose the best way to communicate. The society,... [31 Aug 2006]
Will's Web Watch: What's the story dawning e-Tory?
Comment When you find yourself talking to a Conservative politician who understands technology and the genuine benefits it can deliver to democracy you start to realise that we do indeed live in strange times. [24 Feb 2006]
Opinion: E-government for all
Comment So while we are trying to help Iraq towards true democracy, I would argue we are missing the opportunity to help some of its neighbours use technology in a way that reaches the lives of the many and not the few. [19 Dec 2005]
Birmingham takes European e-government crown
News The study, conducted with 35 cities in 12 EU countries, found that website sophistication, e-democracy and e-services in the UK outstripped those in neighbouring countries. The report's... [27 Jul 2005]
Hansard Society slams parliament's website
News Parliament has an outdated and unhelpful website that is in desperate need of updating, according to a pro-democracy organisation. The Hansard Society, which promotes parliamentary democracy, has... [01 Jun 2005]
Democrats belatedly bemoan Ohio e-voting
News Cynthia McKinney warned of a "democracy entrusted to private voting machines [that can be] hacked, overheat, break down or have their batteries die". The US Congress on Thursday certified President Bush as the winner of... [07 Jan 2005]
E-voting gets the chop at the Pentagon
News The US security folk had tinkered with the idea of voting over the internet for service personnel and overseas American citizens and spent $22m to see if marrying technology and democracy was feasible. [31 Mar 2004]
Is UK egovernment doing something right for once?
News Jose Antonio Ocampo, UN Under-Secretary-General for economic and social affairs, said at the launching of the report: "Many governments turn to internet-based services as a way to cut red tape, or to spread digital infrastructure, but we... [05 Nov 2003]
