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Tag Archives: empowerment
Digital government and not being boring
I spent a most enjoyable time at the Department for Communities and Local Government today as a guest of Simon Berry, along with a rogue’s gallery of other bloggers and online networkers. It was a great chance to catch up … Continue reading
Posted in E-Democracy
Tagged dclg, edemocracy, egovernment, empowerment, slashgov, web24gov
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ICELE – now you don’t
Poor old ICELE. First of all, Professor Stephen Coleman questioned it’s utility on the Connecting Bristol blog: I have been following e-democracy in the UK since its earliest manifestations in the work of UKCOD (UK Citizens e-Democracy), established in 1996. … Continue reading
Empowerment packs from the gov’t
The Department for Communities and Local Government have released something called a ‘Community Power Pack‘: The Community Power Pack has been created to help local groups to organise and facilitate discussions on the topic of empowerment. The pack contains suggestions … Continue reading
