Comments on: ICELE Press Release http://davepress.net/2008/06/20/icele-press-release/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:06:57 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://davepress.net/2008/06/20/icele-press-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 Dave Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:06:37 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=441#comment-1011 Spot on, David. I do think though that there is a nice, small, achieveable techie job in pulling together all the stuff that's happening in this space in one place. Spot on, David. I do think though that there is a nice, small, achieveable techie job in pulling together all the stuff that’s happening in this space in one place.

]]> By: David Wilcox http://davepress.net/2008/06/20/icele-press-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 David Wilcox Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:30:28 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=441#comment-1010 It sounds as if CLG has given up on ICELE, and it falls to others to see what can be picked out of the wreck. Great that you are starting. But what should we look for ... is e-democracy as such worth the effort. Should we still be putting e- in front of areas of social and civic concern, and hoping tech will solve them. Obviously tech can help ... but this seems like a good time to review what problem we are trying solve and then what approaches and tools are appropriate. It is a good opportunity for some re-framing. So ... let's draw up the list of social needs/problems, and then carry on scavenging! It sounds as if CLG has given up on ICELE, and it falls to others to see what can be picked out of the wreck. Great that you are starting. But what should we look for … is e-democracy as such worth the effort. Should we still be putting e- in front of areas of social and civic concern, and hoping tech will solve them. Obviously tech can help … but this seems like a good time to review what problem we are trying solve and then what approaches and tools are appropriate. It is a good opportunity for some re-framing.
So … let’s draw up the list of social needs/problems, and then carry on scavenging!

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