Kleines Sammelsurium: Rebooting the System, “Rise of the e-petition”

Vom 23. bis 24. Juni 2008 fand in New York die Konferenz Personal Democracy Forum 2008 mit dem netten Titel “Rebooting the System” statt. Folgendes stand auf der Agenda:

The 2008 election has shown that the Internet has become the central battlefield for campaigns, from the presidential race on down. So, on the first day of PdF 2008, we’re going to focus on how technology is changing the electoral process. But we all know that no matter who is elected, big changes are also coming in how government uses technology to serve or connect with the public. That’s why we’re adding a whole second day to the PdF agenda, devoted to how technology is changing governance and civic action.

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Alex Stevenson hat auf politics.co.uk einen sehr interessanten Artikel über den zunehmenden Einfluss von Petitionen in England verfasst.