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Who knows best? Cities consult citizens for fresh ideas (TRF news article, February 2019)

February 13, 2019

This news article from the Thomson Reuters Foundation focuses on how gathering public input on government plans, often via digital tools, is a growing trend at municipal and national levels.

Click here for full article.

Filed Under: Germany, Participation, Spain, Urban Development, Urban Highlights Tagged With: Digital Democracy

Digital Democracy: The Tools Transforming Political Engagement (Nesta paper 2017)

March 19, 2017

This paper shares lessons from Nesta’s research into some of the pioneering innovations in digital democracy which are taking place across Europe and beyond.

Key findings

  • Digital democracy is a broad concept and not easy to define. The paper provides a granular approach to help encompass its various activities and methods (our ‘typology of digital democracy’).
  • Many initiatives exist simply as an app, or web page, driven by what the technology can do, rather than by what the need is.
  • Lessons from global case studies describe how digital tools are being used to engage communities in more meaningful political participation, and how they are improving the quality and legitimacy of decision-making.
  • Digital democracy is still young. Projects must embed better methods for evaluation of their goals if the field is to grow.

 

Filed Under: Brazil, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Governance, Iceland, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Italy, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom Tagged With: civil society, Digital Democracy, Engagement, MPs, Parliaments

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