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General Rapporteur’s Feedback

This report summarizes the findings and discussions from the Council of Europe Symposium on e-Democracy, highlighting the need for e-democracy, the added value it brings, and overarching conclusions on its implementation. Broad themes include political disengagement, the scope of e-democracy, understanding democratic processes, and evaluating democracy. The report emphasizes the constant renewal of democracy and the potential of individual devices in shaping policy decisions and outcomes.

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General Rapporteur’s Feedback

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  1. General Rapporteur’s Feedback Lawrence Pratchett Council of Europe Symposium on e-Democracy: New opportunities for enhancing civic participation Strasbourg: 23-24 April 2007

  2. Overall • Broad themes • The added value • Overarching conclusions .

  3. Broad themes 1 • Why do we need e-democracy? • Political disengagement • The ICT opportunity • Issues of supply and demand • If we build it they will come • The unable willing or the able unwilling • The scope of e-democracy • From e-Parliaments to Web 2.0

  4. Broad themes 2 • Revolution or evolution? • Change is happening but traditions also endure • Top down and bottom-up democracy • What governments do matters • Understanding democratic processes • The relationship between online and offline democratic processes

  5. The added value! • What type of democracy do we want? • What values do we want e-democracy to emphasise? • How do individual devices affect behaviour (citizens, politicians, other stakeholders)? • How can individual devices link to policy decisions and outcomes? • What criteria should we use for evaluating democracy and how can evaluations help democratic development? • What rules should we be developing (Rules in form or Rules in use)?

  6. Overarching conclusions • Enacted democracy – a limited number of devices but a great variation in their use and impact • We are not involved in an end game – democracy will need to be constantly renewed

  7. Thank you lap@dmu.ac.uk www.dmu.ac.uk/lgru

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