Images for reflection (II): “So… what is (e)participation?”
Again: everybody is invited to reflect. (this image was introduced and partly explained as part of the discussion on the previous post: Impressions of the eDem 09 conference in Vienna). Reproduced below: [   Well, I’m not sure if the “e-” should be dropped. Dropping could be too radical, and the e actually “adds” some meaning. But I’m also not

Impressions of the eDem 09 conference in Vienna
On September 8th and 9th 2009 the European eParticipation, eDemocracy and eVoting community met in Vienna to discuss the latest developments in the field and to work on potential strategies to move forward. I would like to talk about a few impressions of this event which has been supported by PEP-NET and was one of the events of the PEP-NET Conference Series 2009 which includes the eDem 09, Berlin in October, Future-Democracy 09 and the World e-Democracy Forum.

BerlinInOctober 2009 Unconference
The European e-participation-scene gathered in BerlinInAugust 2007 to identify future aspects of the growing field of e-democracy. 25 Participants from 13 countries discussed for two days in the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin (ehemaliges Staatsratsgebäude) what issues are emerging, discussed good and bad practices and tried to build up a network. The British Council Germany gave some funding for travel expenses. On July 17th and 18th 20

European eGovernment Awards 2009 finalists known!
The European Commission unveiled the 52 finalist projects which will compete for the European eGovernment Awards 2009. The list of the 52 finalists along with the 55 additional good practice is listed below. The Awards ceremony will take place on 19 November 2009 in Malmö, Sweden. Finalist and Good Practice Projects EUROPEAN eGOVERNMENT AWARDS FINALISTS 2009: Category1. eGovernment supporting the Single Market

Images for reflection (I): Evolution of the views on “What participation is”
“Evolution” of the views on “What participation is”?? Everybody is invited to reflect on it. —– ARNSTEIN, S.R. (1969) “A Ladder of Citizen Participation”, American Institute of Planners Journal, nº 35 (4): págs. 216-224. [