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quinta-feira, dezembro 02, 2004
Online communities set up by the UK government could encourage public debate and build trust
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Although the net is becoming part of local and central government, its potential has not yet been fully exploited to create an online "commons" for public debate.
In its report, Is Online Community A Policy Tool?, the IPPR also asks if ID cards could help create safer online communities.
Adopting an eBay-type model would let communities create their own markets for skills and services and help foster a sense of local identity and connection.
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E-government initiatives over the last decade have very much been about putting basic information and service guides online as well as letting people interact with government via the web.
Many online communities, such as chatrooms, mailing lists, community portals, message boards and weblogs often form around common interests or issues.
With 53% of UK households now with access to the net, the government, suggests Mr Davies, could act as an intermediary or "middleman" to set up public online places of debate and exchange to encourage more "cosmopolitan politics" and public trust in policy.
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BBC
Weblog - A Manifesto for a Digital Britain
Although the net is becoming part of local and central government, its potential has not yet been fully exploited to create an online "commons" for public debate.
In its report, Is Online Community A Policy Tool?, the IPPR also asks if ID cards could help create safer online communities.
Adopting an eBay-type model would let communities create their own markets for skills and services and help foster a sense of local identity and connection.
...
E-government initiatives over the last decade have very much been about putting basic information and service guides online as well as letting people interact with government via the web.
Many online communities, such as chatrooms, mailing lists, community portals, message boards and weblogs often form around common interests or issues.
With 53% of UK households now with access to the net, the government, suggests Mr Davies, could act as an intermediary or "middleman" to set up public online places of debate and exchange to encourage more "cosmopolitan politics" and public trust in policy.
...
BBC
Weblog - A Manifesto for a Digital Britain
posted by CMT, 1:14 da manhã
