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www.demo-net.orgDEMO-net is a Network of Excellence funded by the
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DEMO-net DEMO-net the eParticipation Networkthe eParticipation Network
Maria A. WimmerUniversity of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
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eParticipation: the ProblemeParticipation: the Problem
• Civil society disengages from formal political processes (such as voting and joining parties)
• A crisis of public trust in governments– Political practices divergent from the electorate– Politics need to renew public confidence– Widespread protests when popular ideas are ignored
• Increasing demands for public participation
• The above threaten the representative model of democracy
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eParticipation: the Emerging eParticipation: the Emerging FieldField
• Attempting to re-engage people in the democratic process – by investigating the development and use of
Information and Communication Technologies
• Aiming at making decision-making more – transparent– inclusive – accessible
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eParticipationeParticipation
informing
Ground-up empowerment
Top-down engagement
Using ICT to support:
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Motivations for eParticipationMotivations for eParticipation
• Overall: Broader and Deeper democratic involvement– More people involved– Better quality of involvement
• Information dissemination– More people can find/access information– People can better understand information
• Top-down engagement– More people contribute– More informed contributions
• Ground-up engagement– More people provide ideas/participate– More thought through ideas
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However …However …
• Political problems cannot easily be solved by ICT
• Nothing inherently democratic about technology
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Demo-net Fact SheetDemo-net Fact Sheet
Project Acronym: DEMO_net
Project Title: The Democracy Network
Contract Number: FP6-2004-IST-4, 027219
Duration: 4 years
Budget: 6.000.000€
EC funding: 6.000.000€
URL: http://www.demo-net.org
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The ConsortiumThe Consortium
• Digital North Denmark (DK)• University of Leeds (UK)• Örebro University (S)• University of Koblenz (D)• Fraunhofer AIS (D)• Institute for Information
Management Bremen GmbH (D)• University of Macedonia (GR)• National Technical University of
Athens (GR)• Copenhagen Business School (DK)• Aalborg University (DK)• Fondation Nationale des Sciences
Politiques (F)
• Technical University of Košice (SK)
• National Research Council (IT)• University of Bergamo (IT)• Yorkshire and Humber Assembly
(UK)• European Projects & Management
Agency / Vysocina Region (CZ)• Napier University (UK)• University of Iceland (IS)• University of Helsinki (SF)• University of Southern California
(US)• Austrian Academy of Science (A)
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DEMO-net ObjectivesDEMO-net Objectives
• To strengthen scientific, technological & social excellence in eParticipation– to achieve a lasting integration of currently
fragmented research in eParticipation– to stimulate joint research in the agreed
research areas of DEMO-net– to disseminate DEMO-net research amongst
eParticipation stakeholders – to provide a barometer of research
effectiveness for eParticipation in Europe
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Measures to Reach the Measures to Reach the ObjectivesObjectives
• Co-ordinating & integrating research activities clustered around the research objectives
• Analysing existing eParticipation research across Europe• Mobilising relationships among all stakeholders• Achieving co-operation between government &
academia to improve quality of research & understanding
• Providing a technology platform for discussion, co-operation & data exchange
• Disseminating research outcomes for the benefit of researchers, government & citizens
• Ensuring growth and sustainability
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Demo-net Virtual Centre of Demo-net Virtual Centre of ExcellenceExcellence
• Sustainable eParticipation research community that advances ICT applicable to eParticipation
• Environment that encourages collaboration• Significant contribution to PhD development• Critical exposure of researchers to pressing
democratic problems• Significant input to government policy
development for citizen engagement both in individual EU countries and the EU as a whole
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Demo-net Work Distribution in Demo-net Work Distribution in Phase IPhase I
WP8: Dissemination
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WP1: Integration Strategy
WP4: Setting
challenges
WP2: Educational and student exchange programme
WP3: Research exchange programme
WP5: Joint
eParticipationtechnical research
WP6: Joint eParticipation
socio-technicalresearch
WP7: Establishing
an information infrastructure for the NoE
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Multidisciplinarity and integrative Multidisciplinarity and integrative aspects of eParticipation researchaspects of eParticipation research
Computer
sciences
Social and
human sciences
Organisational, public
administration and
economic sciences
Information and knowledge research
sciences
Political, democracy and legal sciences
eParticipationas researchdiscipline
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Key Research ChallengesKey Research Challenges
• Gap analysis and roadmap• eParticipation tools and methods• Application and use• Large scale public participation • Large scale discourse analysis• Management of diverse information and knowledge • Virtual Communities• How and what to evaluate• Emerging standards and business models • Knowledge and collaboration platform • Transferability of concepts, methods, standards, tools etc
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Addressing Research Addressing Research ChallengesChallenges
• Research– knowledge architectures to support access to policy-based
information by different stakeholders with different objectives– interfaces to support evidence-based decision-making– discourse techniques to explore agenda setting, and alliance
building at different levels• Map
– current and emergent eParticipation technological infrastructures
– current and emergent eParticipation methods• Establish an evaluation framework• Harmonise and align concepts, terminology and methods
from– the academic disciplines involved– from parliaments and government
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Types of toolsTypes of tools
Video interview (pre-recorded) FAQsWebcastsBlogsVideo interview (streamed) Chat interviewDiscussion BoardsQuestionnaires/PollsPetitions / SurveysDecision-making Games
Access to factual information
Formulate opinionBased on views of others
ContributeOwn opinion
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Key Questions in Application and Key Questions in Application and DeploymentDeployment
- Barriers and challenges of eParticipation - Legal, institutional, cultural, linguistic,
professional, infrastructural and financial
- Obstacles of integration of research and practice- Challenges of a dialogue among the distinct
stakeholders
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DEMO-net partner relationshipsDEMO-net partner relationships
Other research groups in Europe
Research groups
contracted to DEMO-net
R&D groups outside EU
Industry
governments
DEMO-net:building the
eParticipation community
Eg: the EU-NSF networking at EGOVcivil society
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WP 1: Integration …WP 1: Integration …Barriers, challenges, needs Barriers, challenges, needs
and opportunities in and opportunities in eParticipation researcheParticipation research
Some Results from the Edinburgh Stakeholder Workshop on 14th June 2006
Carried out under workpackage 1 of Demo-net
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Problems and barriers identifiedProblems and barriers identified
• Lack of understanding of the complexity and the multiple facets of the field
• Lack of understanding of the socio-technical nature of the field
• Single disciplines investigating multidisciplinary contexts in isolation– Fragmented research
• Weaknesses in the transfer of knowledge• Lack of interaction and integration among
research and application
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Understanding eParticipation: Understanding eParticipation: Dialogue on ...Dialogue on ...
• Success / failure• Relevance of
methodologies, tools and instruments to whom / for what
• Impact of technology to Government and Democracy
• Stakeholders (who / what are their needs)
• What kind of technology is out there / may emerge
• Social context• Organisation• Business case• Political sphere• Cultural sphere• The public / society
eParticipation Key Issues ... eParticipation Key Issues ...
Citizen / society / democracy /economy and market / environment & culture
Citizen / society / democracy /economy and market / environment & culture
ICT innovations, emerging
technologies
ICT innovations, emerging
technologies
Governments and public authorities / political decision making & pubic services / good governance / legislation,
jurisdiction and executive bodies
Governments and public authorities / political decision making & pubic services / good governance / legislation,
jurisdiction and executive bodies
Efficiency, effectiveness / economics /public value
Efficiency, effectiveness / economics /public value
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Read more on the barriers, Read more on the barriers, challenges, needs and challenges, needs and
opportunities of eParticipationopportunities of eParticipation
WP 1 Deliverable D 1.1Report on the Stakeholder DialogueContact: [email protected],
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