Monthly Archives: June 2009

Take part in our debate on Twitter

Posted on June 30, 2009 by ChrisQ

And so the time has come (at last!). Tonight we host a debate in Parliament on the subject: “The Internet: Saviour or Corruptor of Democracy?” For those of you who are not able to attend, you can follow the whole debate live on Twitter via hash tag #idebate.

Hosted by Danny Alexander MP, the panel is: Nick Robinson (BBC), Michael White (Guardian), Peter Kellner (YouGov), Grant Shapps MP (Shadow Minister for… Continue reading →

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Power of the many, and institutions of the few

Posted on June 27, 2009 by ChrisQ

I randomly came across this lecture by Beth Noveck for the Stanford University Human Computer Interaction Seminar entitled “Technologies for collaborative democracy”. Once she’d got over the introductory bits of her presentation of various e-democracy projects from around the world … Continue reading →

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Delib’s Parliament democracy debate is a sell out!

Posted on June 26, 2009 by ChrisQ

The good news is that Delib’s democracy and the internet debate has proved massively popular – with huge amounts of people wanting to attend. The bad news is that there’s now no spaces left, so if you haven’t signed up … Continue reading →

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Iran and Twitter

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Gez Smith

It may seem an obvious point to many but the importance of Twitter (and other social media) in the Iranian protests and their suppression over the allegedly fraudulent election has made a massive impact on how I view the micro-blog. … Continue reading →

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Budget Consultation Survey 2009 – Extended

Posted on June 23, 2009 by AdamC

Due to end of year accounts keeping people extremely busy of late we have decided to extend the deadline of the budget consultation survey to allow more people the opportunity to take part. With budget consultation being such a pertinent … Continue reading →

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A new citizenship?

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Gez Smith

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this year’s Reith lectures on Radio 4 – if you don’t already know, they’re being given by Harvard professor Michael Sandel on the theme of ‘A New Citizenship’.  The latest lecture was entitled ‘Morality in Politics’ … Continue reading →

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More from the White House on ‘enhancing online citizen participation’

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Gez Smith

I don’t want to come over as some kind of sycophant but the White House just keeps on saying the right kinds of things at the moment, as far as I’m concerned.  There probably are ways these things could be … Continue reading →

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aMaps hit the shops

Posted on June 16, 2009 by ChrisQ

After a couple of months of sorting out point of sale plans for aMap , and most importantly, sorting out the “call to action” messaging, we’re ready to take aMap into shops! The most recent shop to stock aMap is … Continue reading →

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In the ultimate reality show, can the internet be the saviour of democracy?

Posted on June 9, 2009 by ChrisQ

With the “Internet and Democracy” debate nearing, and the panel now complete, following the late addition of Nick Robinson, the powerful, intellectual minds that are Delib gathered to have an intial think about whether the internet can be described as either the saviour or corruptor of democracy?

Apart from allowing more and more people the opportunity to keep up with politics in real time and to hear views from a wider… Continue reading →

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Budget Consultation Survey 2009 Update

Posted on June 8, 2009 by AdamC

Delib’s survey on budget consultation practices in the UK will be coming to a close on June 16th – so if you’ve not yet got involved, make sure you don’t miss your chance to do so.

The survey only takes a few minutes of your time and Delib will be reporting the results back to everyone that takes part. By contributing a small amount of your time you’ll assist in sharing… Continue reading →

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