Engaging Citizens in Policy and Social Action: The Role of Information Technology

Nilda Bullain

European Center for Not-for-Profit Law

Public participation & IT

• Legislation – E.g., Freedom of Electronic Information Act,

Hungary

• Policy framework– E.g., E-Government / Wi-Fi Country, Estonia

• Institutional mechanisms– E.g., Poland, Public Benefit Council

• Internal regulations

BUT THEN…

WHAT HAPPENS?

WHAT MAKES

PARTICIPATION

EFFECTIVE?

UN Climate conference, Poznan, 1 - 12 December 2008

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Priority ActionsYou can make a real impact, right now. With just a few minutes of your time you can apply pressure to the world's governments to end human rights violations across the globe.

                                                

               

Congo: Help protect civilians

Call on the UK government to ensure that the UN Security Council takes further steps

to protect civilians in 

13635 actions sent

 

We have a say!

•Rights based advocacy

•12 NGO projects in Hungary–Drug use –Access to information (consumer protection)–Child protection–NGO decision making via e-devices

Effective participation

Enabling legal & policy environment

NGO ability to engage supporters on a personal level

Appropriate technological platform

Thank you!

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