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Delakorda, Simon. 2012. Political informatics: which e-participation for NGOs?: [presentation at New Technologies and Participation: A Cure or a Pretext? panel at Partners or Foes? Exchange of Good Practices in Monitoring of Government Policies and Processes in Enlargement Countries Conference, Skopje, 4th of July 2012]. Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, 2012.
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Partners or Foes?Exchange of Good Practices in Monitoring of Government Policies and Processes in
Enlargement Countries
Skopje, Macedonia, 4th of July 2012
New Technologies and Participation: A Cure or a Pretext?
Political informatics: which e-participation for NGOs?
Simon Delakorda, M.Sc.
www.inepa.si / www.inepa.eu
Institute for Electronic Participation
Electronic participation refers to...
“ICT-supported participation in processes involved in government and governance. Processes may concern administration, service delivery, decision making and policy making.” (Rose et al 2007, 3)
ICTs & political democracy
Models of democracy Elitist-
competitive Legalist Pluralist Plebiscitary Participatory
e-access x x x x x e-petition x x e-consultation x x x e-voting x x e-referendum x e-forum x x x
e-de
mocr
acy t
echniq
ues
e-poll x x x
Source: Delakorda, 2003
Transparencyof participation
Societal conflictsmanagement
Accountable decisions
Good governance
Legitimacy
Innovative approach
Source: www.evropske-razprave.si
Meaningful resultsdelivery
Administration of relevant information
Argumentative responsiveness
Stakeholders inputs facilitation
Since 2006...
more than 1.000 published contributions 25.000 unique visitors 9 consultation reports from facilitators 17 official feedback from MEPs ePractice Editors Choice recognition 2007 Informal learning NEFIKS recognition 2011
to je test 11
Strengths and weaknesses
strengths weaknesses
e-petition
low costs
easy to implement
easy to use
viral dissemination
community building
“click democracy”
critical mass
political power game
impact?
privacy / security
e-consultation
deliberation
interactivity
users generated content
institutionalization
impact (feedback)?
complexity
user-centred design
resources
facilitation
privacy / security
to je test 12
Needs of NGOs in e-participation area
Central and Eastern European Citizen's Network (CEE CN) and Institute for Electronic Participation (INePA) 2012 survey:
- partnerships / networking
- education / training
- funding
- technical support
- human resources
Present & future developments
NGOs Political parties Governance
grass-roots digital democracy
user participation
user-centered design
user-generated content
openness
collective intelligence
collaboration
community building
pirate politics
swarm
liquid democracy
inner party democracy
adhocracy
political innovation
global dimension
e-governance
citizens sourcing
citizens driven participation
co-creation
open innovation
collective opinions / governance
continuous engagement
life event / identity driven engagement
Democratic risks of digital society
digital inequality internet control* commodification of internet technocratic e-government* fake e-participation*
* Essential for non-governmental organizations to address these issues as e-democracy intermediaries (research, advocacy and watchdogging).
e-Participation challenges for South East Europe
e-Participation development gap unclear state of the art political, social, cultural and legal issues addressing common regional issues based on cross-border
cooperation a unique eParticipation potential in relation to the western
Europe (regional approach to eDemocracy)
Institute for Electronic Participation – INePA NGO
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