83 posts tagged citizen participation
SubscribeThe Presidential Debates Must Embrace the Internet
http://techrepublican.com/ blog/ the-presidential-debates-must-embrace-the-inter…-
Government of Canada and the Web 2.0
http://www.wikinomics.com/ blog/ index.php/ 2008/ 05/ 08/ government-of-canada-a…The Government of Canada recently released a study on “New Technologies (the Web 2.0) and government communications” that seeks to frame the opportunities and challenges of Web 2.0 deployment by government agencies. There’s nothing earth-shattering in these results but nonetheless it provides some
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Exclusive: Benefits and Challenges of Engaging the Public (us) in Science and Technology
http://sciencecheerleader.com/ 2008/ 05/ 31/Recently, I came across the Technically Speaking website, which takes a look at the benefits and challenges of developing a more tech savvy citizenry. The website is a project of the National Academy of Engineering whose mission it is to “promote the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling
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Citizen Participation Counts!
http://www.advocacy.org/ blog/ archives/ 21Citizen Participation Counts! May 7th, 2008 (Or, the story of how one activist motivated an apathetic, apolitical citizen (me!) ) by A Spot Guest Blogger Gretchen Elias My roommate, Jess, works for Toxics Action Center, a nonprofit spin-off of the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG).
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Gin, Television, and Social Surplus in the World of Participatory Culture
http://communities_dominate.blogs.com/ brands/ 2008/ 05/ gin-television.htmlClay Shirky writes a very philosophical piece about culture/media and participation I was having dinner with a group of friends about a month ago, and one of them was talking about sitting with his four-year-old daughter watching a DVD. And in the middle of the movie, apropos nothing, she jumps up off the couch and runs around behind the screen.
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The power in blogs to influence, engage and… revolutionize
http://www.wikinomics.com/ blog/ index.php/ 2008/ 05/ 02/ the-power-in-blogs-to-…Since Fidel’s (Castro) departure from office and his brother Raul’s succession, bans on Cubans buying consumer electronics, cell phones and staying in luxury hotels have been lifted. But these activities which used to be illegal were common place – the difference is that now, they’re legalized.
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Deeper insights into the 7th Mass Media channel, mobile is to the internet, what TV is to radio
http://communities_dominate.blogs.com/ brands/ 2008/ 05/ deeper-insights.htmlWe've been discussing mobile as the 7th Mass Media channel for a couple of years now, ever since I started to talk about it in 2005. Today there are many who love the concept and plenty has been written to add to the whole, from Alan Moore's company SMLXL releasing its White Paper on 7th Mass Media
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HUMMINGBIRD BOOK LAUNCH - University of British Columbia
http://www.rockingraven.com/ blog/ 2008/ 04/ 23/ hummingbird-book-launch-univers…A Hummingbird in Flight – from the Quechuan to the Haida via Japan Sunday, May 25, 2:00 pm Artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas presents his newest book, Flight of the Hummingbird. Michael will share how an indigenous parable from South America reflects social activism in North America and has become part of a wave of environmental activism in Japan.
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Forum Oxford Conference Review: Even better than last year
http://communities_dominate.blogs.com/ brands/ 2008/ 04/ forum-oxford-co.htmlSo the second annual Forum Oxford conference is done and dusted. We reported here a year ago about the first confernce, that many long-term experts in the industry had raved about it as having been the best event they had ever attended, including several CEO level execs. We had a very high bar to reach this time.
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Forum Oxford Conference Review: Even better than last year
http://communities_dominate.blogs.com/ brands/ 2008/ 04/ forum-oxford-co.htmlSo the second annual Forum Oxford conference is done and dusted. We reported here a year ago about the first confernce, that many long-term experts in the industry had raved about it as having been the best event they had ever attended, including several CEO level execs. We had a very high bar to reach this time.
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Is tripartite consultation still the way to go?
http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 04/ 21/ is-tripartite-consultation-…Is tripartite consultation still the way to go? Posted in OHS, business, politics, safety, workplace by Kevin Jones on April 21st, 2008 Australia’s recently announced review into model OHS laws is firmly bound by the tripartite consultative structure formalised by Lord Robens in the early 1970s and comprising government, unions and employers.
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