Should we allow our concept of what it take to hold a “free and fair” election to be frozen as pre-Internet conception? Assuming that the answer is no, I encourage you to read my draft article about elections and the Internet.
So, to have a “free and fair” election anywhere in the world:
1. How must [...]

The first version of the
Compendium on E-government Innovative Practices was published by UNPAN in December 2005.
It includes a couple e-democracy related examples, like the one below from Singapore. One mentions the Seoul Cyber Forum which is detailed in a longer case study on this site.
Thank you to Eric Legale with the World Forum on [...]

Can Social Networking Heal the World? Answers from the omidyar.net Community – CBC Radio Computer Column with Sue Braiden
Something I plan to read that I bumped into from August 2005.

I’ve heard good things about Phil Howard’s new book New Media Campaigns and the Managed Citizen (more information).
I also noticed that Jonathan Peizer, formerly with Open Society, has a new book out titled, Dynamics of Technology for Social Change: Understanding the Factors That Influence Results: Lessons Learned from the Field (more information.)

The other year I prepared a presentation as part of a seminar series across New Zealand titled, E-Citizens, Advocacy, and Activism (20 MB Power Point) (first time I have released this publicly online). On March 10, I’ve been asked to share my perspective on e-activism in the United States (mostly) at the Community Campaigning [...]