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Christiaan Holland, representing Dialogic, is a member of the editorial board of the eParticipation project of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. The eParticipation project includes organizing the eParticipation Summit.
What possibilities do new developments on the internet offer for better cooperation between citizens and government? And how can we effectively connect governance and internet culture?
These questions will be central during the eParticipation Summit on Thursday, November 15, 2007, at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam.
The eParticipation Summit is a working conference on the new possibilities of the internet ('web 2.0') for citizen participation and how governments can leverage and promote these opportunities. The summit is an initiative of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.
The Balkenende IV cabinet emphasizes citizen participation. Dutch citizens should have the opportunity to start initiatives and collaborate with their government. This implies a different role for the government and public administration, as well as a change in their way of working and the necessary (e-)skills of its civil servants and leaders.
Recent technical developments on the internet - commonly referred to as 'web 2.0' or 'the social web' - potentially offer excellent opportunities for this. Profile and community sites, wikis, blogs, RSS, multimedia content, Google Maps, and mash-ups: all new applications that have significantly changed the internet. The government can also benefit from these. The question is: how?
http://www.hu.nl/Lectoraten/Lectoraat+Overheidscommunicatie/Tweede+pagina+lectoraat.htm
Efforts are currently underway to create an inspiring program for the eParticipation Summit. Keynotes will be delivered by:
- Tom Steinberg (founder of the British MySociety.org)
- Jacques Wallage (mayor of Groningen and lecturer in Public Communication at the Hogeschool Utrecht)
- Joeri van den Steenhoven (chairman of Nederland Kennisland).
We kindly ask you to reserve Thursday, November 15, 2007, in your agenda. You can already register via www.minbzk.nl/eparticipatie.
Also, take a look at eParticipatie.nl, a private initiative focused on creating a community around eParticipation!
See you on November 15!