Friday, March 20, 2009
E-democracy 2.0
Busy day today so not much time for blogging. I am just about to head off to the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel to introduce and take part in the second Welsh e-democracy conference put on by Ofcom and the Assembly Commission to spread best practice and to learn from others.
There is no truth of course in the story that the venue was chosen in the hope that those organising the conference might bump into the Welsh rugby team so as to wish them all the best for tomorrow, though it goes without saying that we are all rooting for the 14 point margin needed to establish Wales as the Six Nations Champions and Triple Crown winners for the second year running.
The Conference includes a session on Citizens’ Digital Participation, which will be an overview of Ofcom’s latest research, published today, with particular reference to findings from Wales. There will also be a key note address from Jesse Salazar on The Use of New Media in the US Presidential election campaign, a panel discussion and a showcase of examples from community groups around Wales.
I will be highlighting the many initiatives being taken by the Welsh Assembly on this agenda. The National Assembly has a very real interest in developing the relationship between the people of Wales and their use of new technologies, so as to ensure that we use every channel at our disposal to help people engage in the democratic process and to allow people to use different routes into the Assembly to hold elected representatives like myself to account. This includes e-petitions, Senedd TV and the on-line forums. There is more to come.
Alas, I cannot stay for much of the afternoon as I have to head to Bridgend to do surgeries before setting off for Cardiff Bay to watch Mary Poppins at the Wales Millennium Centre. It is a hectic life.
There is no truth of course in the story that the venue was chosen in the hope that those organising the conference might bump into the Welsh rugby team so as to wish them all the best for tomorrow, though it goes without saying that we are all rooting for the 14 point margin needed to establish Wales as the Six Nations Champions and Triple Crown winners for the second year running.
The Conference includes a session on Citizens’ Digital Participation, which will be an overview of Ofcom’s latest research, published today, with particular reference to findings from Wales. There will also be a key note address from Jesse Salazar on The Use of New Media in the US Presidential election campaign, a panel discussion and a showcase of examples from community groups around Wales.
I will be highlighting the many initiatives being taken by the Welsh Assembly on this agenda. The National Assembly has a very real interest in developing the relationship between the people of Wales and their use of new technologies, so as to ensure that we use every channel at our disposal to help people engage in the democratic process and to allow people to use different routes into the Assembly to hold elected representatives like myself to account. This includes e-petitions, Senedd TV and the on-line forums. There is more to come.
Alas, I cannot stay for much of the afternoon as I have to head to Bridgend to do surgeries before setting off for Cardiff Bay to watch Mary Poppins at the Wales Millennium Centre. It is a hectic life.
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"we are all rooting for the 14 point margin needed to establish Wales as the Six Nations Champions and Triple Crown winners for the second year running."
I think Wales need to win by 13 points?
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I think Wales need to win by 13 points?
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