Innovative Ideas to Stir Citizens
This session explored ideas for engaging the large number of individuals who do not fully participate in the democratic process.
Steven Clift, Board Chair, E-Democracy.Org
2 minutes, 0 seconds (introductory comments)
4 minutes, 58 seconds (pre-discussion comments)
Carol Darr, Director, Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet, George Washington University
11 minutes, 49 seconds
Pallas Snider, Anne Arundel County Student Forum, AACStudents.org
3 minutes, 42 seconds
Tom Dawkins, National Coordinator of Vibewire Youth Services
5 minutes, 48 seconds
Audience discussion
21 minutes, 33 seconds
[...] I took these photos of Tom Dawkins last week. (Click to enlarge.) He was one of presenters on the Innovative Ideas to Stir Citizens panel in Baltimore.. [...]
[...] As I stated at the International Symposium on E-Participation and Local Democracy (my second audio clip), the most democratizing aspects of the Internet and governance must be mandated. They must become the rule of law to exist beyond 5 percent of “open” governments. Online transparency covering every dollar (non-national security) of government spending will some day be online right down to the penny. [...]