iCities is a Conference about Blogs, e-Government and Digital Participation.Here come my notes for session V.
Round Table: Connected Citizens. Cyberactivism.Chairs: Rosa Jiménez Cano
Alana Moceri, president Democrats Abroad Spain
First time that primary elections can be done on-line. This means increasing the number of countries where voting is possible from 34 up to 161.
Online, everyone can contribute: absolutely everyone can upload videos to YouTube, photos to Flickr or text to any blog. Pro: democratization. Con: loss of control over your campaing.
Fundrising is key and is a good proxy to test the health of a political campaign.
Obama’s discourse is really 2.0: you can, empowerment, engagement. MyBarackObama.com is a good example of it, where you can even earn points as a...
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Online Volunteering,
meetings,
Nonprofits,
activism,
Participation, Engagement, Use, Activism,
icities,
e-Government, e-Administration,
alana moceri,
antoni gutierrez-rubi,
artivism,
cesar calderon,
rosa jimenez cano,
sebastian lorenzo
These are the materials I’m using at the iCities: Primeras Jornadas sobre Blogs, e-Government y Participación Digital [First Conference on Blogs, e-Government and Digital Participation], for the opening speech, in which I take part on Friday 9th May 2008.
Slides:
Bibliography
Castells, M. (2000). “Materials for an exploratory theory of the network society”. In British Journal of Sociology, Jan-Mar 2000, 51(1), 5-24. London: Routledge.
Castells, M. (2004). “Informationalism, Networks, And The Network Society: A Theoretical Blueprint”. In Castells, M. (Ed.), The Network Society: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.
Dutta, S., López-Claros, A. & Mia, I. (Eds.) (2006). Global Information Technology Report 2005-2006: Leveraging ICT for...
In
E-Government,
e-Readiness,
Digital Literacy,
Blog,
Engagement,
Use,
meetings,
activism,
Participation, Engagement, Use, Activism,
icities,
e-Government, e-Administration
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