The document outlines Peter Parycek's presentation on eParticipation and eDemocracy in Austria. It discusses key terms, the Austrian eDemocracy strategy, levels of eParticipation engagement, and examples of collaboration models. The strategy aims to increase transparency, improve participation, develop new cooperation models, and promote social networks through establishing an eDemocracy roadmap and prototype processes. Examples of participation tools and projects are provided for business, grassroots, administration, and policy-making contexts.
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eDemocracy & Web 2.0
1. eParticipation &
eDemocracy in Austria:
Projects and Tenets for an Edemocracy Strategy
Peter Parycek, Danube University Krems, Austria
Noella Edelmann, Danube University Krems, Austria
www.donau-uni.ac.at/egov
Donau-Universität Krems
Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
2. Agenda
1. Terms & Definitions
1. Terms & Definitions
2. Austrian eDemocracy strategy
2. Austrian eDemocracy strategy
3. Power Shift …
3. Future of …
4. Examples …
Donau-Universität Krems
Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
14/03/2009
3. 1. Terms & Definitions
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4. What is eDemocracy?
By the use of ICT …
Improving information accessibility & relevance AND/OR
Creating opportunities for people to be actively involved in
design & delivery of government policies & services
&
Politics Administration
Information
Participation
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5. Level of eParticipation
co-decision
co-decision
cooperation
cooperation
consultation
consultation
information
information
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14/03/2009
6. eParticipation: Levels of Engagement
eInformation (Ann Macintosh: quot;eEnablingquot;)
one-way channel
information < government (official sites) or citizens (ePetition)
eConsultation (quot;eEngagingquot;)
limited two-way channel
official initiatives by public or private agencies
stakeholders contribute their opinion on specific issues
eCollaboration
more enhanced two-way channel
all stakeholders active: proposing & shaping policy
Officials responsible for final decision
eVoting / Codetermination /co-decision (quot;eEmpoweringquot;)
Public: final decision (e.g. legally binding referenda …)
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Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
14/03/2009
7. Co-decision
Private Sector „Market“
Private Sector „Market“
Third Sector
Third Sector
Public Sector „State“
Public Sector „State“
Policies
Public
(e)Services
Information (Transparency)
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14/03/2009
8. 2. Austrian eDemocracy
Strategy
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9. Austrian eGovernment Cooperation
Federal Government
Platform Digital Austria
Local and National Governments as well as Business Representatives
Federal ICT Board BLSG Board
Federal Ministries Federal Ministries, Provinces,
Municipalities, Chamber Organisations
…
WG: Infrastructure WG: Law
& Interoperability & Security
PG: eDemocracy
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10. Austrian eDemocracy
Building Blocks & Roadmap
1. eDemocracy Strategy
2. eDemocracy & eParticipation Tools
3. eParticipation Prototype Processes
4. eParticipation Modules
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11. 1. eDemocracy Strategy - Aims
1. Increase transparency & traceability
2. Improve eParticipation & communication
3. More efficient participation projects
4. Develop new cooperation models
5. Promote social networks
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12. 2. eDemocracy & eParticipation Tools
Overview of instruments & projects & tools
Linked to CAHDE Tool Box (Council of Europe)
Structured:
Top Down (Politics, administration, legislation)
Bottom Up
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14/03/2009
13. 3. eParticipation Prototype Processes
Guide lines for eParticipation processes
First prototype process design till 2009
Processes for the different sectors:
eServices & ePolitics
Development of a prototype eParticipation
tool (2010)
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Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
14/03/2009
14. 4. eParticipation Modules
e.g.:
registration,
identification,
privacy,
chats, forums,
voting,
…
Information will be
published via WIKI for the
administration.
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15. 3. Power Shift …
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16. Government 2.0 ?
a transition from monolithic government
to Government 2.0 where pluralistic,
networked forms of government
called quot;governance websquot; become the
dominant organizational model for
service delivery & policy-making,
Don Tapscott, D. Williams
Donau-Universität Krems
Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
14/03/2009
17. Government 2.0 ?
Governance will become more
engaging, participative,
democratic and transparent,
Jeremy Millard
But who wants to loose Power?
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14/03/2009
18. FEAR!
Tension between network dynamics
and institutional structures
Organizational resistance!!!
Institutions will try to protect
existing organizational arrangements
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19. BUT
you can‘t stop it! because …..
Digital natives (Virtual Generation) are starting to work!
Tipping factor is demographic ….
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20. … facts!
Web site Web site
1 yahoo.com 1 yahoo.com
2 msn.com 2 youtube.com
3 google.com 3 live.com
4 ebay.com 4 google.com
5 amazon.com 5 myspace.com
6 microsoft.com 6 facebook.com
7 myspace.com 7 msn.com
8 google.co.uk 8 hi5.com
9 aol.com 9 wikipedia.org
10 go.com 10 orkut.com
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Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
Source: Alexa Global Traffic Rankings
14/03/2009
21. … facts!
My Space and Facebook:
300.000 new members every day
4,5 billion page views a single day
Web 2.0 social sites have
passed the tipping point!
Donau-Universität Krems
Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
14/03/2009
24. Business
Participation & Collaboration (Innocentiv)
• 160.000 scientists
• Solutions for: Boeing, Dow, DuPont,
Novartis and Procter & Gamble.
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Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
14/03/2009
25. Business
Participation & Collaboration (Globe Forum)
Market place for innovators
100.000 Community members
Founder: Johan Gorecki (Co Developer Skype)
Donau-Universität Krems
Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
14/03/2009
26. Business
Participation & Collaboration (DELL-Ideastorm)
View & discusswith Dell Wir
User see & control
User posts
improvements
and innovations
Donau-Universitätpromote and vote
User Krems
Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
14/03/2009
29. Participation & Collaboration
Administration (PeerToPatent)
in
top down
• backlog of over 600,000 applications
• ecosystem of scientific expertise
• community of inventors decides on its own
criteria for assessing patent applications.”
Donau-Universität Krems
• 44 months down to 23!
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14/03/2009
30. Participation & Collaboration
Administration (Jugend2Help)
in
top down
• Austrian youth-participation-project
• young users were asked to decide on the content
and features of quot;theirquot; HELP-space themselves.
• ca. 900 contributions
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• ca. 2000 votes
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31. Participation & Collaboration
Policy-Making
in
bottom up
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32. Participation & Collaboration
Policy-Making
in
bottom up
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33. Participation & Collaboration
top down
Policy-Making
in
Ministry: proposal
for legislation
Federal Chancellery:
1
legally authentic
7 publication online
E-LAW
Assessment process 2
incl. publication
Signing
6
3
5
4 Parliament adopts
Council of Ministers:
decision
decision
Federal Chancellery
publishes
government bill
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Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
14/03/2009
34. Too many e-government initiatives are
little more than electronic versions of the
old fashioned system.
Sharing power, opening up the
decision-making process, forging
new relationships and partnering
on service delivery are the
foundations of 21st-century government.
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Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams, Dan Herman
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35. If you are interested in eParticipation …
Join!
If you are interested in further contact …
• http://www.slideshare.net/parycek
• http://linkedin.com/parycek
• http://twitter.com/parpet
Follow me!
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36. Thanks for your
attention!
Dr. Peter Parycek, MSc
Centre for eGovernment, Danube-University Krems
peter.parycek@donau-uni.ac.at
+43 2732 893-2312
http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/egov
http://pep-net.eu
http://linkedin.com/parycek
http://www.slideshare.net/parycek
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Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
14/03/2009
37. References:
Books & Articles:
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More, Chris Anderson, Harper Collins, 2008
Wikinomics, Don Tapscott, D. Williams, 2007
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, 2001
Linked: The New Science of Networks, Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, 2001
The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom, Yochai Benkler, 2007
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, Clay Shirky, 2008
Which Kind of Collaboration Is Right for You? by Gary P. Pisano, Roberto Verganti, HBR 12/08
Swarm Creativity: Competitive Advantage Through Collaborative Innovation Networks, Peter A. Gloor, 2006
Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business, Jeff Howe, 2008
Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom, How Online Social Networking Will Transform Your Life, Work and
World, Matthew Fraser, Soumitra Dutta, 2008
Blogs:
Dion Hinchcliffe‘s Web 2.0 Blog: http://web2.socialcomputingmagazine.com/
Longtail Blog: http://www.thelongtail.com/
Wikinomics Blog: http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/
Examples:
http://www.innocentive.com/
http://www.gfbn.com/
http://www.ideastorm.com/
http://www.mysociety.org/
http://www.fixmystreet.com/
http://www.rassismusstreichen.at/
http://www.peertopatent.org/
http://www.jugend2help.gv.at/
http://askyourlawmaker.org/
http://www.meinparlament.at/
Donau-Universität Krems
Centre for E-Government, Peter Parycek
14/03/2009