E-participation

Clay Shirky on Change.gov and Crowd Wisdom

by Tim on February 9, 2009

David Wilcox reports on a talk Clay Shirky gave at the London School of Economics this past week about collective action in a political context and some of the discussions that have since ensued: Clay Shirky: online crowds aren’t always wise Clay Shirky, leading commentator on internet technologies and author of Here Comes Everybody, last night backed away [...]

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Participation on the New WhiteHouse.gov Website

by Tim on January 20, 2009

Today at noon Eastern Time, WhiteHouse.gov, the official website of the President of the United States of America, underwent its long-expected relaunch. Those who have been following candidate and president-elect Barack Obama’s web efforts over the last year will surely recognize it. This announcement sounds exciting: Participation – President Obama started his career as a community organizer [...]

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E-participation efforts on Change.gov

by Tim on January 17, 2009

Now that the transition period is drawing to a close, it’s time for a first look back at the various e-participation efforts that took place on Change.gov since the site launched on November 6, 2008. A total of four six projects ran (the last one will close tomorrow): Join the Discussion: Healthcare (November 26 through [...]

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Change.gov launches online discussion around healthcare

by Tim on December 1, 2008

Last Tuesday on Change.gov (the official website of President-elect Barack Obama), the transition team launched a public online discussion on the topic of healthcare. From the announcement on their blog: Join the Discussion Today we’re trying out a new feature on our website that will allow us get instant feedback from you about our top priorities. We [...]

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