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New UK Consultation Directory: Tell Them What You Think

by Tim on July 6, 2010

Update 07/06/2010: Apparently, the site isn’t new at all (new to me, though). My bad. Still… nice work! Once again, the UK leads the way and shows us what’s possible… The newly launched TellThemWhatYouThink.org is a website that promises to bring citizens a lot closer to the consultations that affect them. From the website: We collect government [...]

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Los Angeles Budget Challenge: When Surveys Won’t Take No For An Answer

by Tim on January 7, 2010

Via Twitter today, I came across a new online consultation by the City of Los Angeles: Los Angeles Budget Challenge How will you balance the City’s budget? The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles is given the responsibility by the City Charter to evelop a budget plan that must be presented for City Council [...]

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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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