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July 27, 2010

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White House starting daily e-mail update - take that you Twitter and Facebook are everything pundits :-)

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Unlike the Japanese PM which has had a weekly well edited e-mail newsletter
for a decade, the U.S. President's Office has rarely used their official
government e-mail list they have advertised since taking office.

They are announcing a daily e-mail update:

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If I were them, in addition, I'd give all their current e-list subscribers a
"Weekly Highlights" e-newsletter without asking people to opt-in again.

What is key about this, is that this communication unlike that coming from
the campaign/Democratic Party (which has Obama's old e-list) is for ALL
people not just his supporters.

Steven Clift - [stevenclift.com]
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*3:05 PM: *The President congratulates the Warner Robins Softball World
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*4:00 PM:* The President meets with Secretary of the Treasury Geithner

*4:30 PM: *The President meets with Secretary of Defense Gates

*7:00 PM: *The President attends a DNC Fundraising Dinner

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President Obama on Citizens United: "Imagine the Power This Will Give
Special Interests Over
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video)

President Obama and Vice President Bidens Daily Public Schedules Now
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Reaching Out to Rural America: Meeting with Students at the Delaware State
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July 20, 2010

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9:09

Join Us - City Camp World Tour?

» ‎ Steven Clift's Notes - Democracies Online

Kevin Curry and others including myself are putting out the word to
gather interesting in a "CityCamp" world tour of unconferences at the
intersection of local Gov 2.0, transparency, and citizen
participation. The initial Chicago CityCamp attracted a dynamic mix of
people coming from e-government, social media, civic engagement,
digital inclusion, software development perspectives, etc. - a truly
cross-cutting group of participants.

A great way to stand up and be counted is to join the main CityCamp
Exchange online group and post to this topic:

     [forums.e-democracy.org]

Join the group from:

     [e-democracy.org]

You can also contact Kevin Curry directly:   - See
his note below.

If you want a city in your country (there is some special interest in
developing countries) on the prospecting list, it is important to say
something now.

E-Democracy.org will be doing all it can to support these important
convenings and continue to support the main online exchange among
participants. I encourage other organizations to step up and
contribute as well.

Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org

From: kevin curry >
Date: Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 7:13 PM
Subject: [CityCamp Exchange] City Camp World Tour?
To: 


City Campers,

Over the past several months I've fielded many questions about when and
where the next City Camp will happen.  City Camp
DC - [barcamp.pbworks.com] - already happened.  As a
result of those questions - and some convincing by a
handful of you - I've started thinking seriously about the answer(s).

In a nutshell, I'm thinking about a City Camp "world tour" starting in 2010
and continuing through 2011.  I've been in contact with potential local
partners in Philadelphia, London, and Edmonton.  Additionally, I've be asked
about feasibility of conducting City Camps in developing nations:  Africa,
India, Indonesia.  The Code for America cities make sense, too.

Ultimately it will take committed, local partners to determine where City
Camp World Tour (CCWT) will land.  I'll need help finding facilities,
caterers, sponsors, and most importantly:  local government participants.

So, I'm appealing to you all today for help finding those local partners.
 Based on highly scientific research I'm most interested in these cities:

Boston
Boulder
Philly
Seattle
Washington, D.C.
Miami
Austin
Atlanta
New York
London, UK
Helsinki, Finland
Mumbai, India
Ahmedabad, India
Kigali, Rwanda
Nairobi, Kenya
Johannesburg, South Africa
Manila, Philippines
Bangkok, Thailand
Edmonton, Canada
Galway, Ireland
St. Petersburg, Russia
Auckland or Wellington, New Zealand
(Australia)
(Mexico)
(Central/South America?)

Here's a map view:
[explorer.arcgis.com]

But I'm open to working on a City Camp wherever I can find a local partner.
 Please contact me directly ff you are interested in becoming a local
partner and are confident that you can handle the responsibility.  Please
also share this with your other networks.

Thank You,
Kevin

July 17, 2010

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13:39

Australia's Declaration of Open Government

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From:
[agimo.govspace.gov.au]

Declaration of Open Government
By Lindsay Tanner on 16 Jul 2010 11:07am, 51 comments
Gov 2.0

The central recommendation of the Government 2.0 Taskforce’s report
was that the Australian Government makes a declaration of open
government. As the Minister responsible for that Taskforce, I am proud
to make that Declaration today on behalf of the Australian Government.

    Declaration of Open Government

    The Australian Government now declares that, in order to promote
greater participation in Australia’s democracy, it is committed to
open government based on a culture of engagement, built on better
access to and use of government held information, and sustained by the
innovative use of technology.

    Citizen collaboration in policy and service delivery design will
enhance the processes of government and improve the outcomes sought.
Collaboration with citizens is to be enabled and encouraged. Agencies
are to reduce barriers to online engagement, undertake social
networking, crowd sourcing and online collaboration projects and
support online engagement by employees, in accordance with the
Australian Public Service Commission Guidelines.

    The possibilities for open government depend on the innovative use
of new internet-based technologies. Agencies are to develop policies
that support employee-initiated, innovative Government 2.0-based
proposals.

    The Australian Government’s support for openness and transparency
in Government has three key principles:

        * Informing: strengthening citizen’s rights of access to
information, establishing a pro-disclosure culture across Australian
Government agencies including through online innovation, and making
government information more accessible and usable;
        * Engaging: collaborating with citizens on policy and service
delivery to enhance the processes of government and improve the
outcomes sought; and
        * Participating: making government more consultative and participative.

    Supporting Initiatives

    The Australian Government’s commitment to action on each of these
principles is demonstrated by:

        * the passage of legislation reforming the Freedom of
Information (FOI) Act and establishing the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner;
        * the Government’s announcement on 3 May 2010 of its response
to the Government 2.0 Taskforce report, Engage: Getting on with
Government 2.0;  and
        * Its response to the Ahead of the Game: Blueprint for the
Reform of Australian Government Administration report, in which the
Government agreed that creating more open government is a key reform
for the Australian Public Service.

    Effective collaboration between citizens and government requires
timely sharing of the information held by Government. The Government’s
FOI Reforms create the new statutory Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner and establish a comprehensive Information
Publication Scheme that requires agencies to publish a wide range of
information.

    The Australian Government has commenced the program of initiatives
outlined in its response to the Taskforce’s report in accordance with
the agreed implementation timetable.

    The Department of Finance and Deregulation will report annually on
implementation progress of the recommendations of the Government 2.0
Taskforce to the Government through the Secretaries’ Information and
Communications Technology Governance Board.

The Gillard Government is committed to creating a culture of public
sector openness, transparency and engagement. This Declaration is a
demonstration of that commitment.

The Declaration underpins a range of Government initiatives already
under way. The establishment of the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner and the Government’s broader freedom of
information reforms aim to restore trust and integrity in government
and drive agencies to proactively release information to the public.
The Declaration also reflects one of the key reforms of Ahead of the
Game: Blueprint for Reform of Australian Government Administration,
which called for more open government.

The Declaration encourages and affirms among Australian Government
agencies a culture of openness built on the key principles of
informing, engaging and participating with the public. And it
acknowledges that the internet holds a crucial role in realising a
more open and transparent form of government in this country.

The Declaration is about making more government information available
to the public online, and encouraging reuse of that information in
new, valuable and potentially unexpected ways. It is about giving
Australians more of a say in forming the policy and delivering the
services that have an influence on their lives. It is about enabling
government agencies and individual public servants to be more
innovative and more responsive to input and feedback, while still
maintaining the high ethical and professional standards we expect.

I believe that the Declaration lays an important foundation in
implementing our Government 2.0 agenda.  In the spirit of that agenda
I urge you to read the Declaration and welcome your ongoing feedback
as the Gillard Government implements a culture of openness and works
towards a more participatory form of government.

Lindsay Tanner

Minister for Finance and Deregulation

Steven Clift - [stevenclift.com]
  Executive Director - [E-Democracy.Org]
  Follow me - [twitter.com]
  New Tel: +1.612.234.7072

July 16, 2010

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9:54

News - French Data Protection authority takes an interest in political communication

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See:
[bit.ly]

From: LEGALE Eric >
Date: Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:54 AM
Subject: The French Data Protection authority takes an interest in
political communication
To:

The French Data Protection authority takes an interest in political
communication

With the advent of new communication technologies, CNIL (the French
Data Protection Authority) will update its recommendation passed in
2006 on political communication. According to CNIL, the last French
election campaigns and especially the American ones have used
innovative political communication practices relying on the
development of ICT. In 2006, at the dawn of presidential and
legislative elections, the French authority for privacy and personal
data protection had outlined a certain number of practices, such as
the management of internal data of political parties (which, according
to article 8 of the Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978, dont need
to be declared and dont require the common agreement of the party
members), the organization of sponsorships and political communication
operations : forbidding the use of local administrations files and
local community files, use of the electoral rolls and commercial
files... Continue reading

See:
[bit.ly]

A website to keep track of ones political opponents

It is called the "Accountability Project" and its website has just
been launched by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to fight
"against misinformation, lies and double-speak". The idea is simple:
citizens can document Republican candidates and their claims and
public statements at local events, as well as their campaign tactics.
They are encouraged to film with anything that can record video - from
a cell phone to a video camera - what candidates say at public events,
and then submit the videos to the DNC-run site. In playing a complete
transparency everyday citizens can see what their Republican
candidates for office are saying and candidates themselves will see
that theres a cost to their dishonest statements. Continue reading

See:
[bit.ly]

Read also:

Digital economy rankings 2010: Beyond e-readiness
Does Internet deepen the civic divide?

8:31

On live on BBC 4 - debating anonymous online commenting now

» ‎ Steven Clift's Notes - Democracies Online

The BBC found me based on a pending Guardian podcast on this topic
which was mentioned here:
[www.guardian.co.uk]

For the record - I really don't care about the use of aliases in
online gaming communities.

What I do care about is the fundamental poisoning of local democracy
and communities by online newspapers with anonymous commenting. I
expect far more of the media that expect me to buy their content or
support their advertisers in safe democracies. Independent blogs or
forum, do whatever you like ... but E-Democracy.org's experience at
the -local level- is that real names works for civility, power, and
general goodness.

On-Demand: The Radio 4 programme "You & Yours", including the
interview, is available online for the next 7 days:
[www.bbc.co.uk]

Forward to minute 32:00 for the story and discussion with "Guido
Fawkes" the host of [order-order.com]

Finally, I launched the "Local Matters, Civility Matters, Inclusion
Matters" theme at the Guardian's Activate conference. Download the
full slide set to listen to about 16 minutes of audio with the slides:
[www.slideshare.net]

Do you like the enemy?

Steven Clift - [stevenclift.com]
  Executive Director - [E-Democracy.Org]
  Follow me - [twitter.com]
  New Tel: +1.612.234.7072

6:36

On live on BBC 4 - debating anonymous online commenting now

» ‎ Steven Clift's Notes - Democracies Online

[www.bbc.co.uk]

Steven Clift - [stevenclift.com]
  Executive Director - [E-Democracy.Org]
  Follow me - [twitter.com]
  New Tel: +1.612.234.7072

July 14, 2010

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9:40

Building trust - How about a locals online "oxytocin" bridge between social networking and community public life?

» ‎ Steven Clift's Notes - Democracies Online

See:
[www.fastcompany.com]

Social Networking Affects Brains Like Falling in Love
By: Adam L. Penenberg
July 1, 2010

Neuroeconomist Paul Zak has discovered, for the first time, that
social networking triggers the release of the generosity-trust
chemical in our brains. And that should be a wake-up call for every
company.

...

"Company," how about community!

My sense is that at the hyper-local neighborhood level, the
combination of shared proximity, real names, and the emerging findings
about social networking in private life allows us to bring the "love"
into local public life and community building.

Here is an example from yesterday on my neighbors forums -
[e-democracy.org] :

From:   Patricia

Since we got water in the basement with the abundance of rain, I am in need of
a bed (just a mattress would help) . Twin - queen size. Clean (no bugs, of
course!) I know, beds can no longer be sold in 2nd hand shops and I can't
afford a new one.

If anyone is looking to get rid on one, let me know.
Thanks,
Patti

From:   Patricia

This system is great. I have a bed-a mattress and a box spring. I had them
within 5 minutes of posting.Thank you standish forum!

...

This is what can happen when you gather 550 neighbors together online
(about 13% of households) - people can and will help each other out.
These are the kinds of lessons we are rolling into our
[neighbor.be] exploration as well. The key opportunity for those
hosting local online groups is to bridge the private life social
networking into public life - and not just in middle class home owner
rich areas - but inclusively - [e-democracy.org] - in
all communities.

Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org


Steven Clift - [stevenclift.com]
  Executive Director - [E-Democracy.Org]
  Follow me - [twitter.com]
  New Tel: +1.612.234.7072

8:59

Event - Digital democracy - in competition with privacy? - Berlin - Podiumsgespräch am 21.7. "Ich ist ein Anderer"

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Auto-translated:

# Invitation to a panel discussion on 21.7. #

I is someone else -
Digital democracy - in competition with privacy?

While the politics is widely deplored, resulting in the net scene, new
forms of political participation: The digital network will provide not
only new "friends", but allow more political opinion and will,
Keywords: Liquid Democracy.

In current debates now came up the question of whether the politically
active in such media also occur with name must always be open - or
whether the anonymity and privacy also apply here.
How does s privacy and political participation, where the citizen is a
politician? Where does the state whose transparency is often required?
Is the policy of the Company otherwise than the sum of the politically
active?

In the panel discussion meet the perspectives of data protection,
software developers and sociologist:
[public-process.kanka.de]

- Dr. Alexander Dix, Berlin Data Protection
- Dr. Kai-Uwe Hellmann, a sociologist at the TU Berlin
- Hans Hübner, System Programmers
- Friedrich Lindenberg, developer of 'Adhocracy'
- Moderation: Bernd Brincken, organizational consultant

Date:
- Wednesday 21 July 2010 at 19:30
- C-base, Rungestr. 20 (2 HH), 10179 Berlin-Mitte
(U / S-Bahn Jannowitzbrücke), admission free

Original:

From: Bernd Brincken >
Date: 2010/7/14
Subject: [Open Data Network] Podiumsgespräch am 21.7. "Ich ist ein Anderer"
To: 


# Einladung zum Podiumsgespräch am 21.7. #

Ich ist ein Anderer -
Digitale Demokratie - im Wettstreit mit Datenschutz?

Während die Politikverdrossenheit weithin beklagt wird, entstehen in
der Netzszene neue Formen der politischen Teilhabe: Das digitale Netz
soll nicht nur neue "Freunde" verschaffen, sondern mehr politische
Meinungs- und Willensbildung ermöglichen, Stichwort: Liquid Democracy.

In aktuellen Debatten kam nun die Frage hoch, ob der politisch Aktive
in solchen Medien auch stets offen mit Namen auftreten muss - oder ob
Anonymität und Datenschutz auch hier gelten.
Wie vertragen sich Privatsphäre und politische Teilhabe, wo wird der
Bürger zum Politiker? Wo beginnt der Staat, dessen Transparenz häufig
gefordert wird? Ist die Politik der Gesellschaft etwas anderes als die
Summe der politisch Aktiven?

Im Podiumsgespräch treffen die Perspektiven von Datenschützer,
Software-Entwickler und Soziologe zusammen:
[public-process.kanka.de]

- Dr. Alexander Dix, Berliner Datenschutzbeauftragter
- Dr. Kai-Uwe Hellmann, Soziologe an der TU Berlin
- Hans Hübner, Systemprogrammierer
- Friedrich Lindenberg, Entwickler von 'Adhocracy'
- Moderation: Bernd Brincken, Organisationsberater

Termin:
- Mittwoch 21. Juli 2010 um 19:30
- c-base, Rungestr. 20 (2. HH), 10179 Berlin-Mitte
 (U/S-Bahn Jannowitzbrücke), Eintritt kostenlos

July 06, 2010

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14:58

FYI - Neighbor.be Check-in Online/Teleconference Meeting at 2 p.m. Central on Thu July 8

» ‎ Steven Clift's Notes - Democracies Online

I guess Gmail mobile truncates forwarded messages ... so to register for the
online meeting on Thursday, July 8 at 2 pm Central (8 pm UK), see the link
at:

[neighbor.be]

Steven Clift - In the UK this week
Search Twitter for #edemuk
[stevenclift.com]
Sent via mobile - +1 612 203 5181

On Jul 6, 2010 8:47 PM, "Steven Clift" > wrote:

We have room for a few more at our neighbor.be/neighbour.be check-in this
Thursday.

See below for registration links. Neighbor.be is a proposed open source
social enterprise connecting nearest neighbors online for community building
and engagement. I'll be sharing the outline and gathering input as we move
forward.

By social enterprise, we seek to build on our current 90% volunteer labor
base model that requires a 10% subsidy of some kind to add new services that
generate a bit more revenue than the real cost to provide that service. For
the long run if we seek to support real cost inclusion efforts with Neighbor
Issues Forums for example outside of grant funding, we must generate regular
income from our online community building activities beyond donations.

Based on volunteer programmer interest and general reactions to the idea,
this is one of our priority "what's next" explorations. Very exciting.

Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org
P.S. Those reading on the web should click the ">" to see the e-meeting
invite.

14:47

FYI - Neighbor.be Check-in Online/Teleconference Meeting at 2 p.m. Central on Thu July 8

» ‎ Steven Clift's Notes - Democracies Online

We have room for a few more at our neighbor.be/neighbour.be check-in this
Thursday.

See below for registration links. Neighbor.be is a proposed open source
social enterprise connecting nearest neighbors online for community building
and engagement. I'll be sharing the outline and gathering input as we move
forward.

By social enterprise, we seek to build on our current 90% volunteer labor
base model that requires a 10% subsidy of some kind to add new services that
generate a bit more revenue than the real cost to provide that service. For
the long run if we seek to support real cost inclusion efforts with Neighbor
Issues Forums for example outside of grant funding, we must generate regular
income from our online community building activities beyond donations.

Based on volunteer programmer interest and general reactions to the idea,
this is one of our priority "what's next" explorations. Very exciting.

Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org
P.S. Those reading on the web should click the ">" to see the e-meeting
invite.

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