Recent Bookmarks in Civic & Democratic Engagement
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OrphanVoters.ca
http://www.orphanvoters.ca/
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Are you an Orphan Voter? A neglected and abused citizen who yearns to be represented in Parliament, only to be spurned because your vote elects no one?
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Government Data and the Invisible Hand by David Robinson, Harlan Yu, William Zeller, Edward Felten
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1138083
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If the next Presidential administration really wants to embrace the potential of Internet-enabled government transparency, it should follow a counter-intuitive but ultimately compelling strategy: reduce the federal role in presenting important gov… More
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The Open House Project
http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/
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A collaborative effort by government and legislative information experts, congressional staff, non-profit organizers and bloggers to study how the House of Representatives currently integrates the Internet into its operations, and to suggest attai… More
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Readable Laws: Legislation in Plain English
http://readablelaws.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
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A wiki dedicated to explaining Congressional legislation in plain English.
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Open Government Working Group
http://www.opengovdata.org/
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The Internet is the public space of the modern world, and through it governments now have the opportunity to better understand the needs of their citizens and citizens may participate more fully in their government. Information becomes more valuab… More
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WhatDoTheyKnow - file and explore Freedom of Information (FOI) requests
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/
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5 principles for Govt 2.0 | NPSC Blog
http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/29/5-principles-govt20/
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Hack, Mash & Peer: Crowdsourcing Government Transparency by Jerry Brito
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1023485
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In order to hold government accountable for its actions, citizens must know what those actions are. To that end, they must insist that government act openly and transparently to the greatest extent possible. In the Twenty-First Century, this entai… More
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Visible Government
http://visiblegovernment.ca/
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VisibleGovernment.ca is dedicated to promoting the creation of online tools for government transparency in Canada. VisibleGovernment.ca will champion the development of tools that enable citizens to collaboratively organize and monitor government … More
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Govit: Vote on Legislation, Contact Congress by email, and Compare your Voting Record with your Representatives
http://www.govit.com/
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Govit is a place for you to learn about, join in conversations, and vote on all active legislation. Plus you can send your votes directly to your congressional representatives. Track your votes, and compare them to your congressional representativ… More
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