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E-government and monitory democracy: Iceland’s crowdsourced constitution

conference contribution
posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by Julie FreemanJulie Freeman
This paper explores government use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to facilitate civic involvement in democratic reform. It suggests that e-government offers the platforms needed to address increasing external pressures for greater government transparency and responsiveness, and to adapt to changing notions of political representation and participation. This paper draws from Iceland’s constitutional crowdsourcing to illustrate how it encouraged nation-wide public participation in democratic reform through both traditional and online methods. The initiative undertaken in Iceland signals a shift away from the transactional activities often associated with government ICT use, towards more open and responsive egovernment practices that inform democratic decision-making. This paper suggests that, to facilitate civic engagement, such participatory e-government should be an ongoing process that is incorporated into the everyday operations of governments to support and supplement existing political practices.

History

Pagination

1-20

Location

Freemantle, Western Australia

Start date

2013-07-03

End date

2013-07-05

ISSN

1448-4331

Language

eng

Publication classification

E Conference publication, E1.1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

[2013, The Conference]

Editor/Contributor(s)

Lee T, Trees K, Desai R

Title of proceedings

ANZCA 2013 : Global Networks - Global Divides : Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference

Event

Australian and New Zealand Communication Association. Conference (2013 : Freemantle, Western Australia)

Publisher

Australian and New Zealand Communication Association

Place of publication

Thirroul, N.S.W.