"E-Democracy Meets E-Journalism: How the Net can support local and state governance and citizen engagement." In a presentation delivered Sat., March 21, 2009 at the Newsout.org symposium in Boston, by Stephen Clift, founder and board chair, www.E-Democracy.Org, provides 30 examples of ways governments can provide public information in transparent and useful ways via the Internet.

1. E-Democracy Meets E-Journalism How the Net can support local and state governance and citizen engagement. Steven Clift, Founder and Board Chair E-Democracy.Org

4. A new Athens for Democracy?

7. E-Alerts

8. E-mail notices in St. Paul

9. Digital Recording and Webcasting Oregon and San Francisco require recording of all public meetings by law. Search “Kimo Crossman”. Rule of law – See “Sidewalks for Democracy Online.” Need to require what is most important. What is?

10. Miami Input on Strategic Plan

11. Taskforce and Committee Tools Need for tools for commissions and task forces – WordPress Blog example used by a sanitation district in Oregon

12. Government Spending Information State list maintained by Center for Fiscal Accountability

13. Stimulus/Recovery Transparency

16. DC Direct Data Sharing, Mashup

17. Oakland Crime Data from Police

18. “ Scrape and Bake” Crime Data City responds with its own e-alert tool.

20. Gov Data Reuse – UtahsRight.com

21. MN DNR Lake Finder Multi Sources

23. Legislative Online Public Hearings in Brazil

26. Schools and Online Engagement

27. Live Rural Villages Town Meeting, India –

32. SeeClickFix – MySociety.Org Inspired

33. Congressional Tweets, Sunlight Foundation

35. E-mail Transparency in Palo Alto

36. Gov Voter Guides in Korea

37. Mobile Photos to Enforce Anti-Corruption Election Laws

39. Changed.Gov? Need Democracy.Gov

41. Private Spaces with “Public” Qualities – v. Online Public Spaces

44. Divided We Blog? Source: The Political Blogosphere and the 2004 U.S. Election: Divided They Blog By Lada Adamic and Natalie Glance

45. Connect

47. Creating Public Space - Issues Forums Librarian Reporter Arts Group City Councilor Candidate Local Biz Ctizen #1 Advocacy Group Neighborhood Leader Mayor Forum Manager Citizen 500 Police Citizens Issues Forum GroupServer e-mails posts web view Subscribe once Commitment secured Post via e-mail/web New Resident City Hall “ Secondary Networks ” e-mail forwards Civil Society Personal Networks Local Media Coverage

48. Conclusion

52. Extra Slides

53. Digital Parade – Social Networks