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Call For Papers - International Journal of Electronic Governance (IJEG)

Special Issue on: "(Re)Creating Public Sphere, Civic Culture and Civic Engagement: Public Service Media vs. Online Social Networks" Guest Editors: Prof. Petros Iosifidis, City University London, UK Prof. Michael Meimaris, University of Athens, Greece

Funded PhD studentships at Edinburgh Napier University

Applications are invited from candidates who would like to undertake a three-year funded PhD studentship within the Institute for Informatics and Digital Innovation at Edinburgh Napier University. The Institute comprises five research centres, of which the Centre for Social Informatics is one (http://www.csi.soc.napier.ac.uk/).

Developments in the ECI

The European Commission is continuning to revise and simplifiy their proposed Regulation covering the implementation of the European Citizens' Initiative

Dialogue on eParticipation in Central and Eastern Europe

PEP-NET, the Pan European eParticipation Network invites practitioners in the field of civic engagement to participate in an online discourse about electronic Participation in Central and Eastern Europe.

European Parliament hosted event in Edinburgh on the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI)

Project member Peter Cruickshank of Edinburgh Napier Univeristy speaks at European Parliament hosted event in Edinburgh on the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI)

EuroPetition on Dutch Radio

3th February 2010

Some thoughts on security issues

Deciding how to verify signatures, and how to secure and validate petitions is crucial to developing a trustworthy system.

European Parliament's Petitions Committee Meetings in 2010

 

Consultation on epetitions procedures for England

The UK Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) has launched a consultation on the e-petitions process for English councils. This consultation runs for 12 weeks from Wednesday 2 December 2009 until Wednesday 24 February 2010.

A flow diagram of the petitioning process

Presenting a flow diagram to help with visualising the petitioning process

European Citizens Initiative - Consultation Green Paper published.

Commission has opened a broad public consultation to seek the views of all interested parties on how the citizens' initiative should work in practice.

Scottish Parliament debates its (e-)petitioning system