Presentation from the 11th Bled Forum on Europe Foresight Conference "The Future of Information Society and Challenges for Good Governance" held in Bled, Slovenia 10th - 12th March 2010.

1. 11th Bled Forum on Europe Foresight Conference
11th-12th March 2010
The Future of Information Society and Challenges for Good Governance
Mapping eDemocracy in SEE:
from UN eParticipation index to NGOs cases in Slovenia
Simon Delakorda, M.Sc.
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2. This presentation is aiming at...
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Providing insight into current eParticipation situation
in SEE region with relation to the EU and rest of the
world
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Highlighting key eGovernment elements needed for
strengthening eDemocracy in the SEE region
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Presenting NGO's eParticipation experience in
Slovenia
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Discussing good governance in terms of inclusive
and citizens oriented e-government and information
society policy.
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3. 1. SEE region as indicated
by the UN eParticipation index 2010
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4. 2. Key eGovernment enablers for
eParticipation development
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5. 3. NGO's eParticipation experience
in Slovenia
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UN eParticipation index measurement is limited to:
- government institutions / domain
- technical components / characteristics
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eParticipation development is also dependent from:
- democratic tradition
- participatory / inclusive political culture
- civil society sector
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The case of on-line Citizens forum European debates
http://www.evropske-razprave.si/
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8. 4. eDemocracy enablers for the SEE
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EU perspective, cooperation and membership for the
SEE countries
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Civil dialogue on eGovernment and Information
society policies for non-technical and technical
components of eParticipation
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Recognizing NGOs and civil society eParticipation
initiatives within good governance paradigm
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Cross border eParticipation?
P.S. eDemocracy is a political question...
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9. Thank you!
Institute for Electronic Participation - INePA
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Simon Delakorda
simon.delakorda@inepa.si
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