The document discusses the rise of social media and how governments can better engage citizens online. It argues that governments need to listen to online conversations, provide support to citizens, and organize engagement geographically rather than institutionally. A new model of "civic architecture" is needed online to blend formal democracy with how people naturally participate online. A proposed "virtual town hall" pilot project would create permanent online civic spaces for citizens to shape democratic outcomes through co-creation.

1. Civic Architecture for Cyberspace

2. The social web is not a trend that can be ignored….. … ..some facts….

3. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/31/top-social-media-sites-of-2008-facebook-still-rising/

4. Some more facts….. Oxford Internet Surveys: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/microsites/oxis/ Social networking sites are not only growing in terms of people – they also have an increased share of online time

10. The new social web is an environment superbly suited to Participatory Design: Co-creation

11. Old web v. New web Collaboration / XML Presentation / HTML Engagement Content Communities Websites Widgets Portals Old eGov Gov 2.0 From a presentation by http://dontapscott.com/

13. You’ll have seen this before….. But it makes an important point

14. Social Web: The Wild West Local Government: The Law How can you map this relationship? Formal Consultation Alchemy News and social networking sites Council managed services like webcasting or online consultations We need to use tools like petitions which can transition people from informal to formal Social Web: The Wild West Social Web: The Wild West Informal Social Participation Social Web: The Wild West Informal Civic Participation Social Web: The Wild West Government: The Law Formal Democracy Social Web: The Wild West

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