Opportunities for Citizen Participation in an Information Society, Introduction of a new participation tool: TID+ The 2008 eDemocracy Conference addresses the opportunities that ICT and the Internet provide for citizens to take part in the policy-making process and to have a say in political decisions.
The event will introduce the new Estonian governmental participation portal OSALE (www.osale.ee) which opens a new way for citizens to express their opinion. Furthermore, TID+, a new participation tool which is being developed with the support of the European Union, will be presented. Based on the experience of the Direct Democracy Portal (TOM – in use in Estonia since 2001), TID+ is intended to be made available to all. With this event, the Estonian experience is about to enter an international arena.
The conference further focuses on an analysis of Estonian eVoting experiences and gives an overview of future perspectives, plans and developments. One exciting prospect in that respect is the emergence of m-voting, which will be discussed in the afternoon session.
Expert opinions will also be voiced in a panel discussion on whether and to what extent online participation and the New Media influence politics and shape democracy. In general, attendees will gain the opportunity to express their opinion on this matter.
Attending the conference is free-of-charge. Registration is to be performed online.
Event email: liia@ega.ee or nele@ega.ee
