Comments on: Response to Politicians and Web 2.0

By: litfuse

litfuse — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:39:29 +0000

Who knows whether the political system will be flexible enough Anne-Claire. Politics in western countries seems to be more and more about control, particularly of a “message” that po0liticians might want to get out to the public. The disadvantage of getting the public involved in public discourse and development of bills is that the community then owns these bills and there is less risk for government that they will be seen as the source of all problems. It becomes democratic in the true sense of the word. The disadvantage is that as a politician, you might not get what you want in the bill.

(Public servant means the same as civil servant)

By: Anne-Claire

Anne-Claire — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:57:45 +0000

Litfuse and Penny, have you already ideas on this?
I’m a civil servant in Amsterdam and wonder what the limits are.
In Amsterdam I have talked to people who just don’t trust the municipality anymore when they come to ask for their opinion. Maybe because my collegues have tried ‘new methods’ in an old fashioned system. Is the (political) system felxible enough to allow new styles of developing a bill? And truly cooperating with public servants (that’s a new word to me. Is it the same as ‘civilians’?)

By: litfuse

litfuse — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:33:13 +0000

Penny, let me know when. I’d be willing to help

By: Penny Sharpe

Penny Sharpe — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:08:29 +0000

litfuse – I would love to try a public wiki as a way of developing a bill. I’ll give that idea some thought. Penny