[LINK] Government
2.0
and
Onwards

[Ivan Trundle]

The only thing of significance that I can see here is the ampersand and semi-colon…

Whew!

iT

On 24/11/2009, at 5:07 PM, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:

> Here's a *significant* new free e-book ..
> "a
stellar
cast
of
thinkers"
> 
> http://21gov.net/wp-content/uploads/e-book.pdf

> 
> 
> 'State
of
the
eUnion: Government
2.0
and
Onwards'
> 

> Edited
by
John
Gøtze
& Christian
Bering
Pedersen.
> Foreword
by
Don
Tapscott
..
> 
> 
> In
the
traditional
> form
of
democracy
enjoyed
by
previous
generations,
> citizens
listened
to
speeches,
debates
and
television
ads.
They
gave
money
> and
voted.
But
when
it
came
to
having
input
into
policy
and
real
decisions,
> they
were
relegated
to
the
sidelines.

> 
> The
Internet
enables
a
new
model
of
democracy
ˆ
one
appropriate
for
The
Net
> Generation.

> 
> Having
grown
up
digital,
the Net Generation
> expect
to
collaborate
with
> everyone including
politicians.

> 
> They
want
to
be
involved
directly:
to
> interact
with
them,
contribute
ideas
> and
scrutinize
their
actions,
not
just during
> elections,
but
as
they
govern.

> 
> And
they
will
insist
on
integrity
from
> politicians;
they
will
know
very
> quickly
if
a
politician
says
one
thing
and
does
another.

> 

> Barack
Obama
understood
this
and
enabled
citizens,
largely
youth,
to
organize
> a
social
movement
that
brought
him
to
power.
Now
he‚s
embracing
these
same

> principles
to
change
the
way
government
operates
and
engages
its
> citizens.
> 

> Ultimately
this
promises
to
change
the
nature
of
democracy
and
the

> relationship
between
citizens
and
the
state
ˆ
for
the
better.

> 
> The
first
wave
of
democracy
established
elected
and
accountable
institutions
> of
governance,
but
with
a
weak
public
mandate
and
an
inert
citizenry.
The
> second
wave
is
being
characterized
by
strong
representation
and
a
new
culture
> of
public
deliberation
built
on
active
citizenship.


> 

> Call
it
Democracy
2.0.

> 

> All
of
this
requires
leadership.
Which
is
why
the
book
"State
of
the
eUnion"
> is
so
important
and
timely.
John
Gøtze
and
Christian
Bering
Pedersen
have
> assembled
a
stellar
cast
of
thinkers
and
practitioners
who
are
pioneering

> the
new
possibilities
for
new
paradigms
in
government
and
governance.

> 
> 
> Beginning
with
thoughtful
definitional
papers
about
Government
2.0,
the
book
> explores
the
topic
of
"Open
Government"

> which
as
much
as
any
topic
is
central
> to
the
new
thinking.
 
> 
> It
then
delves
into
the
issues
of
democratization
and
> citizen
engagement
with
> stimulating
and
satisfying
contributions
based
on
real
world
experience.

> 

> Every
government
leader,
every
elected
official
and
every
government
employee
> should
read
this
book
and
get
involved
in
one
of
the
most
exciting
challenges
> of
our
times
ˆ
transforming
government
for
effectiveness,
relevance
and
> success,
enabled
by
a
new
medium
of
communications
and
required
for
the

> emerging
citizens
of
the
21st
> century.
The
stakes
are
very
high.

> 

> Don
Tapscott


> Toronto,
November
2009

> 
> --
> 
> Cheers,
> Stephen
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