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E-government and monitory democracy: Iceland’s crowdsourced constitution
This paper explores government use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to facilitate civic involvement in democratic reform. It suggests that e-government offers the platforms needed to address increasing external pressures for greater government transparency and responsiveness, and to adapt to changing notions of political representation and participation. This paper draws from Iceland’s constitutional crowdsourcing to illustrate how it encouraged nation-wide public participation in democratic reform through both traditional and online methods. The initiative undertaken in Iceland signals a shift away from the transactional activities often associated with government ICT use, towards more open and responsive egovernment practices that inform democratic decision-making. This paper suggests that, to facilitate civic engagement, such participatory e-government should be an ongoing process that is incorporated into the everyday operations of governments to support and supplement existing political practices.
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Australian and New Zealand Communication Association. Conference (2013 : Freemantle, Western Australia)Pagination
1 - 20Publisher
Australian and New Zealand Communication AssociationLocation
Freemantle, Western AustraliaPlace of publication
Thirroul, N.S.W.Start date
2013-07-03End date
2013-07-05ISSN
1448-4331Language
engPublication classification
E Conference publication; E1.1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
[2013, The Conference]Editor/Contributor(s)
T Lee, K Trees, R DesaiTitle of proceedings
ANZCA 2013 : Global Networks - Global Divides : Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association ConferenceUsage metrics
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