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Conference
Programme
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Conference
Chair
Dan Jellinek, Editor, E-Government Bulletin and Founder, Headstar
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09.00 - 09.45
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Registration
and Coffee
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09.45 - 10.30
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Keynote
Chair: Dan Jellinek
Keynote: 2007 - The Year in E-Democracy
Stephen Coleman, Professor of Political Communication and Director
of Research, University of Leeds
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10.30 - 11.15
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The people's
voice or a waste of time? The value of online petitions
Chair: Ross Ferguson, Hansard Society
- Jimmy Leach, Head of Digital Communications, 10 Downing Street
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- Ann Macintosh, Professor of Digital Governance, University
of Leeds
- Richard Hough, Assistant Clerk to the Petitions Committee,
Scottish Parliament View
Presentation
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11.15 - 11.45
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Coffee break and
exhibition
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11.45 - 12.45
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International
Plenary: The future of local e-democracy, worldwide
Chair: Dan Jellinek, Editor, E-Government Bulletin
- Matthew Ellis, Chair, International Centre of Excellence
for Local E-Democracy (ICELE)
- Tim Erickson, Issues Forum Manager, E-Democracy.Org
- Andy Williamson, Deputy Chair, New Zealand Government's Digital
Strategy Advisory Group
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12.45 - 13.45
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Lunch and exhibition
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13.45 - 14.35
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Parallel Workshop
Sessions:
Workshop A: Working2Gether Stream: Is Whitehall capable of engaging
the technology innovators?
Chair: James Plummer, Managing Director, Prospect
- Simon Berry, Chief Executive, ruralnet uk and Group Leader,
Open Innovation Exchange Bid
- Tom Steinberg, Director, MySociety
- David Connell, Centre for Business Research, University of
Cambridge
Workshop B: Local e-democracy: councillors and the web
Chair: Dan Jellinek, E-Government Bulletin
- Mary Reid, Lib Dem Councillor, Kingston upon Thames and Board
Member, ICELE View
Presentation
- Bob Piper, Labour Councillor, Sandwell Council
- Matthew Ellis, Conservative Councillor, Staffordshire and
Chair, ICELE View
Presentation
- Scott Wright, Lecturer in New Media and Society, University
of East Anglia
Sponsored by ICELE
Workshop C: New paths to political engagement: Video, games, viral
campaigns
Chair: Michael Cross, The Guardian
- Shane McCracken, Director, Gallomanor Communications
- Dominic Tinley, Editor in Chief, Parliament website
- Carol Hayward, Bristol City Council Viewfinder Project
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14.35 - 15.30
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Parallel Workshop
Sessions:
Workshop D: Working2Gether Stream: Are local public bodies capable
of engaging the technology innovators?
Chair: Paul Evans, Business Development Manager, Poptech
- Paul Hodgkin, Founder and Chief Executive, Patient Opinion
- Doug Sutherland, Head of Innovation, Innovation Leeds, Leeds
City Council
- Dale Birch, Deputy Leader, Bracknell Forest Council
Workshop E: E-democracy 2.0: Social networking and virtual worlds
Chair: James Crabtree, Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- David Burden, Managing Director, Daden Ltd
- Jon Bernstein, Multimedia Editor, Channel 4 News
- Graham Hayday, Clarke Mulder Purdie
Sponsored by Clarke Mulder Purdie
Workshop F: Electronic voting: an unnecessary risk?
Chair: Ross Ferguson, Hansard Society
- Becky Hogge, Executive Director, Open Rights Group
View Presentation
- Andrew Scallan, Director of Electoral Administration, Boundaries
and Policy, Electoral Commission
- David Canning, Head of Electoral Modernisation, Ministry
of Justice
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15.30 - 16.00
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Coffee break and
exhibition
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16.00 - 16.45
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Question Time
Chair: Paul Johnston, Head of European Public Sector Team,
Cisco
Panellists: Martha Lane Fox, Director, Lastminute.com and Channel
Four
Andrew Miller, MP, Chairman, Parliamentary IT Committee (PITCOM)
Theresa May MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Ed Davey MP, Chief of Staff and Chair of Campaigns and Communications,
The Liberal Democrats
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16.45 - 16.50
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Closing remarks
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