Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are limited so if you are interested
please contact Claire Clinton on 01273 231291 or by email at claire@headstar.com
Sponsors
Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction, strengthen communities and lift competitive advantage. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the way people work, live, play and learn.
Richard
Allan, Director, Government Affairs UK
Tel: 0208 824 0639
Email: ricallan@cisco.com
Web: www.cisco.com
Connecting Redbridge to web2.0
The London Borough of Redbridge's website has been described as 'completely awesome' and 'the future for local government'.
Redbridge i http://www.redbridge.gov.uk/ launched in June 2007 and has been changing the relationship between citizen and council ever since:
• Personalised
homepages with users directed to information based on their previous visits
• Neighbourhood
service access and interaction including a 'my nearest' application based
on post code location and Google mapping
• More than 18,000 registered users with almost half signing up for
email and SMS text alerts
• A 70% increase in the use of cheaper online channels for payments
• Over 3000 responses to the Redbridge Conversation, an online budget
consultation
• Almost 6,000 messages were posted on the moderated forums since last
year
Find out how Redbridge is embracing web 2.0 . . .
Angela Bernard, Web
Manager
Tel: 020 8708 3764
E-mail: angela.Bernard@redbridge.gov.uk
"We get people thinking, engaging and participating.
You can hire us to do online opinion research and public consultation that will involve your audiences and help you make informed decisions, or to develop e-consultation software for you using our open source platform.
At Delib we create tools that work for our clients how they want them to work. Thats our starting point on any project, making sure the solution fits; be it one of our ready to go products, customisable modular packages or fully bespoke services.
We've been doing this since 2001, making lots of clients happy -- including the BBC, the European Parliament, Defra, PCTs, DIUS and hundreds of local authorities."
Supporters
The Hansard Society is the UK’s leading independent, non-partisan political research and education charity. We aim to strengthen parliamentary democracy and encourage greater public involvement in politics.
Our work is based on the belief that an effective parliamentary system is central to a successful democracy. At the heart of our work is the principle that civic society is most effective when its citizens are connected with the institutions and individuals who represent them in the democratic process. For more information about the Hansard Society and its programmes of work, visit www.hansardsociety.org.uk.
MOMENTUM is a Specific Support Action project funded under the European Commission’s eParticipation programme.
The main objective of MOMENTUM Project is to strengthen political, social, scientific, and technological excellence in eParticipation by integrating results and practices of relevant initiatives, building upon the ICT research capacities of individuals and organisations spread across Europe.
MOMENTUM aims to monitor the existing eParticipation projects co-funded by the European Commission, consolidate their results and provide feedback to the projects, EC bodies and other designated stakeholders, thus advancing high-level political and institutional engagement.
The project consortium consists of 5 partners from 4 different EU member states, bringing together the innovative know-how of academic and research institutions, the deployment capabilities of the IT industry and the administrative experience of highly specialized consulting firms.
Contact Point: Anna Triantafillou - a.triantafillou@atc.gr
PEP-NET (Pan European eParticipation NETwork)
PEP-NET is a European Commission funded project which aims to establish a pan-European network exchanging ideas and information about 'e-participation' - online dialogue, discussion, debate and consultation. The aim is to enhance all aspects of the democratic process including political debate, lobbying and campaigning, ensuring all voices are heard.
The PEP-NET consortium comprises 20 participants from 12 EU Member States including government agencies, NGOs, consultants, scientists and researchers. The lead member is TuTech Innovation GmbH in Germany, and other members include Headstar in the UK, organiser of E-Democracy '08; the City of Hamburg; the Danish Technological Institute; Issy Media in France and the Associazione Democrazia Elettronica e Partecipazione Pubblica in Italy.
For further information please contact the Co-ordinator:
Rolf Lührs
TuTech Innovation GmbH
email: luehrs@tutech.de
For over 250 years the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress. Our approach is multi-disciplinary, politically independent and combines cutting edge research and policy development with practical action.
We encourage public discourse and critical debate by providing platforms for leading experts to share new ideas on contemporary issues. Our projects generate new models for tackling the social challenges of today and our work is supported by a 27,000 strong Fellowship - achievers and influencers from every field with a real commitment to progressive social change.