Events & Blogs Q4 – 2012

Presentatie CROS/Alders, Oegstgeest, 4 oktober United Nations University, Hong Kong & Macao, 15-17 October Congres Social Media for Local Government, Mechelen, 21-22 October Masterclass New Media , EIPA, 8-9 November Rutte II is geen Rutte 2.0, ICTU blog, 12 november ICTU Café: ICT op de politieke agenda, ICTU, 13 November Beleid maken met sociale media, […]

Hong Kong & Macao, October 2012

  On invitation by the Electronic Governance Center and the e-Macao Program, I visited Macao for presentations and talks about cooperation on eGovernment projects with the United Nations University – International Institute for Software Technology  (UNU-IIST)                 Seminar on CitizenVision 2.0 in e-Macao Program           […]

eGovernment und Netzpolitik im europäischen Vergleich

eGovernment und Netzpolitik im europäischen Vergleich, NOMOS Verlag Alle sprechen von Netzpolitik, aber was ist das eigentlich? Und wie lässt sich elektronische Verwaltung oder E-Government von Politik im und fürs Netz unterscheiden? Der Band soll Antworten auf diese aktuellen Fragen geben. Er beginnt mit einer allgemeinen Einführung in den Themenkomplex, in der auch der Stand […]

An IDEA like IKEA: eCollaboration Swedish Design

Suppose you have a problem, what’s the best way to solve it? How about inviting a selected number of experts on the topic from all over the world, pay for their travel, lock them up in a former prison on an island, seduce them to present their views, facilitate that by excellent food, cleverly moderate […]

OSCE Anti-Corruption meeting in Dublin

From 22 – 24 April 2012, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) held a meeting in Dublin about “Promoting Good Governance and Combating Corruption in Support of Socio-Economic Development”. I was invited as a panellist for the Session “The key role of civil society towards developing comprehensive and effective anti-corruption approaches”. My […]

It’s high time for a CitizenVision 2.0

Electronic Government is no longer an appropriate framework for innovation in the public sector. The emphasis must shift to Collaborative Governance, and a CitizenVision 2.0 can support that transition Ambition Fifteen years ago in the Netherlands the first program started of what later became known as Electronic Government (eGovernment). Public Counter 2000 introduced the one-stop […]

European Citizens’ Initiative: first step towards Europe 2.0

Whether we like it or not, Europe is becoming increasingly important. For that very reason, new tools are needed to increase the quality of european democracy. The European Citizens’ Initiative is a first step.. Matt Poelmans. Member of the Board, Petities.nl Foundation Democratic deficit If anything, the euro crisis has made it clear that we […]

Dal punto di vista dei cittadini: la eCitizen Charter olandese

Laura Massoli of the Italian Department of Public Administration interviewed Matt Poelmans   Q1.  The release of the eCitizen Charter in 2006 provided clear and common requirements  for Government  in the provision and delivery of public service. How did you come out with the Charter? Which was the general process and the kind of stakeholders […]