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Sharing best practices for civic engagement

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Sharing best practices for civic engagement
In this Issue: November 2007

Welcome to the first edition of Engage. The driving force behind the creation of this vehicle, focused on sharing best practices for effective citizen engagement, has been you. Through our many conversations and persistent urging, we have accepted the role as coordinator and distributor of this educational tool. But, the success of Engage will depend on your continued commitment, as Thought Leaders, to share your ideas, your best practices, your project successes. Thanks to all who provided content for this edition -
it is informative and educational.

"If you engage people on a vital, important level, they will respond"
Edward Bond (1934 - ) English playwright

Cross-Media Public Participation

Across the spectrum, audiences have developed completely different patterns of communication. Following the convergence of communication media, as well as diverging habits of communication within different target stakeholder groups, there is a growing need in civic engagement efforts to offer multiple channels of participation in order to be inclusive. Read Story...

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Laurie Moye, Coordinator Regulatory Project and Public Participation of PNM, details how PNM set out to increase public participation and create best practices. Read Story...

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Web 2.0 in Government:
A Blessing and a Curse

On August 17, 2007, Gartner hosted a teleconference looking at how the emergence of communities and new participants across the entire value chain (from citizens to government workers, from aggregators and intermediaries to IT suppliers) poses new challenges and opportunities to government agencies to improve service delivery and efficiency. Read Story...

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Fifty-seven percent of online adults have used the internet to watch or download video. Read the Report.Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit. Read Story...

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The Next Form of Democracy

An excerpt from the book written by Matt Leighninger. Matt Leighninger presents a balanced and fascinating look at the relationship between citizens and government and the dramatic changes that relationship is undergoing. Read Story...

Of Interest: Trends, Reports, Information

Keep up with the latest ideas that could fast become trends. Read Story...

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