e-democracy

It is not surprising that most governments of the world have web sites -- in fact, many call themselves "e-governments". In early November, the United Nations issued a report entitled "E-Government at the Crossroads" which showed that 173 of the U.N.'s 191 members had Web sites. (see patrickWeb story for details). That is the good news. The bad news is that only 20% of people with Internet access use them. This is because most e-government sites offer limited content and most do not have compelling nor useful transactions. Beyond that is the ultimate power of the Internet for citizens around the world -- the ability to be heard and to express opinions to their political leaders. (read more)

Public Policy January 18, 2004 08:30 PM