Government websites are organization-centric, complicated and confusing, according to a survey of government web professionals in the United States, New Zealand and Canada, writes Gerry McGovern on his blog New Thinking.
Governments are addicted to proving that they are doing their job properly. Many government websites are politics-centric. They talk about the 5-year plans they have just launched, rather than using the website to help implement the 5-year plan.
Too many government websites tell us about what their political masters did. With soft focus pictures we are told that the minister has just arrived down for breakfast. Oh, look, he sat down and is reaching for the toast. I wonder will he have marmalade or honey this morning. (I really care about his diet.)
Too many government websites tell us about the legislation they are enacting. We are victims of a tsunami of policies, procedures and publications in a language that is often meaningless.
Read full story
| Posts in category 'legislation' |
|
21 October 2007
|
|
|
|
19 March 2007
|
|
|
|
14 March 2007
|
|
|
|
10 March 2007
|
|
|
|
2 March 2007
|
|
|
|
Technology transforming relationship between the elected and the electorate of Europe [eGov monitor]
1 February 2007
|
|
|
|
24 January 2007
|
|
|
|
26 November 2006
|
|
|
|
21 November 2006
|
|
|
|
8 November 2006
|
|
By almost every measure, public confidence and trust in politicians and political institutions is slipping. |
|
11 October 2006
|
|
|
|
3 October 2006
|
|
|
|
25 September 2006
|
|
|
|
16 September 2006
|
|
|
|
4 September 2006
|
|
|
|
3 September 2006
|
|
|
|
24 August 2006
|
|
|
|
21 August 2006
|
|
|
|
19 August 2006
|
|
|
|
2 August 2006
Posted by Experientia
|
|
|
Putting People First
Experientia's daily insights on experience design, user experience and innovation
Experientia news
Più di 250 partecipanti sono attesi in occasione della prima
L'UPA (Usability Professionals' Association) è orgogliosa di
Experientia ha appena risolto il problema di posta elettronica con il
New York Times technology reporter Steve Lohr reports on the
Niti Bhan wrote a long article on Core77 on marketing to the
Nearly by accident I discovered Nokia's recently launched
is powered by WordPress


Involve (an independent UK organisation focused on the practicalities of giving more power to ordinary people) has produced an “Evaluation Guide - Making a Difference: A guide to evaluating public participation in central government”, as a
A new study has shown that public involvement in policy-making is unlikely to become more prevalent in the information age - confounding hopes of e-democracy enthusiasts everywhere for a strengthened state of democratic engagement.
Online petitions like the 1.8m-strong one against road pricing risk undermining representative democracy, a committee of senior MPs warned today.
Recently the Downing Street website crashes under the weight of e-mails from angry voters.
Europe has celebrated 50 years of peace and political progression, but the next 50 will see massive changes in the relationship between the electorate and politicians thanks to technology.
In the age of ubiquitous participatory culture - from the explosion in user generated media to the very way we do business, art, collaboration and even education - the world of politics often feels left behind, writes 
Over the summer the
Falling voter numbers in elections across the European continent suggest people are increasingly disenchanted with the political process. Could an enhanced webcasting system, tested by local authorities in four countries, solve this ‘democratic deficit’ and help to bind communities together?
A new initiative by Israel’s parliament will soon allow every Israeli citizen to share his or her proposal for new legislation by cellular phone text messaging.
‘Facilitating Active Citizenship’ is the title of a status report on eParticipation in the UK and Germany, published by the
The 
The
“
During 2005-2006, The
“Technology and the Internet are changing democracy in America. We envision