Working group to study e-democracy efforts« Thread Started on Aug 3, 2007, 9:49pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Working group to study e-democracy effortsBY John MoorePublished on Aug. 2, 2007 read at source> http://www.fcw.com/article103400-08-02-07-WebAn international panel plans to study the use of online meetings as a way to boost citizen participation in government decisions.The International Working Group on Online Consultation and Public Policy Making aims to advance e-democracy research. It includes members from Australia, France, Israel, Italy, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The group is the first to launch under the Center for Technology in Government’s digital government initiative. The center’s funding for the online consultation group stems from a $1 million National Science Foundation grant.