The e-democracy conference EDem 08 will take place at the Danube University Krems in Austria between 29th and 30th of September 2008.
Some of the issues and questions that are going to be raised are the following:
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To what extent can E-Democracy support and enrich our democracy?
- What and where are the interfaces, what methods can be used to integrate E-participation in present politics public administration processes?
- How can we ensure that the greatest number of people are reached and are able to use the means of participation?
- How can the modern media support political education?
- How can the Internet increase participation in political discussion?
- What are the limitations and the risks of E-Democracy?
During the conference experiences will be collected, examples good and bad practice analysed, the State-of-the-Art and future scenarios will be presented and discussed.