[okfn-discuss] London Oct 23 Event - Social media and local political representation: a game changer or all hype?

Wed Oct 22 14:24:30 UTC 2014

This event on Thursday will also be webcast starting at 2 pm UK time:

http://bit.ly/wiredcllrwebcast

Twitter hashtag #wiredcllr

Info from:
http://bit.ly/cliftuk14

Time zone converted:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Wired+Councillor+Webcast&iso=20141023T14&p1=136
On Oct 14, 2014 2:51 PM, "Steven Clift" <clift at e-democracy.org> wrote:

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> Come on along! This should be a very interesting and fresh conversation!
> Here is info on my full trip - http://bit.ly/cliftuk14 - I'll be adding
> slide links soon.
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> - Steve
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>
> Join me as I present on the dynamic trend of "friending for office"
> and present a case study on a new crop of recently elected Facebook
> "native" local councillors in the Minneapolis who are using Facebook
> to engage constituents in meaningful exchanges on public issues
> literally multiple times a day. - Steven Clift
>
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> ** Social media and local political representation: a game changer or
> all hype? **
>
> Involve
> Thursday, 23 October 2014 from 13:30 to 16:30 (BST)
> London , United Kingdom
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> RSVP from:
> http://bit.ly/socmedialocalpolOct23London
>
> Event Details
>
> Digital could mean a real opportunity for local politicians to improve
> and adapt interaction and engagement with communities so that the
> public is much more engaged on its own terms, through an approach that
> is less institutionally-focused and more citizen-driven.  But does it?
>
> This event explores how new technologies and social media are
> impacting local democracy and the relationship between the networked
> councillor and the local community.  Developments in social media mean
> that in principle constituents can now count on many more immediate
> channels to access their political representatives and put their
> concerns and ideas directly to them. By the same token, local elected
> representatives can now use a low cost platform to communicate with
> their constituency as often as they like.
>
> The event is conceived as a facilitated conversation between local
> policy actors, civil society practitioners and academics to discuss
> some key questions and draw lessons:
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> - What are the implications of greater use of digital and social media
> for the relationship between councillors and citizens? Does it change
> the way representatives work and the way we understand responsiveness?
> Does it disrupt established practices and institutions? Or is it all
> hype?!
>
> - Will new technologies widen the political space or increase
> populism? Will they create new forms of inequality in accessing power
> - whoever shouts (tweets?!) more?
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> - What new types of representatives are empowered?
>
> - How does this new unmediated interaction influence constituents’
> perception of their local representatives?What lessons can be learnt
> from case studies in the UK and abroad?
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> Presenters incude:
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> Steve Clift http://stevenclift.com/
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> Dan Jellinek http://www.danjellinek.com/
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> and
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> "Wired" councillors sharing their experience:
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> Councillor Tim Cheetham, LGA Improvement and Innovation Board
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> https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/about-us/how-the-council-is-organised/general-information-about-councillors/cheetham-cllr-tim
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> Councillor Liz Green http://www.kingstonlibdems.org/web/?q=lizgreen
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> Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com
>   Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org
>   Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy
>   Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072
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