[open-government] Reset Ireland - Irish Open Government Initiative

Fri Jan 7 21:52:24 UTC 2011

Hello Open Government Folks,

My name is Kevin Flanagan I'm working with Declan Elliott on a project
called Reset Ireland which aims to raise public and political awareness
about Open Government and Media Reforms and to get these issues on the
agenda for the next government. We are big fans of Open Government
initiatives. Any support you can offer by way of advice, participation or
promotion is greatly appreciated. I've included our press release below. I
hope its Ok to post events here.

All the Best

Kevin Flanagan

www.resetireland.com
https://twitter.com/resetireland
resetireland at gmail.com
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Reset Ireland

Reset Ireland is a grassroots initiative to facilitate conversation for real
social, political and economic change through developing an action plan for
open government and media reform. Many conversations about political reform
are already taking place in Ireland. Reset Ireland is an opportunity to knit
these conversations together. A call to action for an alternative Ireland.

Whats this about?

Like many people witnessing the events of the past couple of years we grew
tired of talking and began asking ourselves what we could do to promote
positive change.

Greater access to information on the workings of government empower the
public in making informed decisions on the direction they want the country
to take. Open Government and media reforms can make this a reality.

The key inspiration for Reset Ireland comes from projects such as the
Icelandic Modern Media Initiative www.immi.is along with various other
projects promoting openness, transparency and accountability in Government
around the world.

The aim of Reset Ireland is to create an opportunity for talented people to
come together and to work collaboratively on developing a set of proposals
with a positive vision for Ireland’s future.
So if you have an interest in media freedom digital or otherwise, government
openness, transparency and accountability then this applies to you.

So how is this going to work?

Reset Ireland isn’t your usual conference. Don’t expect keynote speakers.
This is a working conference using the Open Space format to get the most out
of the talents participants bring to the table. Open Space is designed to
help groups tackle complex issues. It challenges each participant to take
responsibility for their experience and supports lively and engaging
conversation. The essence of Open Space is that, once the framework is
explained, its in the hands of each participant to co-create the agenda and
to select which topics to start or engage with. We are very fortunate to
have Johnnie Moore as our facilitator for Reset Ireland.
For further information on Open Space see
http://www.johnniemoore.com/001587.php
 <http://www.johnniemoore.com/001587.php>
The outcomes of the event, the proposals and action plans will be published
online. Work on which will continue through a wiki after the conference. The
final text will be attributed to its many authors and openly licenced for
people to share. A summary of the output will be distributed to all Irish
political representatives.

Consider this event a stepping stone. With your support over the coming
weeks and months and in the run up to the general election Reset Ireland
will actively promote the text to raise public awareness of the benefits of
Open Government and greater Information Freedom.

Admission is Free but as capacity is limited we ask that you register by
dropping us an email at resetireland at gmail.com . We will get back to you
with confirmation.

When & Where
The event will take place over 2 days Saturday Jan 15th 9am-6pm and Sunday
Jan 16th 9am-4pm at 091Labs, Exchange House, Fairgreen, Galway (Near the
Radison Hotel)

We really want people to attend both days but understand this is not always
possible. If you can only make it for the one don’t be afraid to get in
touch.

The Organisers are
Declan Elliott a facilitator interested in self-organizing systems and peer
learning.
Kevin Flanagan a visual artist with an interest in Digital Culture.

For further information and updates see
www.resetireland.com
https://twitter.com/resetireland
resetireland at gmail.com
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