Can eTENs new web technologies dramatically boost participation in local politics?
The eTEN project to bring politics to the people set itself a well-defined target of increasing by 25% the total physical attendance in a council chamber and online viewing of public proceedings. The results exceeded the project’s wildest expectations. Afterits web services deployed in ten local authorities across Europe, chambers of participating local authorities were standing room only, heralding the potential for a complete renewal of the local political process …