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From: "Steven Clift" <
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Date: Nov 15, 2015 4:57 PM
Subject: [DW] World Forum for Democracy Webcast, E-Networking Democracy Builders Globally? Strasbourg, France #COE_WFD
To: "E-Democracy. Org Projects Group" <
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| I leave for France on Monday for the World Forum for Democracy. Considering the tragic Paris attacks, the main event theme is very timely: Freedom vs control: For a democratic response Strasbourg, France 18-20 November 2015 Website/Plenary webcasts from: http://www.coe.int/en/web/world-forum-democracy/home Hashtag #COE_WFD : https://twitter.com/hashtag/coe_wfd?src=hash https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=%23coe_wfd If you be there, drop me a note! clift@e-democracy.org * My side gathering over dinner: E-Networking Democracy Builders Globally? - Dinner Conversation https://www.facebook.com/events/842231672562138/ Thursday, November 19 Small dinner conversation on the side of the World Forum for Democracy in Strasbourg. Topic: What can the democracy building/civic engagement community learn from online networking related to the Open Government Partnership (both official networking and civil society networking like the UK civil society OGP online group)? How might we digitally bridge the worlds of #demopart and #opengov #opendata #civictech #nptech? Or put another way, whether it is government-led democracy global promotion efforts, free press/human rights/FOI/participatory democracy organizing by civil society groups, or domestic "civic engagement" networks within well established democracies the opportunities to share knowledge globally in _effective_ online groups, etc. is far weaker than in the digital government and civic technology arena. And the opportunity to connect technology innovators in democracy with the broader democracy building world has has yet to be seized. This is what I'd like to talk about with 6 interested people over dinner. Main conference description: Democracies across the world feel increasingly vulnerable to a diverse range of threats – from violent extremism to economic, technological, environmental and geopolitical risks. Fear, and particularly the fear generated by violent attacks such as those carried out in 2015 in Paris, Copenhagen and in other parts of the world, destabilises societies. The lack of guarantees for the protection of personal data sharpens anxieties. In this context, the growing tension between the concern for safety and the protection of freedoms is one of the key challenges facing democracies today. How to maintain a balance between security and freedom in a democratic society under threat? Can democracies resist the escalation of fear and formulate responses based on civic responsibility and active citizenship? Can they deal effectively with security risks linked to the digital revolution without jeopardising individual rights and freedoms, the benefits of the digital revolution and democratic institutions? These questions will be in focus at the 2015 World Forum for Democracy. | Rest of post… | | | |
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