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How the manifestos stack up on digital and democratic reform - Dr Andy Williamson
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How the manifestos stack up on digital and democratic reform. April 14, 2015. April 16, 2015. Only the Conservatives directly reference the Open Government Partnership, which might well be a considered a benchmark for open, digital government, in their manifesto and commit to broadly continue this work. Labour do discuss openness and transparency in some detail in their Digital Government Review. And Labour’s Manifesto is here. Other parties are available! Now you’ve got broadband, can you use it? Too ma...
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Experience - Dr Andy Williamson
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Re-imagining Leadership and Transforming Engagement. I work with parliaments, governments and public agencies and local government to create cultures of internal innovation and to transform their engagement strategies to support new digital and social channels. This work is about cultural transformation and re-building relationships to increase trust and support effective consultation, transparency and co-creation of policy and practice. Digital Strategy and Social Networking. I work with digital and soc...
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Parliament Archives - Dr Andy Williamson
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July 5, 2016. Middot; Published July 5, 2016. Building the digital parliament. The World e-Parliament Report 2016, which I authored, is now available. It reveals how digital and social technologies have supported deep changes in the operational environment and cultural landscape of parliaments. The data behind the report tells a story of.. April 12, 2016. Middot; Published April 12, 2016. Alan Duncan is a symptom of our democratic collapse. April 16, 2015. Middot; Published April 16, 2015. March 20, 2015.
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Tweeting to the boys: Social media is just as male and stale as the rest of politics - Dr Andy Williamson
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Tweeting to the boys: Social media is just as male and stale as the rest of politics. April 12, 2015. Once again, a handful of sensationalising journalists have proclaimed this to be the first true social media election. I’ve explained before it isn’t. Back in 2011 I did some research that looked at the gender balance in political blogs. And it was clear then that this was a male domain Many people have argued too that the internet is a male domain but I don’t believe that’s really the case, certainly it...
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UK Archives - Dr Andy Williamson
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June 13, 2016. Middot; Published June 13, 2016. Middot; Last modified June 14, 2016. Weapons of mass distraction and the EU referendum. Both sides of the EU referendum campaign are guilty of being ‘economical with the truth’, gilding lillies in ways we never thought possible. The amount we pay to the EU? Rubbish. The impact on the economy if we leave? April 12, 2016. Middot; Published April 12, 2016. Alan Duncan is a symptom of our democratic collapse. March 24, 2016. Middot; Published March 24, 2016.
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Digital democracy Archives - Dr Andy Williamson
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July 5, 2016. Middot; Published July 5, 2016. Building the digital parliament. The World e-Parliament Report 2016, which I authored, is now available. It reveals how digital and social technologies have supported deep changes in the operational environment and cultural landscape of parliaments. The data behind the report tells a story of.. March 24, 2016. Middot; Published March 24, 2016. I’d prefer a proper conversation! November 21, 2015. Middot; Published November 21, 2015. October 6, 2015. Digital di...
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Words and pictures - Dr Andy Williamson
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I’ve been writing about democracy and participation for a while now. If you are looking for something I’ve written or for a copy of a presentation then hopefully you can find it (or at least a reference to it) here, but if not, please drop me a line. Here’s a long-list of my publications, presentations and workshops. This covers everything from academic papers through books and newspaper articles. Here’s my slideshare page, I try and upload slide-decks from public presentations to here. Chair, Do-it UK.
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What I do - Dr Andy Williamson
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What do I do? I make democracy work better! I do this through consultancy, research and evaluation and then by writing and talking about it. I take democratic organisations and citizens on a journey from arrogance to intimacy. As an internationally recognised expert in digital democracy and citizen engagement,. Andy is an exceptional thinker and political innovator. He thinks outside the box, constantly questioning and searching for a better way of creating democracy and public participation. He’...Rangi...
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Books & Reports - Dr Andy Williamson
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Books & Reports. Building the digital parliament. The World e-Parliament Report 2016, which I authored, is now available. It reveals how digital and social technologies have supported deep changes in the operational environment and cultural landscape of parliaments. The data behind the report tells a story of the digital parliament as a living entity, directly linked to those it serves in ways . My new book: From arrogance to intimacy – a handbook for active democracies. I’ve just finished writing ...
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