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International

• Participate in Government - New Zealand
  www.govt.nz/en/participate
  This site allows people to have their say on government consultation documents, request information from a Minister or government organisation, provides contact details for local Members of Parliament, make a petition to parliament and start a citizens referendum.
• Citizen Space
  www.ukonline.gov.uk/CitizenSpace/CitizenSpace/fs/en
  Part of the UK Online website where citizens can participate and help shape government policy through consultations.
• Scottish Executive
  www.scotland.gov.uk
  The Scottish Executive website includes online discussion forums, information about current and closed consultations and the SEconsult email alert system, which allows individuals and organisations to register and receive a weekly email containing details of all new SE consultations (including web links).
• Scottish Parliament e-Petitioner service
  itc.napier.ac.uk/e-petition-scot
  e-Petitioner allows citizens to support a petition by adding their name and address online. Information about the subject is also provided, to put the petition in context and help citizens decide whether to sign. Citizens can also see who else has supported the petition (name and country only) or join in a discussion about it online.
• Your voice in Europe
  www.europa.eu.int/yourvoice
  The European Commission's 'single access point' to a wide variety of consultations, discussions and other tools which enable citizens to play an active role in the European policy-making process. European Commission
• Minnesota Issue Talk
  www.issuetalk.state.mn.us
  IssueTalk provides a forum for public debate and the sharing of information regarding public policy.
• Minnesota Department of Health Community Engagement Page
  www.health.state.mn.us/communityeng
  This Minnesota Department of Health site provides an introduction to community engagement and health services. It has an extensive bibliography of web links to other community engagement and health related sites.
• The Democracy Square - eDemocracy in Sweden
  www.demokratitorget.gov.se
  Demokratitorget provides a meeting place for debate and discussion on issues relating to democracy. Citizens can access all the reports and publications produced by the Government Commission of Swedish Democracy. This site has a link to an English version. Government of Sweden.
• International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)
  www.iap2.org
  IAP2 is an association of members who seek to promote and improve the practice of public participation in relation to individuals, governments, institutions and other entities that affect the public interest in nations throughout the world. This site provides information about IAP2 as well as a public participation toolbox and spectrum.
• Improvement and Development Agency
  www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk
  The knowledge section of the Improvement and Development Agency website provides a range of case studies on local government community engagement initiatives, as well as toolkits and guides. To access these resources, you need to register as a user.
• Canadian Policy Research Networks
  www.cprn.com/en
  Canadian Policy Research Networks regularly produces presentations and discussion papers on issues relevant to community engagement. Of particular interest is the Public Involvement Network.
• International Teledemocracy Centre
  itc.napier.ac.uk
  The International Teledemocracy Centre (ITC) at Napier University, Scotland, is a multidisciplinary research centre exploring how information and communication technology can enhance and support the democratic decision-making process. This website includes information about ITC publications and projects, and links to eDemocracy websites.
• DigitalGovernance.org
  www.cddc.vt.edu:16080/digitalgov
  The DigitalGovernance.org Initiative maintains a global, virtual community of people engaged in, or are interested in e-governance applications in developing countries. It is an independent initiative focusing on the role of ICTs in building accountable and democratic governance institutions in developing countries.
• Publicus.Net
  www.publicus.net
  This website is run by US eDemocracy strategist and consultant Stephen Clift. It includes eDemocracy articles and links, and information on Democracies Online Newswire e-mail list.
• e-thePeople
  www.e-thepeople.org
  This website provides a public forum for democratic and deliberative discussion and is operated by the Democracy Project, a non-profit organisation aimed at creating of citizen-centric public spaces on the Internet. e-thePeople includes tools for online deliberative 'conversations', polls, petitions and state-by-state information for letter-writers on government and policy issues.

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