Yesterday I did an interview with a university student, who is writing a dissertation on how the internet can be used to enable greater participation in community issues and local democracy.
It was a very interesting conversation and I was left will the opinion that local councillors and the City Council can do far more in this area. From the sounds of things the Council is lagging far behind other local authorities.
One thing I would be keen to see, is putting council meetings, like last night's budget debate, on the internet.
About 5 years ago a motion was put to council to film council meetings. This didn't take off as it needed media interest and would cost money. However technology has moved on and broadcasting meetings on the internet would cost very little. It would enable people to see exactly what their local representatives say and where the parties stand on the issues.
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