the e-politics conversation

is the question of e-politics passe?

e-government: the results

1. Volume of citizen input is overwhelming

2. its not living up to its potential, especially as it relates to interactivity

3. increased openness and efficiency and meets the needs of citizens

Klotz's view

"[Citizens] seem content to use e-government opportunities to make targeted improvements in conventional ways of dealing with government."

e-government potential

Klotz

efficientopen

Kippen & Jenkins

efficientopenchange relationship between citizen and govt

e-business

"to add value to the customer relationship in the customer’s terms to maximize the value of the relationship to the customer for the customer’s benefit and the company’s profit."

- Frederick Newell

Kippen & Jenkin believe

1. political organizations could benefit from an e-strategy

2. four roadblocks: 1. Time scarcity2. Lack of leadership3. Threat to established power4. Financial resources

3. solution: government funding

2004

dnc rnc

2008

dnc

dnc: pre-Obama

rnc

Rush on e-politics

"A powerful new lobbying force is coming to town: Barack Obama's triumphant army of 3.1 million Internet-linked donors and volunteers…it's not just the 1.9 volunteers, it's the Internet donors..."

Rush on Trippi

"the Internet politics guru whose computer geeks made Howard Dean a contender in 2004 and who went on to design Obama's socially networked campaign machine."

just launched...

RNC: Republican for a Reason

Kippen & Jenkins

"Political parties are...facing serious internal challenges. The desire of party members for greater involvement in internal party processes such as decision making is causing significant conflict."

from RNC: Republican for a Reason

"let's learn from the trouncing we took in social media and build upon it. Elections will continue to be played out online in years to come."

-Tamara from Shelbyville, IN