Extending E-Government and Citizen Participation in Australia through the Internet

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Author(s): L. Walsh (Deakin University, Australia)
Copyright: 2007
Pages: 7
Source title: Encyclopedia of Digital Government
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko (University of Tampere, Finland)and Matti Malkia (The Police College of Finland, Finland)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-789-8.ch123

Keywords: Electronic Government / Government & Law / Information Science Reference

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This article seeks to provide a brief overview of the current development of digital democracy in Australia, with emphasis on the use of the Internet to extend and enhance citizen participation. Use of the Internet within the definition of digital democracy proposed is categorized into three overlapping groups: (1) e-government services and administration; (2) participatory technologies; and (3) informal modes of participation.

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