Digital Democracy: Waste of time or a roaring success? / PublicTechnology.net, 22 April 2008
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"Central and local government have both adopted the Internet to promote their activities and to get feedback from citizens. But how successful has this been? It's the focus of a debate at University of Leicester - Monday 19th May, 5.00-6.30pm.
Is broadband access our most potent way to promote democracy? Are political blogs changing politics and culture? Does the general public feel more in touch with local and national government? Has it revitalised our appetite for politics? Or has it all been a terrible miscalculation?"