e-Access

In the scope of e-Access we can use world wide web to improve and enchance access official documents, legislation, procedures, services and political information of public importance that contribute to transparency of political process and quality of public opinion. The main purpose of this tool is to enable citizens to oversee their public representatives and government with information that is e-reachable and to improve contact with public representatives. Result of this tool is better political awareness of citizens that are also more included in the work of democratic decision-making institutions. In the comunication-sense this is a strictly passive tool that only informs citizens about activities of institutions. Citizens aren't able to communicate with these institutions so this is basically a one-way communication tool. E-Access can be adapted for different target-groups so users can select which content-directories, information or services are of their main interest.

E-Access to information of public interest is usually regulated through formal rules in democratic societies. This tool is predominant e-democracy tool.

Relevant web-links:

Parliament of Republic of Slovenia - legislation and official documents
Government of Republike Slovenije - legislation
Registry of regulations of Republic of Slovenia
ISPO - Informacijski servis podatkov e-uprav – eGovernment information service
Government communication office of Republic of Slovenia
European commision web-site – the Budget of EU  "How is your money spent?"

Literature:

Kako demokratizirati e-demokracijo na državnem portalu e-uprave RS? (expert article in Slovenian language)
Sodobna E-uprava: od zadovoljnega uporabnika do vključenega državljana (expert article in Slovenian language)

Bulletin boards

Web-based bulletin boards are meant to post public announcements, messages, news, opinions, reports, notifications and other information of public interest. Visitors can search and read through these messages and in some cases also comment on them. It is usually compulsory to register on the board so the posted information is more reliable.

Relevant web-links:

Bulletin board of Evrošola - Euroschool – school for democracyl
Bulletin board of Nova Gorica (archive, pdf 167 kb)

Source: Trechsel, Alexander H. / Kies, Raphael / Mendez, Fernando / Schmitter, Philippe C. (2003). Evaluation of the use of new technologies in order to facilitate democracy in Europe: e-democratizing the parliaments and parties of Europe (pdf, 482 KB). Geneve - Research and Documentation Centre on Direct Democracy, 2004.

Arranged by Ph. D Andrej A. Lukšič and Simon Delakorda, M.A. Candidate

Translation by Jernej Prodnik. Feel free to contact me if you find this translation very poor.