The Obama administration launches HealthCare.gov
Posted on 03. Aug, 2010 by Tom in Political Design Blog
Look at what the leaders in political communications are doing… as Maman Poulet puts it: “Merrion St watch out!”
UAE to Ban BlackBerry E-mail, Web Browsing and Messaging
Posted on 01. Aug, 2010 by Tom in Political Design Blog
Citing national security concerns, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that it will soon ban e-mail, web browsing and messaging for the BlackBerry smartphone.
Facebook Teams Up with British Government to Curb Deficit
Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by admin in Political Design Blog
The British government and Facebook have announced a partnership aimed at spearheading a new initiative focused on public spending and tackling the deficit.
This is being described as the “largest public engagement project” ever launched by the British government, and the goal is to tap into the 26 million British citizens who actively use Facebook and get their feedback and ideas about policies associated with the public spending budget.
The project, which is dubbed “The Spending Challenge,” is first launching via the Democracy UK Facebook Page. This page will link users to official government websites where they can get information and submit or opine on other ideas.
During the general election, more than one million people participated in election day polls using the Democracy UK Facebook Page. The government hopes to use that momentum to solicit ideas and opinions about the deficit.
The first phase of the Spending Challenge was rolled out to individuals who work in the public sector and the feedback was pretty strong: More than 60,000 ideas were submitted in just two weeks. This second phase, which is open to all British citizens, encourages individuals to not only submit ideas but to give feedback on suggestions from others.
Prime Minister David Cameron held a web conference with Mark Zuckerberg to discuss Facebook’s role in supporting the Treasury’s new project.
What do you think of the way the British Government is using social media to affect public policy? Let us know!
BEBO for Politics…
Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by Tom in Political Design Blog
Mr Birch (founder of BEBO) starting up a new political social networking site called Jolitics. Launching soon, it will be issue based and not party based. Because of Bebo’s success in Ireland, it will be one of its first markets.