[cma-l] Fwd: E-Democracy 2.0

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From: Karen Roberts <Karen.Roberts at ofcom.org.uk>

E-Democracy 2.0

Following the success of last year’s event, The Wales Media Literacy
Network, in partnership with the National Assembly for Wales is
hosting a conference on the use of new technologies in relation to
civic participation on 20th March 2009 at the Vale of Glamorgan
Country Hotel and Spa. The conference will start with
coffee/registration at 9.30am.

Please see below the draft agenda for the day.  Please feel free to
pass this invitation on to anyone you think might like to attend.

We have already had considerable interest in the event and places are
limited. If you would like to reserve a place at the event you do can
do so by return e-mail to karen.roberts at ofcom.org.uk or on 029 2046
7202.   Could you please respond no later than Monday 16th March as
we’ll need to firm up numbers for catering purposes.

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Draft Agenda

9:30    Registration and coffee

10.00  Welcome

          Rhodri Williams, Director Wales, Ofcom

10.05  Contextualising e-democracy: ‘The National Assembly – one year on’.

          Peter Black AM, Assembly Commissioner with responsibilities
for ICT and communication.

10.30  Citizens’ Digital Participation - an overview of Ofcom’s latest
research, published today, with particular reference to findings
from Wales.
          Fiona Lennox, Media Literacy Policy Executive Ofcom

11.00  Coffee

11.15  Key note speaker

          Jesse Salazar - The Use of New Media in the US Presidential
election campaign

12.00  E-democracy in Wales : cross-party panel session.

           Chair – Sue Balsom, Ofcom Content Board Member for Wales

           Panel of politicians:  To be confirmed

12.45   Lunch

1:45     Citizen Participation: A Showcase of examples from community
groups in Wales.

Participants:  Merthyr Media Project

                    Communities @One

                    Niace Dysgu Cymru

                    Mencap

                    Canllaw Online

                    National Assembly for Wales: E-petitions

3.30.     Q&A

3.50      Closing remarks