User:Saqibwaheed/E-participation

Introduction to petition
A petition is a form of documents addressed to public authorities asking to consider a particular issue a petition is formal request to a higher authority by one of number of citizen. "Most petitions are addressed to parliaments or governments and concern issues related to legislation, public policy change or even personal issues or requests for grants." "In some cases petitions need to be sponsored by an official representative or supported by a minimum required threshold of citizens." In regions of the world that support the right to petition, generally a minimum number of signatures is required before the document will be accepted. For example, someone who wants to get an initiative need to file the documents with government officials and then collect valid signatures on the petition and submit them within a time.

Petitioning Systems
USA Petitions System/Process The current platform requires users visit the site directly to create or sign a petitions via the We the People website.

The current platform allows basic sharing of petitions, responses and other content on the site via social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

Mobile interface Whether through a mobile browser or standalone application, We the People should be accessible through mobile devices given the large and increasing portion of mobile traffic on the web.

Scottish Petitions System/Process
The Scottish Parliament accepted its first electronic petition from the ITC's electronic petitioning system.

The e-petitioner tool allows users to create a petition, to view/sign a petition, to add background information, to join an integrated discussion forum, and to submit a petition. No age limit is required for an individual filing an e-petition, and they can be submitted in any language and any format. However, cannot resubmit an e-petition on the same or "substantially similar" issue within a year after their petition was closed. every e-petition searchable by their respective identification numbers. The e-petition summary page includes all the relevant information pertaining to the petition, who filed the petition, whether it was filed on behalf of a group or organization, the number of signatures the petition received, the date it was lodged with the Parliament, and the petitioner's statement outlining its aims

Queensland Petitions System/Process
The petitions web-site includes A record of current E-Petitions including subject matter petitioner’s name and contact details, current number of signature and closing date, A record of closed E-Petitions including subject matter, precise wording petitioner’s name and contact details, name of sponsoring Member of Parliament number of signatures collected, closing date, and current status. Support material on the site includes: General information, rules, proposal form, conditions of use message Feedback forms E-Petitions process user survey Link to existing Members of Parliament database (includes phone, email and mail contact details) “Send a link” function (to send page links to friends)

Technical Details
The front pages are HTML. The program is written in CGI script (C++) and is designed for hosting by a Microsoft SQL server database. Any person, anywhere in the world, could administer the E-Petitions Database provided they had an internet connection and the correct logon user name and password.

Participatory Budgeting
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a process of decision-making, and a type of participatory democracy, in which ordinary people decide how to allocate part of a municipal or public budget.

E-Voting
E-Voting means these processes are performed electronically. This used for the first time in the U.S in1975.Internet voting in real political election was used first in the U.S. in 2000.

Lobbying
Lobbying is the attempted or successful influence of legislative administrative decisions by public authorities through interested representatives.

Spatial planning
Spatial planning is a key instrument for establishing long term, sustainable frameworks for social, territorial and economic development both within and between countries. Its primary role is to enhance the integration between sectors such as housing, transport, energy and industry, and to improve national and local systems of urban and rural development.

Consulting in Law Making
In democratic country has some media or system through which leader hear from the nation. Example
 * E-Voting / E-Polling
 * Talk Shows (Politician vs. Common People)
 * Internet Discussion Forums
 * Social Media (Facebook,Twitter etc.)

E-campaigning
E-campaigning is works with the world's leading campaigns to increase their effectiveness within weeks and help them win via strategy, analysis, training, events, advice and support.

Policy Discourse in Social Media
Policy discourse is defined as the way policy actors socially and publicly define and handle problems Important media channel for the current generation Facebook / Twitter / Blogs

Introduction to e-participation
E-Participation means that with the use of Information and communications technology give the authority to the citizen to participation in democratic decision making processes.

E-Participation areas supported by the tool based on Technologies.

Tools for e-participation
e-participation Chat Rooms

"Web applications where a chat session takes place in real time,which is especially launched for eParticipation purposes."

Policy life cycle
Agenda setting

Mention the need for a policy or a change in policy tell what problem we discuss.

People or group of peoples setup agenda ask other citizens to sign the petition.

Analysis

Suggest the process in which policy options are prepare for the ministry.

Implementation

When a enough number of Peoples have signed, the petition is sent to member of parliament (MP) or the parliament.

Monitoring the policy

This can involve judgement and close look of the policy research evidence and views of users. Here there is the possibility to loop back to Agenda Setting.