The Internet and Citizen Participation in Rulemaking

Regulation Room: How the Internet Improves Public Participation in Rulemaking

How the Internet improves public participation in rulemaking. Cornell eRulemaking Initiative (CeRI) designed and operated Regulation Room, a pilot project that provides an online environment for people and groups to learn about, discuss, and react to selected proposed federal rules. The project is a unique collaboration between CeRI academic researchers and the government. The U.S. Department o...

SmartSantander: Internet of Things Research and Innovation through Citizen Participation

The Smart City concept relates to improving efficiency of city services and facilitating a more sustainable development of cities. However, it is important to highlight that, in order to effectively progress towards such smart urban environments, the people living in these cities must be tightly engaged in this endeavour. This paper presents two novel services that have been implemented in orde...

Transparency and Public Participation in the Rulemaking Process

Citizen centric e-participation

New e-participation services are heralded as an important means to achieve “citizen-centric government”. The project “Citizen-centric e-Participation” is a trilateral collaboration project between Sweden, Estonia and Iceland, combining research with networking to enhance e-participation in three countries. The project network includes partners from local governments, experienced researchers in ...

Citizen Participation in the American Federal System

i This "In Brief" report highlights Commission findings and recommendations from an ACIR report entitled Citizen Participation in the American Federal System, adopted by the Advisory Sacramento) made significant contributions to the study. Carol S. Weissert, ACIR Information Officer, wrote this "In Brief" based on their work.