What is E-Consultation

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The use of ICT tools and the Internet to ask people, or more specifically residents, to give their views and opinions on a set of issues related to projects, policies or decisions to be implemented. Learn more in: Smart City Governance: From E-Government to Smart Governance

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An interactive facility provided by local authority Web sites to allow citizens register and communicate by e-mail with their councilors. Learn more in: E-Census 2006 in New Zealand

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Refers to the process whereby citizens are given the opportunity to provide feedback to government online on matters of public importance and participate in the shaping of issues relevant to them via the new digital media. Learn more in: Re-Engaging the Public through E-Consultation in the Government 2.0 Landscape

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The use of the Internet to disseminate the developments in a policy field to the wider public, experts and interest groups, and to invite them to respond. Learn more in: Indicators and Measures of E-Government