Government 2.0 does not mean that the government has to do everything alone. Gov 2.0 is rather about involving all sorts of actors in the process of open and transparent governance. However, there are obstacles to this inclusion, and the main problem is the existence of multiple IDs and reluctance of people to create new ones. To deal with this problem it is crucial to allow citizens to sign in with one of their already existing IDs.
There are various ways to organize citizen participation – via online platforms, mobile alerts, discussion websites…
Here are some of the options ( listed from easy to advanced):
1 – Unify – a web platform is created, citizen are offered questions with answer choices, they also have the possibility to comment. The data goes to the city council/agency.
2 – Movo – mobile alerts containing questions and answer choices. Citizen can send comments and answer questions via mobile phones.
3 – Capture – a web platform fosters user contribution via gathering citizen opinions and visions on certain issues, especially on events and situations unfolding here and now.
4 – Reveal – crowd-sourcing of citizen ideas and generation of visions coming directly from the people. By voting for best ideas, the community moves them to the top (digg for the public sector).
5 – Converge – full service destination community, allowing to share opinions and run an open deliberation within your community.
