[Ag Meinungsfindungstool] [NCDD] Invitation to join the Online Dialogue and Deliberation Infrastructure Working Group

[Michael Allan <mike AT zelea.com>]

Dear all,

This looks like another nascent group for the purpose of cross-project
standards and infrastructure.

Mike


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From: Mark Frischmuth <mark AT DEMOCRACYLAB.ORG>
Subject: Invitation to join the Online Dialogue and Deliberation 
Infrastructure Working Group
To: NCDD-DISCUSSION AT LISTS.THATAWAY.ORG

Hi everyone,

It was great to spend time with many of you at the NCDD conference in
Seattle earlier this month. It was an exciting conference, with so many
good people and great ideas.  Thanks to everyone who helped to make it a
success!

Many at the conference expressed a desire for better online tools to engage
people to strengthen communities, facilitate dialogue, solve problems and
coordinate action. As conversations at the conference developed, a group of
us realized that there’s an opportunity to come together to present a
collaborative proposal for consideration by NCDD for the Catalyst Awards (
http://ncdd.org/catalyst-awards).  We’re writing today to let you know
about our collaboration and to invite you to join our group.  You can find
more information and sign up at http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/oddi.

Our group is in the process of defining how we’ll work together and what we
hope to accomplish. Early signs point towards the development of an open
standards/open source foundation that online engagement tools could be
built upon, eventually allowing practitioners to select the tools and
features most appropriate to the needs and desired outcomes of the
community being engaged.

We’ll occasionally report our progress to the larger NCDD community. We’d
welcome your input and participation if our work is of interest.

Warm regards,
ODDI Working Group
(Online Dialogue and Deliberation Infrastructure)

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