From the January 6, 2012 Innovators Insight Newsletter: “Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have unveiled Madison, a live legislative markup tool that accepts online feedback on bills as they move through the legislative process. Released in conjunction with an upcoming bill, the tool allows users with perhaps more expertise in aRead… Read more »
“The Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center is a cutting-edge coal-fueled electric generating plant currently under development near Sweetwater,Texas. It is among the first such plants in the USA to include commercial-scale post-combustion carbon capture equipment in its design and will be among the cleanest coal-fueled power plants in the USA. Over the past three years, theRead… Read more »
“On 1 January, the European Commission provided EU citizens, businesses and NGOs with an extension of the period for commenting on plans for new policies and legislation from eight to 12 weeks, making it easier for them to get involved in EU policy-making.” The Commission also established a new alert system. Read more in thisRead… Read more »
Hosted by the Brookings Institution Monday, January 09, 2012 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM “Congressional approval ratings stand at an all-time low and grassroots movements such as Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party are mobilizing citizens to engage in the democratic process and push for change. But do America’s young people have the toolsRead… Read more »
“The Center for Integrative Leadership and the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota seek paper proposals for a conference on what it means to create public value in a multi-sector, shared-power, no-one-wholly-in-char Original post
From the 12/29 issue of Science Daily: “For decades, science has suggested that when people make decisions, they tend to ignore logic and go with the gut. But Wim De Neys, a psychological scientist at the University of Toulouse in France, has a new suggestion: Maybe thinking about logic is also intuitive. He writes aboutRead… Read more »
From the Public Technology Institute website: Webinar Dates For Governments: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 2:00–3:00 PM ET For Non-Profits: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 2:00–3:00 PM ET Offered by PTI and Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration. Led by James Davy, Director of the Rutgers Center for Applied Appreciative Inquiry and a former public officialRead… Read more »
The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Community Engagement Specialist for its office in the metro DC area. The job application period closes on January 5, 2012. About the Nature Conservancy “The Nature Conservancy is the world’s leading conservation organization, working in all 50 states and more than 33 countries. Founded in 1951, the mission ofRead… Read more »
There is a new report out from the Economist, the next in it’s annual series of reports that detail the state of democracy around the world. This year’s report is entitled “The Democracy Index 2011: Democracy under stress”. Read more and download this year’s report. Original post
We’re glad to share this job announcement from Joshua Breitbart of the New America Foundation: The New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative seeks a Technologist to join our team in Washington, D.C., building a new device-as-infrastructure communications tool for democratic organizing, civil society, and free speech in the 21st century. http://newamerica.net/node/56265 Original post