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Fuzzy Point of Failure

Jan

2013

Apple, Oracle, the Danish banks and the Danish government, today demonstrates how vulnerable we digital citizens are. I went to my online bank today. It told me I need to update Java, so I did (even if it is just a week ago I last did that, but hey, it’s Java so…). After doing so, I was met with this when I went to the bank: The banks and the government use the same “One for All” identity system, NemID, so I tried logging in ...

Book 2.0

Nov

2009

I am pleased to announce that the book, State of the eUnion: Government 2.0 and Onwards, is now in production and will be available for ordering in your favorite bookshop very soon. But wait, there’s more: On 18 November, the free, online version will be available from 21gov.net. Read the press release. Follow the book @gov20book on Twitter. The book’s twitter hashtag is #gov20book. Also, follow the list of contributors.

Next Book: Government 2.0 and Onwards

Aug

2009

Now the Coherency Management book is out, my next book project has ben launched. With the working title “State of the eUnion – Government 2.0 and Onwards”, the book will be published in min-November this year (reason), so it needs to be written in a rush. I have already invited a number of contributors, but now take the Call for Participation open for a couple of days for anyone to submit an abstract. We will accept legitimate and relevant remixes and reuses of stuff that ...

Canonicalization of Democracy?

Jun

2007

Ah, what an age it is When to speak of trees is almost a crime Bertolt Brecht To Posterity (1938) (German: An die Nachgeborenen; Danish: Til Efterkommerne) The Council of Europe invited me to participate in Forum for the Future of Democracy held in Sigtuna in Sweden this week. The general theme was Power and empowerment: the interdependence of democracy and human rights. I was invited to make a contribution in a break-out session about eDemocracy â€“ key role in facilitating and strengthening democratic processes? ...