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Jim Compton Jim Compton Seattle City Council Seattle City Council Consejo de la Ciudad de Seattle Seattle Democracy Portal Seattle Democracy Portal Puerta de Entrada a la Democracia en la Ciudad de Seattle A Vision for Electronic A Vision for Electronic Communication between the City Communication between the City and its Citizens and its Citizens Visión para Establecer Comunicación Electrónica Entre el Gobierno Local de la Ciudad y sus Ciudadanos

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Jim ComptonJim ComptonSeattle City CouncilSeattle City Council

Consejo de la Ciudad de Seattle

Seattle Democracy PortalSeattle Democracy PortalPuerta de Entrada a la Democracia en la Ciudad de

Seattle

A Vision for Electronic Communication A Vision for Electronic Communication between the City and its Citizensbetween the City and its Citizens

Visión para Establecer Comunicación Electrónica Entre el Gobierno Local de la Ciudad y sus Ciudadanos

seattle.govseattle.gov

Award winning Award winning websitewebsite

80,000 pages of 80,000 pages of informationinformation

Model for others Model for others

But we wanted to do moreBut we wanted to do more

www.seattle.gov/scecwww.seattle.gov/scec

2001 Citizen 2001 Citizen Commission Commission

Commission Commission work led to the work led to the Democracy Democracy Portal initiative.Portal initiative.

Democracy Portal MissionDemocracy Portal Mission

To inform and engage citizens To inform and engage citizens about government, civic, and about government, civic, and

cultural affairs through cultural affairs through compelling use of television and compelling use of television and

Internet.Internet.

Seattle Channel Seattle Channel

US Cities can have US Cities can have cablecable channels channels

Most cities have TV operations, Most cities have TV operations, broadcasting City Council meetings broadcasting City Council meetings and some other local programmingand some other local programming

Seattle is the Right PlaceSeattle is the Right Place

Known for our civic activism.Known for our civic activism. High Internet (over 80%) and broadband High Internet (over 80%) and broadband

access (over 30%).access (over 30%). Award winning website (500,000 user Award winning website (500,000 user

sessions and 3 million page views a sessions and 3 million page views a month).month).

Award winning TV channel run by City Award winning TV channel run by City governmentgovernment

Elected officials really want to hear from Elected officials really want to hear from citizens.citizens.

This is an example This is an example of how the City of how the City Council uses the Council uses the website to website to encourage citizen encourage citizen participation.participation.

This site seeks This site seeks citizen opinions on citizen opinions on the performance the performance of a City of a City department.department.

Comments can be submitted anonymously Comments can be submitted anonymously or with a name.or with a name.

Can require address to establish local Can require address to establish local residence residence

City departments also use the website to City departments also use the website to get citizen comments.get citizen comments.

This site seeks input on the qualifications This site seeks input on the qualifications for a department head. for a department head.

Core component is new Core component is new websitewebsite

www.seattlechannel.orwww.seattlechannel.orgg

Focused on Focused on IssuesIssues Video StreamingVideo Streaming InteractivityInteractivity

IssuesIssues

Site takes topics Site takes topics of interest and of interest and explores them as explores them as issues.issues.

City Inside/Out City Inside/Out TV program TV program explores issues explores issues weekly.weekly.

VideostreamingVideostreaming

One of our One of our central features central features is is videostreaming.videostreaming.

We have 24 We have 24 hour-a-day live hour-a-day live video of our City video of our City Council and TV Council and TV signalsignal

Video On-DemandVideo On-Demand

About 500 videos About 500 videos availableavailable

160 are Council 160 are Council meetingsmeetings

Includes news Includes news programs, programs, features, press features, press conferences, etc.conferences, etc.

InteractivityInteractivity

The site The site encourages encourages interaction interaction between City between City government and government and citizens.citizens.

PollingPolling Polling is not Polling is not

scientific, but a scientific, but a way to involve way to involve users and gauge users and gauge opinion.opinion.

Other interactivityOther interactivity

E-mail access to all City officials and E-mail access to all City officials and staffstaff

Join one of 100+ e-mail listsJoin one of 100+ e-mail lists Volunteer OpportunitiesVolunteer Opportunities Call-in/e-mail in hearings and TV Call-in/e-mail in hearings and TV

programsprograms

Chat is comingChat is coming

Are People Using It?Are People Using It?

26,000 page views in December26,000 page views in December Two months last summerTwo months last summer

1151 viewers of City Council live stream1151 viewers of City Council live stream 915 viewers of channel live stream915 viewers of channel live stream

1200 e-mails to City Council about 1200 e-mails to City Council about budgetbudget

ConclusionConclusion

Many cities, including Barcelona, Many cities, including Barcelona, include some of these features on their include some of these features on their websiteswebsites

We package video and web features We package video and web features together, emphasizing two-way together, emphasizing two-way communicationcommunication

We want to listen and respondWe want to listen and respond Many new applications appearingMany new applications appearing