Panel proposal online community networks, e-government, and community-sourcing actions

Abstract

In trying to address pressing community needs in the face of dwindling resources, many government agencies, local community groups, and members of the public have formed symbiotic partnerships at local and state levels to address significant community challenges by marshalling and leveraging community resources. As part of this broad movement of community-sourcing solutions, local communities are turning to new online civic engagement platforms to help motivate and coordinate local volunteerism and problem solving. These online civic engagement platforms help local residents, service-oriented organizations, and local governments collectively take action to address pressing local needs. This panel will consider key issues for e-government and communities by these online civic engagement platforms.