| DEMOS - towards a democratic, user-friendly application DEMOS stands for Delphi Mediation Online System. DEMOS is a web-based platform enabling fruitful and constructive debate between citizens and politicians with the intention of facilitating and encouraging "online-democracy". DEMOS is an international Research & Development project funded by the European Commission (IST-1999-20530). NEWS Hamburg online with DEMOS - Citizens developed excellent ideas! Nov. 4 - Dec. 2, 2002: The City of Hamburg used the DEMOS system for a debate about the future development of the city. Ole von Beust, the First Mayor of Hamburg, was impressed: "I have never seen such a creative discussion that generated so many interesting ideas. " Read more about Hamburg online with DEMOS...
Have a look at the documentation of the German press coverage of the use of Demos in Hamburg. |