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dc.contributor.authorDumitrica, Delia
dc.coverage.spatialNetherlandsen
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-09T13:58:22Z
dc.date.available2017-10-09T13:58:22Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationDumitrica, D. (2017) Ons Geld citizen initiative, Netherlands. IT for Change Case Study.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/13268
dc.description.abstractOns Geld (Our Money) is a Dutch citizen initiative seeking to put the question of money production on the public agenda. Ons Geld pushed for legislation that would ensure commercial banks cannot create new money when providing their clients with credit lines. Furthermore, the initiative asked that when money is created by the state, it should be used in the public interest and not for bailing out commercial banks or real estate companies. The Netherlands is often hailed as a leading example of the integration of ICTs within democratic politics, and the organisers of Ons Geld initiative made extensive use of digital technologies - websites, online forums, social networking platforms, electronic newsletters - to build support for their initiative. This case study suggests that explicitly integrating ICTs within the formal avenues for citizen participation constitutes a good starting point for expanding the current e-government policy framework. Such an enlargement entails the development of suitable online tools that can allow citizens to start citizen initiatives in a way that is inclusive and deliberative from the beginning. Furthermore, such a framework should not limit itself to technological solutions, but also invest in the development of cultures of civic engagement, as well as provide resources for the development of these initiatives.en
dc.description.sponsorshipDFIDen
dc.description.sponsorshipUSAIDen
dc.description.sponsorshipSidaen
dc.description.sponsorshipOmidyar Networken
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIT for Changeen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/en
dc.subjectFinanceen
dc.subjectGovernanceen
dc.subjectParticipationen
dc.subjectTechnologyen
dc.titleOns Geld citizen initiative, Netherlandsen
dc.typeSeries paper (non-IDS)en
dc.rights.holderIT for Changeen
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rioxxterms.funder.project9ce4e4dc-26e9-4d78-96e9-15e4dcac0642en


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