Title :
Governmeter: A Web application for monitoring governmental activity
Author :
De Sousa, Artur Jorge Afonso ; Gouveia, Luís Manuel Borges
Author_Institution :
Inst. Politec. de Viseu, Escola Super. de Tecnol. de Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
Abstract :
Governmeter is a web application based on the principles of eParticipation and social networks, specifically designed to monitor and discuss, in an objective and independent manner the governance and legislative activity of the Government. Initially, the discussion is essentially based on three aspects: the evolution of the statistical indicators, the objectives set by the government and government measures. This article describes the main features of Governmeter which is believed to substantially contribute to the interest and engagement of citizens in political deliberation.
Keywords :
Internet; government data processing; social networking (online); Web application; eparticipation; governmental activity monitoring; governmeter; political deliberation; social networks; statistical indicator evolution; Data visualization; Face; Government; Internet; Monitoring; Presses; Social network services; deliberation; eDemocracy; eParticipation; monitoring; social networks;
Conference_Titel :
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2011 6th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chaves
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1487-0