[Sigifp-l] Plaza: The 25 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics

[Michel J. Menou]

From: electronicadvocacy at yahoogroups.com <electronicadvocacy at yahoogroups.com>
Date: Friday, September 26, 2003, 10:51:27 AM

This "2nd worldwide survey" by PoliticsOnline is interesting from a
number of standpoints. But for the 2 first mentioned names, Al Jazeera and
Africa Online, both commercial services, the winners are all from the
"1st world".

The universal trend toward considering one's own backyard as the
center of the universe might be somewhat counterproductive in an era
of globalization.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2003
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4TH WORLD FORUM ON E-DEMOCRACY AND POLITICSONLINE ANNOUNCE
THE 25 WHO ARE CHANGING THE WORLD OF INTERNET AND POLITICS

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France - PoliticsOnline and the 4th World Forum on e-
Democracy announce the results of its second world wide survey
<http://www.politicsonline.com/pol2000/bestofthebestresults.asp>
recognizing the top 25 individuals, organizations and companies that are
having the greatest impact on the way the Internet is changing politics. 

In recent years, the Internet and burgeoning information technologies have
inexorably altered our body politic, fundamentally changing the way we do
democracy. On Friday, at the 4th Annual Worldwide Forum on Electronic
Democracy, PoliticsOnline recognized the best of the best -- the innovators
and pioneers who blaze the e-political trails. 

PoliticsOnline asked
http://www.politicsonline.com/pol2000/specialreports/25Changing_2003/nominations.asp
it's 30,000 readers and subscribers to name the people,
organizations and companies that are changing the world of Internet and
politics. From these nominations, 25 world changers and five rising stars
were selected. 
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