Technologies for popular participation: a research agenda

Abstract

The development of environments that promote electronic participation (e-Participation) by citizens in government issues is a challenge that requires robust and wide-ranging architectures and methodologies as well as the construction of an effective infrastructure that stimulates and supports citizen's participation. Also, the incentive for an education that leads citizens to participate in public life, with transparent information and technologically mediated engagement is a challenge. Faced with these issues, we propose a discussion and further research and practice in relation to this topic as part of the Great Challenges of the Brazilian Computing Society.