E-Totem, Digital Locative Media to Support E-Participation in Cities

TherelationshipbetweengovernmentsandtheircitizenshaschangedwiththeriseofICTs.Even ifthesechangescanstrengthentheactiveroleofsocietyinthecontrolandparticipationofpublic administration,thereisariskthatthisprocesscanincreaseexclusionespeciallyindevelopingcountries, mainlybecausealargepartofthepopulationdoesnothaveaccessatalltimestothefacilitiesand servicesprovidedbyICTs.Thisarticledescribese-Totem,asoftwareandhardwareplatformproduced tosupportinclusivee-participationinlargecities.It isalsodescribedthreepopularparticipation initiativesimplementedusingtheplatform,fromwhichhundredsofthousandsofcitizeninteractions wereobtainedfromtheplatform.e-Totemiscustomizedtobeinclusiveandsuitableforuseinsuch awidevarietyofscenariosaswellasbeingusedbysuchasignificantvolumeofpeople. KEywoRDS Digital Totems, e-democracy, e-government, e-participation, Information Systems, Mobile Computing, Smart Cities, Social Participation

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