Gov2u is a non-governmental organization founded in 2004 with the aim of assisting parliaments become efficient and transparent institutions by harnessing the tools of Information and Communication Technologies and offering citizens and civil society the opportunity to participate individually and collectively in the policy input process of parliamentary democracy.
Towards the achievement of this aim, Gov2u has created the Gov2DemOSS platform [http://citycouncil.gov2u.com/], an open source, generic but customizable, informative and collaborative e-participation platform. The most advanced platform of its kind, Gov2DemOSS provides an efficient channel for institutions and organizations to keep their communities informed, manage their information repositories, gauge public opinion, interact directly with their constituents and to involve them in the decision making process. The core component of the platform is the deliberation forums through which citizens can view current topics under discussion, access related documents, express their views and cast their votes in polls. The platform also contains a wealth of other features to facilitate information sharing and dialogue. You can learn more about Gov2DemOSS in the e-brochure featured on the home page of our site www.gov2u.com . The platform is already implemented in USA and Spain and has been awarded with the EU Good practice label for 2006.