Your chance to ‘collaborate’ in the development of the new Toronto site. A 2 day summit (November 26th and 27th) involving various stakeholders will investigate ways to get government sites more social: 

“City of Toronto Web 2.0 Summit will be an exciting, interactive forum to explore how Web 2.0 technology can change the way governments interact with citizens, create policies and make decisions.”

“The Web 2.0 Summit is an opportunity to:

Share ideas about how Web 2.0 and social media (such as wikis, blogs and social networking profiles) can increase civic engagement, reach all communities and improve City services.

Learn new ways for elected officials to engage communities on the services that affect their quality of life.

Help build the Web service strategy for Canada’s largest city.

People from government, educational institutions, various organizations and businesses will converge at the City of Toronto Web 2.0 Summit for better communication, better government and better democracy.

At first glance, it looks like the city’s first foray into collaboration will enable the masses to ‘listen in’ rather than ideate or comment.

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