E-LETTER
Category: Joint Decision Making
Number of Participants: 200+
Participant Profile: Introvert
Expertise: No Expertise Required
Participant Eligibility: Low Eligibility
Duration: 4 Months
Budget: Medium
Place: online
e- What is a Petition?
It is a method used to show support for an opinion and pressure the authorities to change it. It is used to collect signatures online like a paper petition.
Advantages
Brings together people who stand for the same thing
Provides understanding and awareness of other people
Easier to distribute and sign
Allows many people to join quickly and easily
Disadvantages
Cannot enable those who cannot use or have access to the internet to participate
Responses can be provoked
Cannot provide an in-depth discussion environment
How to Plan an e-Petition?
STEP 1: Providing the necessary technological infrastructure for online participation, developing a website. (This step is skipped if there is already an infrastructure)
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STEP 2: Identifying the topic being advocated and clearly preparing the text
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STEP 3: Publication and distribution of the petition
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STEP 4: Participants sign the petition by writing their names, e-mail and postal addresses and signatures are collected
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STEP 5: Petitions and signatures are submitted to the authorized institution, sometimes by printing out and sometimes digitally.
