Some Politicians in Europe Embrace Web 2.0

29 October '06 - 13:40

Some Politicians in Europe Embrace Web 2.0

is how I would have named the article in Business Week. ;o)

Kerry Campell asked me some questions about how German politicians 'work' with Web 2.0 for her article "Europe's Politicians Embrace Web 2.0. The quote for Germany is absolutly correct:

German politicians, however, are a bit slower than their Continental neighbors to get on the Web 2.0 wagon.

A very nice understatement. ;o) Although my interest in politics can be called "small" (one of the reasons I insisted she should talk to Nico about this as he is much more into the political stuff than I am) her questioning got me curious:

How are politicans in your country using modern technology? My view goes especially to my readers in the smaller European countries like for example Portugal ;)

Do they embrace it, or is it more of a necessary evil? Do they understand what they are working with, or is it more of a reaction because "others are doing it" and so they have to in order to stay cool?

(tip: you can leave a comment at the business week article as well)

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About Nicole Simon I love working with people and help them get successful, especially through the use of social software. Though I have been on the net for over a decade and have consulted SMB for years, I also understand the corporate side, as I have worked in a major corporation for 15 years.

If you need a name for what I do, I usually call myself a European New Media Specialist with a special interest in (micro) blogging, podcasting and second life. I also love to 'testdrive' products / concepts which is best described as Technology Implementation Analyst. Recently I have finished the German Twitter book and will specialize a bit in 2009 on this topic as well as building more bridges between communities.

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