Using the Internet to Build Capacity in Local Stakeholders
Barbara Brandon
Bob Carlitz
Information Renaissance
Pittsburgh, PA

ÒThe Internet Changes EverythingÓ
Transformative
Democratic
Scaleable

Using the Internet to Build Capacity in Local Stakeholders
Increasing public participation with interactive Web sites
Changing stakeholder attitudes toward the Internet
Libraries as a Community Resource for Environmental Information

Increasing Public Participation With Interactive Web Sites
Online Rulemaking
Online Federal Advisory Committees
Online Modeling

Increasing Public Participation With Interactive Web Sites
Electronic Enforcement
Online Permitting
Online Communities

Online Rulemaking
Background material online
Electronic Docket Rooms
Reply Comment Periods
National Dialogues

Changing Stakeholder Attitudes Toward the Internet
EDUCATION
Process education
Online workshops
Online guides and 1-page Templates
Online lectures via Streaming video

Changing Stakeholder Attitudes Toward the Internet
TOOLS
Glossaries and FAQs
Hotline to assist Web use
Improved access to databases

Changing Stakeholder Attitudes Toward the Internet
GROUPS
Networks and e-mail
Online information brokers
Enhanced public access to the net
Improved state agency and NGO sites

Libraries as a Community Resource for Environmental Information
A National Dialogue online
September 18-29, 2000
www.network-democracy.org/epa
See this site for details of the points listed here