Democracy Camp Update - June 23, 2009

The first democracy camp in Chennai was held on June 6th. The focus of the camp was discussing and analyzing the impact of technology on governance and other citizen-centered initiatives. Below are some key updates.

• Around 25 participants from Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai took part in the camp.
• I gave a brief presentation outlining the technology + governance landscape in India. This will be posted online at idemocracy.ning.com
  
• The camp was extended for 2 additional hours than planned, owing to participants enthusiasm. Overall, the camp was successful.
  
• To continue the conversations that were started at the camp, a micro-social network was formed at idemocracy.ning.com - feel free to join and contribute.